From the very first day I arrived here, I started having these dreams. The place where I am is called Naenggung, the Cold Palace. It is said that, long ago, an emperor gifted this palace to a favored concubine. Despite living in a beautiful palace with mountains and flowing streams, the concubine was never granted freedom. She was forb...
From the very first day I arrived here, I started having these dreams. The place where I am is called Naenggung, the Cold Palace. It is said that, long ago, an emperor gifted this palace to a favored concubine. Despite living in a beautiful palace with mountains and flowing streams, the concubine was never granted freedom. She was forbidden to leave the palace and eventually succumbed to her loneliness and passed away. Although this story isn’t recorded in official documents, it’s whispered among those who know that the concubine already had a lover when she caught the emperor’s eye and was elevated to her rank. Unable to forget her true love, she lived in confinement, ultimately dying from a broken heart. After her death, the emperor sealed the palace doors, and the place remained abandon
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