The formerly carefree youth could have passed the imperial civil service examinations or lived unfettered by worldly concerns. Yet, he was confined deeply in the palace, with a lifetime of regret.
Thankfully in this quiet life, there were still some attachments that he could fondly recall.
He watched her grow from an innocent child into a gentle and graceful, fair maiden.
He watched her experience love for the first time and watched her taste the bitterness of heartbreak.
He watched as, all due to the Emperor’s rash decision, she was wrapped in magnificent robes like a Morro doll [1] and placed in a shrine to be burned in sacrifice. [2]
She regarded him as the only one she could depend on. He was also willing to give her a lifetime of love and warmth.
To them, their love was nobody’s business but their own.
To the world, their love was a treasonous, unforgivable sin.
Their deep love could not win against the etiquette and customs of the time, nor could it silence the people from spreading rumours. Their love was not accepted in this peaceful and flourishing age……
Separated by one palace wall, both sides despaired. In this life and this world, we can never meet again. Only in the next life can we reunite.
“Then, in our next life, you definitely have to come and find me. I’ll be a simple common woman and you’ll probably be a scholar wearing white robes…… One day when I reach to retrieve my basket while picking mulberries, you’ll pass by the path in the fields and pick up the hair ornament I had left behind…….”
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桃源 | The souce of love🌸
Historical FictionHe watched her grow from an innocent child into a gentle and graceful, fair maiden.He was also willing to give her a lifetime of love and warmth. She regarded him as the only one she could depend on. To them, their love was nobody's business but th...
