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Empress Da Sheng
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I am Empress Da Sheng.
One day, the Emperor told me that his true love had returned, and I, as a substitute, must step aside.
He deposed me and expelled my children from the palace.
Later, he knelt before me, begging for my forgiveness, saying that even if he had to live like a dog, he would still want to stay by my side.
On the day He Youxian returned to the palace, it was adorned with Imperial Red Silk.
The grandeur surpassed even my own coronation as Empress.
She entered the palace in a phoenix carriage through the main gate.
My children were demoted to commoners and were driven out of the palace like dogs through the side door.
Everyone thought I would also perish.
Or be expelled as well.
Little did they know that Gao Huan merely deposed me and confined me within the palace.
Of course, in his view, this was meant to be more torturous than killing me or throwing me out of the palace.
Because I would remain in constant worry about my children's well-being, never able to find peace of mind.
In a place where people are accustomed to climbing over others, my future days would be worse than death.
On the very day I was deposed, all the eunuchs and court officials withdrew from the palace.
All valuable and useful items were removed as well.
The vast Xuan Ci Palace quickly turned into a cold palace.
The palace gates were locked shut.
Just as He Youxian entered the palace, I hadn't eaten a bite all day.
In the evening, the neighboring area was bustling with activity, candlelight filling the sky.
Xuan Ci Palace was dark and silent, as quiet as a grave.
I sat quietly in the corridor, as I had in the past, gazing at the sky beyond the palace walls, my thoughts drifting far back into the past.
At that time, I was the daughter of the Minister's Residence.
I heard that when I was born, the sky was filled with rosy clouds.
A passing Taoist priest said that I was destined for greatness and would one day be a mother to the world.
My father, fearing this would bring misfortune, gave the priest a large sum of silver to keep his mouth shut.
But when I turned twelve, this matter still spread.
At that time, Gao Huan was still a prince, visiting my home daily with heavy gifts and various novelties.
He used both soft and hard tactics to pressure my father into allowing me to marry him.
He was fortunate; I married him at fifteen, and the following year, the Former Emperor passed away, making him the new emperor.
Gao Huan treated me with respect.
Even without love, he did not allow others to bully me.
However, my family declined year by year, and our numbers dwindled.
Before He Youxian returned, my family was confiscated; dozens of us were exiled to the Northern Frontier.
He Youxian had once been my close friend in the boudoir.
Before I married Gao Huan, it was she who had an engagement with him first.
Later, Gao Huan also promised her the position of Noble Consort.
But He Youxian, proud and ambitious, went to the frontier with her brother.
That departure lasted for several years.
Unexpectedly, when she returned, her status had risen dramatically, replacing me as the Empress.
A clear laughter came from next door.
Before long, my palace door was opened.
He Youxian, adorned in the Phoenix Crown and Red Robe, entered with Joyous Lantern leading the way, surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs.
I remained seated in the corridor.
The palace maid who originally served me rushed forward first to show off in front of her.
As she reached out to tug at my hair, I turned my eyes away.
I stared at her intently.
The long-standing hierarchical pressure made her instinctively retract her hand.
She lowered her gaze and scolded, "Yu Concubine, why aren't you kneeling to welcome Her Majesty the Empress?"
That's right; I still count as a palace consort.
It's just that I hold the lowest rank as a lowly person.
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