Saturday, April 14, 2007

Royal restructuring completed

The Royal Family has been lying low after a series of happenings. Some restructuring has been going on internally and now their Majesties are ready to announce them.

Firstly, the expansion of the Palace is completed and the floor plan is publicised. The latest arrangement of where each member of the Royal Family stays is also confirmed. As usual the highest sovereignty of the Emerald Throne will stay in the Emerald Palace. 大公主 stays in the Sky Manor with her daughter and her 3 sons in the Opal Palace. 白亲王, Concubine of Grace, their son and 2 daughters stay in the Halls and Cloud Manor. The Royal Garden nearby is completed with a stream flowing pass and 3 ponds, together with mango trees and other kinds of plants. The servants' quarter is also renovated for employees’ welfare in the Palace (That’s where I stay).

Now the Royal decree from Their Majesties:
Empress Pearl and Empress Marble succeeded the official status of东太后 and 西太后 respectively. Their titles remain as Empress Dowager Pearl and Empress Dowager Marble.
白亲王 will be the second Emperor of the Emerald Throne. Nonetheless, the Empress Dowagers are still the highest sovereignty of the Kingdom until they return to Heaven. Concubine of Grace is now the Empress of Grace.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess have yet to be chosen from the 4 sons and 3 daughters. From now on the children of the Emperor will be 三阿哥, 四格格 and五格格 and the children of 大公主 will be 大阿哥 (Prince of Gallant) , 二阿哥 (Prince of Valor), 六阿哥 and 七格格. All have the possibility of inheriting the Emerald Throne.
End of decree.


There are many events coming up after the restructuring. There will be a large celebration in October to celebrate the Empress Dowagers’ 两岁大寿. Preparations are now undergoing.

The Family is having a peaceful time. Something strange happen though; the Emperor II and 大公主 are no longer in coats of white but similar to the rest. With everything settled, the Family is recharged and ready for media’s attention again. Look out for more updates when they make public appearance in the near future for a series of celebrations marking their new statuses. The Palace Steward (me) is also given a week off for the hard work done during the restructuring. This time I am going to Taipei ... sounds good? Best employee welfare you can ever find.

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