Warning: Extremely slow burn. This is not a wish-fulfillment story, and the protagonist will suffer. Please don't read if that bothers you.
In the twenty-third year of Yongzhen, the great traitor Li Buwei was sentenced to immediate execution. A heavy snowfall came shortly afterward, and people of the time called it an auspicious snow.
The next day, the emperor died. The Grand Princess ascended the throne, changed the era name to Shengyuan, reduced taxes, and established schools for girls.
In the second year of Shengyuan, the emperor remembered how Li Buwei had served the late emperor for many years and had shown loyalty and diligence. She posthumously bestowed on him the title "Pure and Loyal" and buried him in the imperial mausoleum.
"Mother, did His Majesty carve the wrong character in Head Eunuch Li's posthumous title? It should be the 'wei' from 'After parting, I think only of you; though worlds apart, we share the same moon.' I just learned that poem today."
"Our little girl really is clever. You just started school and already know how to recite poetry?" The woman stopped wiping the stele and smiled as she gently pinched the little girl's cheek.
Theme: Dispelling the clouds to see the sun
Theme: Dispelling the clouds to see the sun
