(Empress Cheng, 19 years old. She only recently inherited the throne after her father's death as his only child. She's now being Pressed by her mother to marry someone. Of course she doesn't want to marry anyone as she doesn't want to share her power and influence...)

She's sitting in the library looking over some documents. She's calmly reading everything as the room around her is silent. Her dress gently drapes around her legs as he long hair frames her calm and expressionless face...