Song of Yong’an

A noble daughter of the Wu family, the imperial grandson of the Li clan

Met at Daming Palace, bound at Taichu Palace; of exalted status, yet unable to obtain that imperial edict of marriage, thus missing each other

How laughable: the Wu family rules the land, palace taboos are unfathomable—who would dare blame a heart that grows cold or love that runs short?

I had intended, with my meager strength, to secure you a peaceful life, but I could not have foreseen forcing you to relinquish the realm and waste away your life.

Not afraid of longing once it stirs, only afraid of waking too late; having already clasped hands, this life is complete.