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(text-colour:black)[Welcome to ''All Under Heaven'', a museum dedicated to the Imperial Court.]
(click-replace: "Welcome to All Under Heaven, a museum dedicated to the Imperial Court.")[(text-colour:black)[Prepare to meet the paranoid emperor dreaming of immortality, a legendary general betrayed by his own comrade, a sickly empress, an ambitious courtesan, and the commoners who were played like pawns by the nobility.]]
(click-replace: "Prepare to meet the paranoid emperor dreaming of immortality, a legendary general betrayed by his own comrade, a sickly empress, an ambitious courtesan, and the commoners who were played like pawns by the nobility.")[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Grab your audio guide and start exploring!->nav]]]
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(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[''The Paranoid Emperor''->dragon]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[''The Sickly Empress''->portrait]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[''The Ambitious Courtesan''->hairpin]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[''The Betrayed General''->flagon]]
(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[''Commoners''->physician]]
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(text-colour:black)[//Soon after the Emperor's funeral and the One Hundred Days of Mourning, Yin Xian was crowned the Empress Dowager, mother to the new emperor. She executed her father on account of treason.//]
(click-replace: "Soon after the Emperor's funeral and the One Hundred Days of Mourning, Yin Xian was crowned the Empress Dowager, mother to the new emperor. She executed her father on account of treason.")[(text-colour:black)[//'You've always underestimated me, Father. But the deadliest scorpions hide in plain sight.'//]]
(click-replace: "'You've always underestimated me, Father. But the deadliest scorpions hide in plain sight.'")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the Next Individual->nav]]]]
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(text-colour:black)[//The only remnant of the General's Estate was this pair of shoes which belonged to the head lady-in-waiting of the General's primary wife.//]
(click-replace: "The only remnant of the General's Estate was this pair of shoes which belonged to the head lady-in-waiting of the General's primary wife.")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the Next Individual->nav]]]]
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(text-colour:black)[//In the seventeenth year of His Imperial Majesty's radiant reign, the Emperor hereby decrees the son of Noble Consort Yin to be the Crown Prince of our glorious dynasty. That is all.//]
(click-replace: "In the seventeenth year of His Imperial Majesty's radiant reign, the Emperor hereby decrees the son of Noble Consort Yin to be the Crown Prince of our glorious dynasty. That is all.")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the Emperor's Elixir->elixir]]]]
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(text-colour:black)[//Rumors claimed that the Emperor had become fanatic in his search for immortality. The Imperial Physicians were tight-lipped, but the eunuchs whispered to anyone willing to spare a coin. They said the Emperor refused to sleep in the dead of night, that he was too preoccupied with punching air and screaming at ghosts. They mourned the warrior he once was, mourned the robust laughter he once loosened upon besting an enemy, mourned the man who had delivered the empire from certain demise.//]
(click-replace: "Rumors claimed that the Emperor had become fanatic in his search for immortality. The Imperial Physicians were tight-lipped, but the eunuchs whispered to anyone willing to spare a coin. They said the Emperor refused to sleep in the dead of night, that he was too preoccupied with punching air and screaming at ghosts. They mourned the warrior he once was, mourned the robust laughter he once loosened upon besting an enemy, mourned the man who had delivered the empire from certain demise.")[(text-colour:black)[//The Emperor banned servants from entering his bedchamber. He spent all leisure time with his beloved Noble Consort Yin. He had promised the late Empress Ru that he would never love another. It appeared that he had forgotten this oath.//]]
(click-replace: "The Emperor banned servants from entering his bedchamber. He spent all leisure time with his beloved Noble Consort Yin. He had promised the late Empress Ru that he would never love another. It appeared that he had forgotten this oath.")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the Next Individual->nav]]]]
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(text-colour:black)[//'My dear Ru, I have prayed to every deity known to man, yet your health continues to decline more rapidly than anything I have ever witnessed. Despite the odds, I cling to the hope that the bird of recovery will soar soon. I grant your request for Noble Consort Yin to take up residence in the eastern hall of your palace, and I trust Imperial Physician Wang's expertise. It is fortunate for you to have found a companion in Noble Consort Yin.' -- The Emperor's love letter to his Empress//]
