The day before the Grand Princess's wedding, I returned to the capital after three years of traveling among the common people.
My father, the emperor, was overjoyed. He decided to announce that he would abdicate in my favor, his crown prince, on the day of my elder sister's wedding.
I bade my father farewell and was just about to get some rest when my future brother-in-law barged into my bedchamber with his men, cursing me as a male prostitute from a brothel.
"You filthy wretch! How dare you sneak into the harem and seduce the Grand Princess!"
"I'll make you a eunuch today, and then you'll never be able to commit such vile acts again!"
He ordered the guards to strip me naked, shave off all my hair, and drag me along the stone-paved road while countless palace maids and eunuchs gathered to watch.
When he'd had his fun, he pinned me down in the castration chamber and raised his curved blade.
At the last moment, the emperor and the Grand Princess arrived.
He immediately tried to claim credit. "Your Majesty, I discovered a male prostitute who intended to defile the imperial harem. I ask that he be severely punished."
The emperor asked, "What punishment?"
He replied, "Exterminate his entire clan, to demonstrate Your Majesty's authority!"
