In the truest literal sense, a "Little White Flower," she was guileless, pure, and kindhearted.
From the inside out, she exuded an aura that beckoned empathy.
She was also like a small white rabbit, innocent and harmless, with the faintest of courage.
Though she had the makings of a female tyrant, Tian Tian shrunk in her slight frame daily, her small face turning deathly pale at the slightest rustle of wind or grass.
The Empress Dowager and the Saint were nearly worried sick.
It's quite alright for a girl to be timid and gentle in temperament, and as a child, it made her all the more endearing.
But as Princess An Kang grew older by the day, reaching the age for her hair-pinning ceremony, the Empress Dowager and her son discovered the problem—
Their child was so soft-hearted and timid that, even with their backing, she might still be bullied after marriage.
There is no need to mention the great noble families, with their multitude of rules and people.
