The day Consort Shu died, it snowed in the capital for the first time. The snow was heavy and beautiful. Shen Yueqing knelt by Consort Shu's bedside. With the last of her strength, Consort Shu told her to keep a low profile, take Shen Chen far from the struggle for the throne, and live well...
“Mother, why is the moon round?”
“Because the moon has always been round.”
Later, the Great Wei army invaded the capital, and Shen Yueqing became a prisoner. She was taken to the imperial palace of Great Wei and made a servant. Everyone despised the way she still put on airs of lofty dignity, even though her country and family had been destroyed. They made things difficult for her and humiliated her in every way.
On her first Mid-Autumn Festival night in Great Wei, she sat quietly by the river. She missed her gentle mother. She wished she could lean against Consort Shu as she had every Mid-Autumn Festival when she was little. But her mother was dead, killed in the capital amid that year's heavy snowfall, the year her father had trusted Consort Shu least...
Mo Junli watched her silently from the shadows. Moonlight illuminated her gentle, serene face, and she found her way into his heart…
Later, Shen Chen died by his blade.
Wearing a red wedding dress, she ran to the top of the city wall and leapt down.
“Your Majesty, I wish you dominion over a thousand mountains and rivers, and a thousand lonely nights upon your throne.”
“Chen'er, don't be afraid. Your big sister is coming to be with you.”
Theme: Proud and unbowed, her integrity still intact
Is the author a junior high school student? Can