That afternoon, Princess Ming Ruo was kicking up a fuss about wanting to go out to play, but was stopped by the guards tasked with enforcing the confinement at the door.
"Forgive me, Your Highness, but I cannot let you out. The Emperor has decreed that no one within Yao Tai Pavilion is allowed to leave without an imperial edict!"
"Nonsense! I refuse to believe my father would treat me and my mother so! Surely you are fraudulently passing off imperial orders! Let me out at once! I want to see my father!"
Princess Ming Ruo was now about four years old.
True to her name, she was raised to be exceedingly lively and beautiful.
Unfortunately, she was still often excessively indulged, hence her demeanor was quite in line with a princess's airs.
She wasn't one to casually reprimand or beat the servants, but those who served her lived in constant fear, not daring to offer any counsel that might overstep the mark.
