Sing While Scheming

Born to the royal clan, she was fated to be confined within the palace. She had seen corpses piled by the million, yet her gaze never grew cold. They promised to share an apricot-blossom drizzle, but in the end, he broke his word. A cup of poisoned wine. A thousand arrows through the heart. An order issued at dawn, reversed by dusk, and she returned to her homeland. In this life, she would not stay again.