#*yongxiang is the cold palace in the novel

[mydaylight]

At that moment, Meizhuang's face held the same peaceful smile as Wen Shichu's. I was holding her hand, and in her smiling eyes I once again recognized the past like in a dream, the innocence of childhood, the sincere hopes of girlhood, the sisterhood and companionship in the palace; after a lifetime of twenty and more years, she had finally obtained her lifelong desire. All of the family clan's honour, the Emperor's favour, the luxury of a high position, a life's worth of love and hatred and the invaluable glory brought about from open and hidden rivalries; put together, they could not surpass the sincerity of this moment. I took two steps back and whispered: "Jiejie, I am not as fortunate as you." She did not answer. She would never answer me again. I slowly stepped out into the deep night, the pre-dawn cold in the air chilling my body unexpectedly. I felt as if in a nightmare, with the unease and helplessness clinging to my body like sweat, and almost making me collapse. Endless dark drops dibbled down my neck, the cold rain sliding down and wetting the moss under the palace walls, as my heart was sharply filled with a death-like iciness. Meizhuang is gone, Meizhuang who accompanied me for 20 years is gone. There will never be another person to treat me as she did, to laugh for me, cry for me, to share my happiness and grief as she did. I walked on numbly, until from far behind me came the sound of mourning gong. The piercing death announcement resonated through the silence of the gloomy black night of the harem. "Hui Fei Niang Niang has passed away- ". The rain was beating down more and more heavily, and the icy old rainwater seemed to be trying to bury me down. I collapsed on the cold blue stones of Yongxiang, sobbing silently.

-Legend of Zhen Huan, Book 6, Chapter 19