Throughout the entire day, she felt like a stranger within her own body, unable to do anything but watch herself smile and talk to others, pay respects to her royal brother, and deal with her suitors.
Even for bathing, using the restroom, or changing clothes—such private affairs—she couldn't control her own body.
She could only watch as she, like an outsider, lived her life for her.
She felt like a canary trapped in a birdcage, where no amount of shouting or frantic struggling was of any use.
After that day, she felt as though she completely lacked any privacy, and her entire being became numb; she had finally gained a direct and terrifying understanding of the Taoist's methods.
The others were fine, not experiencing such situations. That was because they were all quite honest.
Only Huai Yang, after being disciplined, had virtually no spirit of resistance left in Lin Xin's presence.
Even his sense of shame had been thoroughly breached on that day.
