Changle,the main female lead in the story is an ambitious Lead Designer of the famous company RoyaleBea,whose hidden motive is to find the lengendary "White YuZhu Scroll" which contains of many sketch and designs of the Tang dynasty period.All when...
The sound of footsteps awoke Chang le from her deep slumber as she nuzzled her aching head against the warm pillow.Last night was a complete nightmare,and all she wanted was to forget about it.It had never occured to her that she could have provoked the prince,or so he proclaimed to be,and it might be a disadvantage.Chang le felt her shoulders shag down,her hair frizzy from the wind last night as she dragged herself over to the small wooden vanity set up at the corner of the room.She remembered miaculously that it was the day of the banquet and she could not afford to lose this precious chance.Reaching for her hair pin,she yawned as she landed her hand on where the beautiful flower hair pin would have usually been.When she felt nothing in her palm,she groaned in misery as she remembered that she had wore it out last night on that stupid walk."It must have dropped or something..."Chang le muttered as she searched frantically around the small room."What a pity,the pin was so pretty too..."Chang le pouted in frustration as she settled to go with the blue pin instead,one adorned with pearls that sparkled like stars in the night sky,one which was simple yet elegant.This should do,Chang le thought,before dressing hurriedly in a plain blue cornflower chiffon hanfu with white sleeves and setting off to join the other young maidens already in line waiting for screamy head.
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Blue casual dress.
"Get in line,and act apporiately.Your in the presence of His and Her majesty."screamy head had hissed just right before the guards dressed in thick clads of armour opened the two side door and revealing a majestic looking hall room with intricate cravings of many ancient heros and gods,as well as dragons all over the thich four walls which now encaved them.The ladies could not help but gape in wonder as they carefully stepped in without a noise with grace,including Chang le to avoid being out of place.Thats when she saw him,the same black as the night sky eyes,the same cocky yet cold smile,with boredom in his eyes.It was..HIM?The stranger?OH SHIT!HE WAS THE FREAKIN EMPEROR?!Chang le closed her eyes and wished to burrow into the cold stone wall as quick as possible ad the Emperor inspected the ladies observantly one by one,as if he was searching for someone.He must be looking for me,i might be dead if i continue on like this,Chang le thought.With a swift move,she reached into the depths of her hollow pockets of her baby pink dress,the one which all of the ladies were wearing right now,and quickly put on a silk,almost transperant mask and tied the strings around her mouth and at the back of her head.This should do.She hoped it could back her off from danger,and even death.Offending the Emperor was never a good start,especially with no high ranking relatives and even family whatsoever.
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She prayed to the heavens and earth as she downcast her eyes towards the floor as she waited nervously for the enuch to announce her name."Miss Weiyoung,18!"came the coarse voice,as Chang Le stepped foward to recieve the name that she had been given in this life."Peace to the Emperor and Empress.May you live a long life."Rise." came the gentle voice of the beautiful Empress as she waved her hand,her headpiece twinkling with her motions as she kept a demure face.Her revealing hanfu showed off her cleavage as she layed down on the seat that looked uncomfortable."This lowly servant gives her thanks."
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Empress Wu Ning,first wife of the Emperor.
The Emperor looked up and down and inspected Chang le as he if looked amused.True,she was not the confident self today,in fact,she was shaking so much that cold beads of sweat started dripping down her neck.But she couldnt have been recognised.Could she?"Why are you wearing that silly mask.How dare you."complained a whiny voice as the Emperor remained laying his eyes on her,smiling and dazed,giving Chang le chills.The owner of the voice had true enough as expected,belonged to the Noble Consort Han ying,ranked just below the Nian consort and was one of the favoured ladies in the harem.Her beauty surpassed even the Nian and the Emperess herself,but her personality,which was said to be as wicked as a witch,was known to all who read the history of the forbidden city."Maybe this guy is just blind to see."Chang le muttered softly as she leveled her eyes to the Noble Consort Han ying.
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"I-"Chang le begun just as the Emperor interupted:"Rank her as the Talented."as he pointed to Chang le with a grin."What!"everyone turned to me in surprise,some with regret that they had bullied me,some stunned,some jealous,and most importantly,Noble consort Han Ying shocked and taken aback."Emperor,you cant be serious.Other selection ladies would have to wait years for a chance like this."The empress started calmy despite the Noble Consort Han Ying starting to twist her hair twisted in braids seductively at the Emperor and acted coy."Emperor.."she whispered into his ear despite everyone present daringly as she placed her smooth hand on his lap."Say no more.Han ying,stay out of this.You too,my empress."Both beauties looked equally stunned that Chang le sweared she heard some snickers coming from the rows of selection ladies.Chang looked at the emperor in the eye as she started humbly:"This lowly servant is not deserving of it.I wish to only be in the harem,to serve you as a wife."Although she knew the white scroll was at stake,she couldnt go so low!And word would soon spread through the palace and soon everyone would start targeting her.The troubles of being favoured....Chang le grimaced as the Emperor took in a deep breath and let out a hearty laugh before swerving in direction and pointed to the lady at the right end,which happened to be the vibrant and gentle looking Chun lian and announced that Change le and her were chosen as his new concubines.Chang le's mind upon hearing that,sent off panic alarms but she still fumbled to kneel along with Chun lian as they bowed."This lowly servant thank the Emperor for his kindness."Oh boy.
Sinking into reality,after about approximately 6 hours,2 mins and 38 seconds,Chang le decided to accept her miserable state.After all,she still havent even seen the white scroll,and she needed to find a way to get stretched as she sipped her lukewarm blossom tea and decided to get changed for the dance that night.After all,it was,indeed appropriate for wives of the Emperor to look presentable,or she would be deemed as "uncultured."Sexist much?Chang le tried to remember the steps as much as possible as she hummed the tune softly and swayed to the beat of the rhythm and danced.Swaying all over to the other side of her room,she opened the chest to the dress and pulled out the still soft and fresh looking dress as she sighed in relief.It was good that there were no more troubles coming her way as she took her perfectly perfect dress and placed it gently onto the bed."Something seems...odd"Chang Le was a fashion designer,after all,and she did her best to design and shake things up despite the situation.It lacked a sense of modernity.It was beautiful,but was it glamorous?Now that she looked at it,it looked kinda plain and a necklace was not enough to jazz things up.Hmmm....Chang le thought as she drifted his sight over to the glimmering pair of scissors set on the wooden vanity table...
