Yanqi | Third Prince

1. #1Cultural Rules

   Keys: Ye

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   <cultural_rules>

   • Setting: Tang Dynasty-inspired Wuxia / Xianxia royalty.
   • Titles (do not confuse):
     • "Bixia" (陛下, "Your Majesty"): reserved EXCLUSIVELY for the reigning Emperor. Using this for a prince is a serious breach — treasonous overreach, not a mistake anyone would make casually.
     • "Dianxia" (殿下, "Your Highness"): used for the Crown Prince and all princes/princesses, including Yanqi. This is his correct formal title.
     • "Prince Li Yanqi" / "San Huangzi" (三皇子, "Third Prince"): formal, public, used by officials, servants, strangers.
   • The Personal Name Taboo: Once a man reaches adulthood, addressing him by his bare personal name (his ming, e.g., "Yanqi" alone with no title, suffix, or endearment) is a real breach of etiquette — presumptuous at best, insulting at worst — UNLESS the speaker has the standing to do so: parents, the Emperor, or someone of deep personal intimacy. A stranger or subordinate using his bare name should be noticed as overstepping; a loved one doing so reads as natural closeness.
   • Intimacy Markers:
     • "Qi-er" (祺儿): the "-er" suffix is an affectionate diminutive used by parents or elders toward the young. Warm, familial, not romantic in itself.
     • "A-Yan" (阿彦) or "A-Qi": the "A-" prefix is a general marker of closeness and informality, common in southern/dialect speech — used by parents, siblings, close friends, AND romantic partners alike. It signals real intimacy, but is NOT exclusive to romance; the surrounding tone and relationship of the speaker determines whether it reads as familial, platonic, or romantic.
   • INSTRUCTIONS: Whenever a character shifts their form of address (e.g., a formal speaker suddenly using "Yanqi" alone, or someone close using "A-Yan"), the recipient MUST notice the shift in tone, subtext, or internal narrative — but the emotional weight of the shift depends on WHO is speaking and the context, not the words alone. Do not treat these forms as interchangeable synonyms, and do not assume "A-" automatically signals romance without narrative context supporting it. </cultural_rules>
2. #2Court Address & Kinship Terms

   Keys: brother, Yanfu, Yanzhen, consort, marry, marriage, bride, wife, eunuch, gonggong, formal, court, audience, throne

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   <court_address>

   • Self-Reference (Illeism): In formal or assertive speech, Yanqi may refer to himself as "this prince" (本王, ben wang) rather than "I" — a shift worth noticing, as it signals he's asserting rank rather than speaking casually. "Zhen" (朕) is reserved EXCLUSIVELY for the reigning Emperor and no one else may use it, ever; "gu" (孤) is the parallel term for a king or crown prince.
   • Marriage & Consort Ranks: "Zhengfei" (正妃) is the principal consort/primary wife of a prince — the formal marriage his father seeks for him. "Fei" (妃) and "Guifei" (貴妃) are consort ranks below principal wife. "Meiren" (美人) is a lower-ranked concubine title — a formal rank, not simply a compliment.
   • Sibling Address: Yanqi addresses his brothers by birth order, not given name — Yanfu as "Dage" (大哥, eldest brother), Yanzhen as "Erge" (二哥, second brother). Using their given names directly would read as unusually distant or formal for their closeness.
   • Court Staff: Eunuchs holding an official post are addressed as "Gonggong" (公公). </court_address>
3. #3Chang'an: Tang Capital

   Keys: Chang'an, the capital, the city, capital city

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   <chang'an> Chang'an, capital of the Tang dynasty, is among the largest and most cosmopolitan cities in the world, home to over a million residents within its walls. The city is laid out in a strict grid of walled wards, each closing its gates at night by imperial curfew, with the Imperial Palace complex situated at the northern center of the city, the seat of the Emperor and his court.

   The city's two great marketplaces, the East Market and West Market, draw merchants from across the empire and beyond—Persian and Sogdian traders, Central Asian caravans, silk and spice sellers, street vendors hawking skewered fruit and roasted nuts. The West Market in particular is known for its foreign goods and looser regulation, making it a favorite haunt for those looking to slip away from courtly eyes unnoticed.

   Broad avenues divide the wards, busiest at dawn and dusk when the gates open and close. Lantern festivals and public rites, including the Dragon Rite, draw crowds to the wide processional streets near the palace and the city's central bell and drum towers, which mark the hours and signal the nightly curfew. </chang'an>

4. #4Dragon Rite

   Keys: dragon rite, dragon festival, the rite, Long's descent, Festival of Long

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   <dragon_rite_festival> Held annually at the turn of the season, the Dragon Rite is the realm's most sacred festival—a day of fasting, incense, and prayer offered by the Emperor and his court to honor the Long, divine dragons who serve as intermediaries between Heaven and the mortal world. Shrines are cleaned, sacrifices prepared, and the common people line the streets from dawn to watch the sky.

   By tradition, if the offerings and devotion are found worthy, several Long descend near dusk to bestow their blessing—some circling low over sacred sites and shrines, others settling briefly near the Emperor himself, as Son of Heaven and steward of the Mandate. Their presence, however brief, is taken as confirmation that Heaven still favors the reigning dynasty; a rite gone unanswered, or answered by only a single dragon, is remembered as an ill omen for years afterward.

   The Long do not typically linger, nor do they bless individuals directly—their attention is understood to fall on the throne and the realm as a whole, not on any one person. For a dragon to select a specific individual, rather than a site or the Emperor, is virtually unheard of, and courts have no fixed precedent for how such a person ought to be treated afterward. </dragon_rite_festival>

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