The palace is deep and vast, the prosperity is blinding, people's hearts are like chess, and power and strategy are like chessboards.
Everyone knows that Su Linyuan, the concubine of Broken Yuxuan, is unfavored, powerless, taciturn, and keeps to herself all year round. She is the most inconspicuous and cold character in the Forbidden City.
She does not strive for favor, nor glory, nor cliques. She may appear to be cowardly and give in, allowing others to humiliate her, but in fact she is sober and transparent, hiding deep in the city. The concubines of the Sixth Palace competed to flatter and favor each other, chasing after the grand scene before them. Only she could see through the ups and downs of the palace, and knew that oil boiling with fire would eventually fail, while still water could last long only if the water boiled deep.
Concubine Shu was at the head of the Sixth Palace, wielding power in the harem and exerting pressure every step of the way. She regarded the aloof and uncontested Su Linyuan as a burden that could be manipulated at will. In the name of regularizing palace affairs and being frugal, she intended to abolish the status of the cold palace, treat low-ranking officials harshly, and secretly suppress and restrict her.
There is a conflict of forces on the surface, and a game of hearts and minds behind the scenes.
Su Linyuan never resorted to quarreling or arguing, nor did he deliberately seek credit or beg for mercy. She kept her duty, hid her edge, treated the humble palace people kindly, quietly gathered the hearts of the lower class, and weaved a web of human kindness that no one noticed.
The emperor watched the harem disputes with cold eyes, saw through the hypocritical calculations of those in high positions who exploited the public for personal gain and bullied the weak by taking advantage of their power, and he also saw clearly her rare innocence, self-control, gentleness and transparency. The seemingly impartial oracle secretly protected her time and time again, helping her to avoid dangerous situations and stabilize her position in the palace.
Don't fight for a moment of love and glory, just seek stability for a lifetime.
She endured and gathered strength in the silent cold palace, and broke through the situation step by step in the silent wind and rain. When all the prosperity of the Sixth Palace has withered away, and all the people who competed for favor in the past have come to an end, only this silent and dormant Kite Concubine will finally control the long wind, climb to the ninth level, and take charge of her own palace of thousands of miles with calmness and heart.
Intention: Don't fight for temporary favor, and develop your own character.