How Much Spring Is in the Air?

[This story was inspired by the popular Zhihu article Palace Wall Willow. I love my little Liu'er. My writing is rough, and I wrote this on a whim, so please don't flame me if you don't like it.]

Blurb

Meng Zhixu always thought the palace was a dangerous place, but after entering, she found it wasn't quite as she had imagined.

The palace had Shun Pin, who sang the best songs; Xiang Jieyu, who never stopped talking; Yuan Ronghua, who loved food the most; Chu Guipin, who was gentle and quiet; and Zhen Fei, who seemed fierce.

They sang lively tunes together, but when all was said and done, after all the trials and tribulations, they were nothing more than a group of pitiful people.

Theme: Uphold the core values of socialism