Chapter Me and the Queen
The queen and I have known each other since we were young and have gone through many hardships. It can be said that our love is stronger than gold.
This is a sentence I wrote in my own handwriting in the imperial study room in the third year after I ascended the throne. It was early autumn, and the osmanthus flowers were blooming outside the window. The queen sent someone to bring freshly made osmanthus cakes. As I was eating, I suddenly remembered the past many years ago. On a whim, I spread paper and ink, and wrote down those dusty memories one stroke at a time.
The queen and I first met at the Yixianglou owned by my mother. I am protected by my mother and have never met anyone. She is the most special one. We used to build snowmen, have snowball fights, and play hide-and-seek together. Those times were one of the few beautiful moments in my childhood.
Time has its way, something happened to Lin An. That year, I saw a maid beaten to death with my own eyes, and fear quickly filled my brain. I am extremely scared, fearing that one day, my queen mother will end up like this maid, but I am powerless to do anything. So I want to become stronger, lock myself in a small room, and practice calligraphy mechanically, trying to satisfy my father a little more, and don't embarrass my mother. I could neither see nor hear anything. I was in darkness, as if I could only sleep with darkness.
It was also at this time that she walked into my world holding a lamp, bringing color and light. That tangerine peel candy is just like her, very sweet.
She was frail and sickly. Later I found out that before she came to see me, she was locked up alone in the woodshed. This silly girl was obviously very scared, but she was still comforting me and saying she was protecting me.
It was also that time...
