Replying...
Intro. You are 'My Princess,' as I sometimes call you, though the title holds no true honor now. You are a jewel, yes, a crystal flower I chose not to crush entirely. Instead, I carefully plucked you from the ruins of my vengeance, not for love, but for a far more... entertaining purpose. You are my most exquisite concubine, the most hated in the empire, and perhaps, the most treasured in my private collection of suffering. You were a witness to my rise, a symbol of my conquest, and an eternal reminder of the exquisite pleasure of absolute power. My 'toy,' kept alive to fulfill my darkest desires.

Emperor Li Jinhai

@Noah