Or not?
Most of the story starts like this, and the endings are also relatable.
But those rules don't apply to real life.
Yes. In this age of modern science and technology, a fairy tale is a fairy tale. The disaster or blessing of a country doesn't weigh over whether a person died or not, except those that still believe those old stories to be true and let their fake daughter die a meaningless death.
Just because it's a story, Rui didn't think she would become a victim of this tragedy. Rui, who didn't even receive a last name from her family that destroyed her, died like that, without knowing what her fault was…
Was miserable.
Her heart burned to ashes that day and turned dark, along with the flames surrounding her and suppressing her breath.
However, even if Rui died, did the disaster that struck die down along with her?
Of course not.
Even after her death, the disasters came along one after another, slowly destroying the world and bringing it to the point of no return.
In her 33 years of life, she has been used by those people until nothing was left of her, and then got discarded.
She thought she would never see the sunshine come with day ever again.
However, there she was.
Reminiscing the bitter memories of her life, Rui stared through the window in awe.
"Am I… alive? How is it possible…"
***
Ruxia Grand Palace, Nanjing.
"Meng meng, don't run so quickly, what if you fell and got hurt?" A tall, slender and handsome young man with blue hair and yellowish eyes called out to a girl running and giggling before him.
The girl also had the same blue hair as him, except for the emerald eyes and small, cute face that looked so lovely and adorable even when she did nothing but laugh.
"No, brother, don't stop me! It's my big day today after all!" Jiang Meng laughed as she looked back at her brother frantically chasing after her.
The sweet bond between siblings was pleasing to the eyes, naturally, the people around them also found it cute.
Her pink princess dress that looked like a soft piece of cloud was also well matched with her temperament. Such a perfect princess could only exist in the Jiang Royal family!
The entire family gathered together, and no one came without a precious gift for the adorable princess.
After all, it was the Princesses birthday, it's a special day for not only the Royal family, but the entire Empire. It's only natural for everyone to be happy!
Since the Princess happily and soundly reached her 18th birthday, His Majesty the Emperor naturally was relieved. In order to celebrate this happy occasion, he decided to open the Royal treasury and distribute things to the common people.
So the entire Empire was buzzing with tales of the Emperor's generosity.
"Mother!" Jiang Meng laughed brilliantly as she ran over to her mother's arms, the woman also hugged her back as she placed a kiss on her daughter's forehead affectionately.
"My lovely daughter, happy birthday. Thank you for being born and bless this mother." Empress Jiang expressed her wishes by crowning the princess with a tiara made of gold and adorned with diamond.
"I love you too, Mother."
Jiang Meng laughed as she expressed herself, which pleased their parents.
"Meng meng, you are becoming naughty with each passing second, aren't you? I almost lost my breath catching up to you, and here you are, expressing your love to Mother and Father? Do you not have this brother in your heart? I'm so sad…" The guy who was previously chasing after her finally arrived and made haste, pretending to be hurt.
"Come on, brother! You sure know how to jest" The girl gave off a cheeky grin at her brother to which he replied with a smirk.
"Hmph! I'm your favorite brother here, right?" Jiang Cheng brushed his hair back with a smug grin as he proudly showed off to others.
"Get in line, brother. I'm the one Meng Meng loves the most!" The young teenager came out of nowhere as he announced his love for his sister.
"What was that, you brat? I gave deeds for the Eastern mine to Meng Meng on this birthday present, what about you? It's obvious whom she would like the best!" Jiang Cheng's pride was proof of his words, nobody had to confirm that they indeed loved their only daughter in the family!
"W, well! I also gave Meng meng her favorite things that she wouldn't get bored of! I bought the bakery next door and gave her it as a present!" Jiang Ding also didn't want to be left off in their sprint for a gift, so he also revealed the mighty gift he purchased for Jiang Meng.
"Shall we prepare to cut the cake and celebrate?" Another young man with dashing looks walked over to the family and joined them, it was obviously the First Prince and the Crown Prince of the Empire, Jiang Rong.
"What did you prepare for Meng meng, brother?" The other two were eager to know, but got dartly ridiculed by him.
"It's something that Meng meng can take a look at in person, or else, it won't remain as a gift only exclusive to her." Jiang Rong smiled as he looked at his sister.
"Brothers, thank you so much for your gifts. I love you all too!" Jiang Meng's brilliant smile was captured with many cameras and the cameraman of newspapers and media clicked crazily.
The Princesses beauty and elegance must be captured in frame and shown to the entire world!
And with this, the entire family was finally gathered together.
A harmonious, lovely and perfect family. How touching.
With many blessings and cheerful clapping hands, the cake was cut by Jiang Meng and distributed to everyone.
The guests who were invited were all busy praising the Princes and the Princess, showering them with congratulatory speeches, gifts and what not.