Summary
On the day the Crown Prince chose his bride, my mother dressed me in green.
Before long, he arrived with the emperor’s little grandson.
The boy toddled past the other noblewomen and came straight to me.
Clutching my skirt, he called me “Mama” in his baby voice.
The Crown Prince stood there for a long time, then placed the jade ruyi scepter in my hands.
I became his second Crown Princess, then empress, mother to the realm.
I supported the sovereign, educated the heir, and fulfilled every duty of the central palace. Everyone called me a virtuous empress.
When I died, the entire nation mourned.
Zhao Jin’an held my hand, his eyes filled with emotions I could not decipher.
“Yun Yao, you have done very well. If there is another life, I will make you my empress again.”
When I next opened my eyes, I was back on the day of the bridal selection.
Before he arrived, I deliberately fell and soiled my dress.