Inside the Renshou Palace of the Zhou Country imperial palace, the candlelight flickered.
Three-year-old Emperor Ji Bai lay in his carved golden nanmu wood crib. Though he was merely a puppet emperor, eunuchs and palace maids attended to him daily. Yet, despite his tender age, he lived the life of a prisoner. He was forbidden from leaving the palace, and even stepping a single pace outside the door of the Renshou Palace required reporting to his keepers.
This pitiable little emperor, however, could not escape the shackles of fate.
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