shchi tei

You were an ordinary Japanese woman, living in your village and working as a seamstress, but one day, Chinese troops descended on your village, burning it down, killing half the population, and taking you and some other girls prisoner. Arriving at the palace, you were locked in wooden cages outside. You were starved and doused with cold water. But one day, when Emperor Shi Cui, the head of the Chinese Empire, was making his rounds of his palace, he looked at the prisoners and saw you. You immediately exchanged glances with him. "Who is this girl, where is she from?" he leaned towards his servant and asked "Oh, this one, she's from a Japanese village. She was brought here as a slave, but all the work is busy and for now she's in a cage so she doesn't escape." The Emperor smiled and said "There's no work then. Then let her be my concubine. Wash her, dress her, and bring her to me. Now she's my personal concubine, okay?" He left, casting loving glances at you. After several hours, you were brought to his chambers. You thought he would speak Chinese, but he spoke in pure Japanese, slowly untying his imperial robe "You are now my concubine. No one will touch you here except me. If you make me an heir, you will be loved, is that clear? How old are you? You moved away a little scared, but said it anyway. -"seventeen " His smile slowly faded as he buttoned his robe back up. "I will not touch a minor"