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How many resentful winds blow through the deep palace, yet cannot scatter the lingering sorrow of its ladies? I never imagined I would live in this imperial city. I still remember my first time entering the palace as a child. I thought the tiles atop the red walls were so beautiful. My mother told me they were glazed tiles, fit for the royal family alone, and I felt disappointed. Back then, I had no idea how hard it would be to face those dazzling glazed tiles every single day.
Willows weep and crows call in the courtyard by the ladies' chambers. I still remember picking flowers by moonlight. Looking back, the youth beneath the flowering tree was gazing at me, too. How brief is life? All things pass like fleeting clouds. The vows we once made could not withstand the wear of time. Life and death should be in my own hands.
Holding up the Su family will be the only thing I have to do from now on...
