I bathed in fresh goat's milk every day, and paired it with a rose petal mask that had been dried for 7,749 days, just to attract the attention of the nine thousand-year-old man in front of the emperor. At first, the whole family thought I was just a whim, but when the imperial edict came down, my father fainted from anger. My mother cried her heart out. But my good sister covered her mouth and showed a gloating smile.