(click-replace: "'My dear Ru, I have prayed to every deity known to man, yet your health continues to decline more rapidly than anything I have ever witnessed. Despite the odds, I cling to the hope that the bird of recovery will soar soon. I grant your request for Noble Consort Yin to take up residence in the eastern hall of your palace, and I trust Imperial Physician Wang's expertise. It is fortunate for you to have found a companion in Noble Consort Yin.' -- The Emperor's love letter to his Empress")[(text-colour:black)[//'My dear Ru, I do not know who is at fault for your tragic passing. Should I blame the gods for their cruelty? Should I blame your poor death? I mourn you, and I mourn our son. What have I done to deserve this? Noble Consort Yin nearly blinded herself from crying. I have stripped Wang Baolin of his title as the Imperial Physician and have sentenced him to death. May he serve you better in the afterlife.' -- The Emperor's love letter to his Empress//]]
(click-replace: "'My dear Ru, I do not know who is at fault for your tragic passing. Should I blame the gods for their cruelty? Should I blame your poor death? I mourn you, and I mourn our son. What have I done to deserve this? Noble Consort Yin nearly blinded herself from crying. I have stripped Wang Baolin of his title as the Imperial Physician and have sentenced him to death. May he serve you better in the afterlife.' -- The Emperor's love letter to his Empress")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the Next Individual->nav]]]]
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(text-colour:black)[//'Is it true that you desire an alliance with me, Your Imperial Majesty? O, how can a filthy underling like me ever hope to serve at your righteous side? You say you need my wisdom? Well, that could be arranged if you could grant a simple wish of mine. My daughter, Yin Xian, is of ripe age. I seek a husband for her.' -- Duke Yin's correspondence with the Emperor//]
(click-replace: "'Is it true that you desire an alliance with me, Your Imperial Majesty? O, how can a filthy underling like me ever hope to serve at your righteous side? You say you need my wisdom? Well, that could be arranged if you could grant a simple wish of mine. My daughter, Yin Xian, is of ripe age. I seek a husband for her.' -- Duke Yin's correspondence with the Emperor")[(text-colour:black)[//'I will bring down the empire and these men to their knees.' -- Fragment of Yin Xian's diary//]]
(click-replace: "'I will bring down the empire and these men to their knees.' -- Fragment of Yin Xian's diary")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the Sachet->aphrodisiacs]]]]
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(text-colour:black)[//'The General has returned from the frontier. It is time to rejoice.' -- Duke Yin to the Morning Court//]
(click-replace: "'The General has returned from the frontier. It is time to rejoice.' -- Duke Yin to the Morning Court")[(text-colour:black)[//Flames engulfed the Wen Estate. Screams of concubines and daughters pierced the night. The servants pounded on the gates to no avail. Demise came slow, as agonizing as death by a thousand cuts. The General was too intoxicated to know he was dying.//]]
(click-replace: "Flames engulfed the Wen Estate. Screams of concubines and daughters pierced the night. The servants pounded on the gates to no avail. Demise came slow, as agonizing as death by a thousand cuts. The General was too intoxicated to know he was dying.")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the Burned Shoes->shoes]]]]
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(text-colour:black)[//When Mo Lin and General Wen stormed the Palace of Gleaming Light, they found a man dangling from the ceiling. A noose connected his neck to the rafters. His skin was white, the color of mourning. His gaping expression mirrored that of a disobedient servant the moment before the fall of the executioner's blade. An orange robe embroidered with the print of a dragon clung to his thin frame.//]
(click-replace: "When Mo Lin and General Wen stormed the Palace of Gleaming Light, they found a man dangling from the ceiling. A noose connected his neck to the rafters. His skin was white, the color of mourning. His gaping expression mirrored that of a disobedient servant the moment before the fall of the executioner's blade. An orange robe embroidered with the print of a dragon clung to his thin frame.")[(text-colour:black)[//General Wen's men lowered the corpse. Before anyone could blink, Mo Lin charged forward and stripped the Dragon Robe off the body. He smirked at General Wen, who shook his head in bemusement. Mo Lin raised the torn cloth above his head.//]]
(click-replace: "General Wen's men lowered the corpse. Before anyone could blink, Mo Lin charged forward and stripped the Dragon Robe off the body. He smirked at General Wen, who shook his head in bemusement. Mo Lin raised the torn cloth above his head.")[(text-colour:black)[//'Bow before your new emperor,' Mo Lin said.//]]
(click-replace: "'Bow before your new emperor,' Mo Lin said.")[(text-colour:black)[''//And that was how a new dynasty came to be.//'']]
(click-replace: "And that was how a new dynasty came to be.")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the Emperor's Edict->edict]]]]
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(text-colour:black)[//'My dear Ru, I promise to love only you for as long as I breathe. You and General Wen fought by my side when everyone else embraced the role of a deserter. I swear that I will never regard any other woman with the same fondness I hold for you. Let us reign together as husband and wife for eternity.' -- The Emperor's love letter to his Empress//]
