The Ryukyu Palace in 2001 is a beautiful and reverie-filled name, but only those who live here understand that this place is the darkest and most futureless place in the Eastern Dynasty, because it is the name of the cold palace of the Eastern Dynasty, and the people who live here are abandoned by this dynasty.
Half-fallen palaces, decayed windows and timbers emit mildew and cold all the time, which makes passers-by feel a bad cold. If you don't step in here, you can never imagine such a palace in this magnificent palace, and such a palace can still be inhabited by people...
This cold palace, which is cold in winter and hot in summer and even has no tiles to cover the rain, has not only lived in people, but also lived for fifteen years. This person is not the imperial concubine of the Eastern Dynasty, but the princess of this dynasty, a princess who is not recognized by the Royal family, a princess who has no name but a nickname, Xiaoqi.
At this time, the princess, who had seen the warmth of the world from her childhood in the cold palace, was kneeling on the ground. The white wash of her old clothes complemented the crumbling of the cold palace. At this time, she looked like a mouse that had never seen a human being, suddenly put in front of the human being, curled up and crawled on the cold ground...
The person who made her kneel in such a panic was the Empress of the Oriental Dynasty, who dressed in gorgeous clothes, layered and exquisite, with beads and chains scattered on her forehead, and sat on the only chair of the Ryueyue Palace, with no expression on her face, which was incompatible with the cold palace.
"Is Xiao Qi right?" Flipping her nails, the queen's eyes had a flash of disgust, but it was soon replaced by indifference...
"Yes, I'm Xiaoqi." The voice is quite trembling. Xiaoqi used to be less timid, but the longer she lived in this place, the more careful she became, because this is not an era of equality for all, it is not a society ruled by law.
Hearing Xiao Qi's answer, the queen's disgust was even worse, but she did not need to show it. The palace maid on the other side immediately shouted, "Dare, when Queen asked, you dare to say you should call yourself a slave."
"Yes, the maidservant is Xiaoqi." Xiao Qi cooperated and said, at the same time, his body was lower, and the whole person almost lay on the floor.
"Xiao Qi, in half a month you will be married to Beiwang Palace instead of Princess Pearl." It was an order, not an announcement. The queen's voice had an irresistible dignity, and when she had finished speaking, she rose up. She would never come to this place again. Had known that the Ryukyu Palace was such a sight, she would never set foot.
"The maidservant only complies with the arrangement of the queen's wife and respectfully presents her." Little Seven did not hesitate to respond, because she understood that she had no right to refuse at all, and that her destiny was never in her hands.
Hearing Xiao Qi's reply, the queen lightly clicked on her proud head and then left gracefully with the help of the maid of the palace. She didn't want to stay in this place for a moment.
The Queen walked around Xiao Qi in front of him, and when she passed by Xiao Qi, she didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. The sole of her foot actually stepped on Xiao Qi's finger. It hurt... Xiao Qi's eyes were red, but she could not call them out. In this era of imperial supremacy, the queen refused to let her look up and speak. She did not have the power to raise her head and speak. Although she was the daughter of the emperor, she lived in this palace worse than the most inferior slaves, not to mention the queen, even the most inferior palace lady in the laundry, could bully her.
The queen's line went far away, but the fragrance of the queen's stay in the cold palace full of mildew was still there. The fragrance of fat and powder mixed with mildew made people do evil. Little Seven was indifferent as if he had not smelled it. She just stood on her knees half-way on the ground. After half-loud, she staggered up and gently rubbed some numb legs. She wanted to leave the cold palace, but this generation of married people left. Will there be happiness?
The man? Queen's daughter, what kind of lover is that man who doesn't want to marry? Little Seven shook her head affirmatively. If that person was a beloved queen, how could she marry her instead? The thought of Xiaoqi here has an impulse to escape, but in this era of imperial supremacy, how can she escape? Why is it so hard for her to live?
imperial power! What a cruel word, Xiao Qi stood in the Ryukyu Palace and looked out. Why did she leave the cold palace and feel uneasy? Standing in the Ryukyu Palace, let the cold wind disturb her thin single clothes, Xiao Qi suddenly thought of the first time she left the cold palace many years ago. The departure made her unforgettable all her life. It was also the time that she understood the strength and cruelty of imperial power.
She remembers that when she first arrived here, she was still complacent that she was a modern person, so that she could surely mix up the wind and water in ancient times with modern knowledge. But as time went by, she realized how ridiculous her ideas were. There was no emperor's favor in this cold palace, no family power to survive, how many fists and abuses she had to endure for a bowl of food to fill her stomach, and how low her pride and dignity she had to put for a day's food and clothing.
Pride and dignity? A tear fell from the corner of Little Seven's eyes. She thought of the mother who pretended to be crazy and foolish for her, and laid down one for her.