"The most ruthless emperor's family" comes from "Ci of the Harem" by Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. This is Bai Juyi's complaint for the palace people.
The complete poem of "Ci of the Harem" is as follows:
The dream is not fulfilled with tears wet in the turban, and the sound of singing is heard in the front hall late at night.
My love for beauty is broken before I grow old? I sit leaning against the fumigation cage till dawn.
Poor beauty always has a bad life. The most ruthless emperor's family.
Translation:
The towel was soaked with tears and I couldn't fall asleep. Good dreams were hard to come by. Late at night, I heard the sound of singing to the beat coming from the front hall. The beauty has lost the favor of the king before she grows old, and she sits leaning against the incense cage until dawn.
Extended information:
Appreciation of "Harem Ci"
This poem is a complaint written by someone in the palace. Previous people have criticized this poem for being too explicit, which is unfair. The poem uses natural and clear language to convey layers of deep emotions. The language is bright but the emotions are deep, and it is coherent but never straight.
In just four sentences, it delicately expresses the complex and contradictory inner world of a disgraced palace maid. I am sleepless at night, waiting for the king to come, and write about his hopes; I hear the singing in the front hall, and the king is having fun, and write about his disappointment; the king's kindness has been cut off, and he is still leaning against the fumigation cage, waiting, and writes about his bitter hopes; the sky is bright, the king The future is written about its despair. The turban wet with tears describes the reality of the palace maid; she seeks favor in dreams and writes about her fantasies; she sits and waits despite being rejected, writes about her fantasies; she sits until dawn and still does not see the king, and then writes about the sad reality. The whole poem turns from hope to disappointment, from disappointment to hope, from hope to final despair; from reality to fantasy, from fantasy to fantasy, from fantasy to reality, thousands of turns, pouring out the poet's understanding of misfortune. sincere sympathy.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia: "Harem Ci"