(click-replace: "'My dear Ru, I promise to love only you for as long as I breathe. You and General Wen fought by my side when everyone else embraced the role of a deserter. I swear that I will never regard any other woman with the same fondness I hold for you. Let us reign together as husband and wife for eternity.' -- The Emperor's love letter to his Empress")[(text-colour:black)[//'My dear Ru, when I heard the news of your pregnancy, I was so overjoyed that I dropped my teacup. Soon, you will birth a son. Soon, you will birth my heir.' -- The Emperor's love letter to his Empress//]]
(click-replace: "'My dear Ru, when I heard the news of your pregnancy, I was so overjoyed that I dropped my teacup. Soon, you will birth a son. Soon, you will birth my heir.' -- The Emperor's love letter to his Empress")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the Amulets->amulets]]]]
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(text-colour:black)[//Nobody knows why General Wen's primary wife had chosen such a dimwitted maid to be her head lady-in-waiting. Everyone assumed that the maid was an airhead with no capacity for anything except buffoonery. The maid also believed these accusations... until she met her soulmate.//]
(click-replace: "Nobody knows why General Wen's primary wife had chosen such a dimwitted maid to be her head lady-in-waiting. Everyone assumed that the maid was an airhead with no capacity for anything except buffoonery. The maid also believed these accusations... until she met her soulmate.")[(text-colour:black)[//But alas, she is every bit of a fool as people painted her to be. Not only did she surrender General Wen's schedule, but she also drew a map of the General's Estate for her soulmate. Little did she know, her so-called soulmate was a spy aiming to kill.//]]
(click-replace: "But alas, she is every bit of a fool as people painted her to be. Not only did she surrender General Wen's schedule, but she also drew a map of the General's Estate for her soulmate. Little did she know, her so-called soulmate was a spy aiming to kill.")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the Next Individual->nav]]]]
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(text-colour:black)[//'Oh, my Emperor, my womb has been blessed by the Heavens to carry your son.' -- Noble Consort Yin//]
(click-replace: "'Oh, my Emperor, my womb has been blessed by the Heavens to carry your son.' -- Noble Consort Yin")[(text-colour:black)[//A new maid appointed to serve the Noble Consort was found dead in a well. The guards claimed the maid had lost her way in the dark and fell to her demise. While nobody grieved the loss of a lowly servant, the maid's sister knew the truth. Two days ago, the maid had found the Noble Consort's sachet while dumping out the royal's trash. The Noble Consort wore the sachet around the Emperor. The sachet contained aphrodisiacs. Only the dead kept secrets.//]]
(click-replace: "A new maid appointed to serve the Noble Consort was found dead in a well. The guards claimed the maid had lost her way in the dark and fell to her demise. While nobody grieved the loss of a lowly servant, the maid's sister knew the truth. Two days ago, the maid had found the Noble Consort's sachet while dumping out the royal's trash. The Noble Consort wore the sachet around the Emperor. The sachet contained aphrodisiacs. Only the dead kept secrets.")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the Portrait of the Empress Dowager->dowager]]]]
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(text-colour:black)[//'Your Imperial Majesty, General Wen invited me to sample the exotic peach wine he had obtained from his latest conquest only to utterly ridicule me before all of his military comrades. I demand justice.' -- Duke Yin to the Morning Court//]
(click-replace: "'Your Imperial Majesty, General Wen invited me to sample the exotic peach wine he had obtained from his latest conquest only to utterly ridicule me before all of his military comrades. I demand justice.' -- Duke Yin to the Morning Court")[(text-colour:black)[//'The Duke speaks of an assassination because the General poses a threat to his mutiny, but you must tell no one that I leaked his scheme. Keep this secret if you do not wish to lose your head.' -- A close and unnamed servant of Duke Yin//]]
(click-replace: "'The Duke speaks of an assassination because the General poses a threat to his mutiny, but you must tell no one that I leaked his scheme. Keep this secret if you do not wish to lose your head.' -- A close and unnamed servant of Duke Yin")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the General's Timetable->timetable]]]]
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(text-colour:black)[//'Take heed and do not trust the Noble Consort for she is a viper disguised as a woman. She smiles at the Empress on the daily, yet she bribes me to sow poison in Her Imperial Majesty's soup. I am innocent. I am innocent. But if I were to ever disclose the Noble Consort's involvement, my entire clan would be sentenced to death and exile. How tragic that I can only write this blood letter in private on the day before my wrongful execution.' - A letter penned by former Imperial Physician Wang//]
(click-replace: "'Take heed and do not trust the Noble Consort for she is a viper disguised as a woman. She smiles at the Empress on the daily, yet she bribes me to sow poison in Her Imperial Majesty's soup. I am innocent. I am innocent. But if I were to ever disclose the Noble Consort's involvement, my entire clan would be sentenced to death and exile. How tragic that I can only write this blood letter in private on the day before my wrongful execution.' - A letter penned by former Imperial Physician Wang")[(text-colour:black)[(t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[Proceed to the Lovestruck Maid->love]]]]
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