merely a vassal state, while Qin was the suzerain country, their relationship inherently unequal from the start."Your Highness, the princess of a small country, thanks Your Majesty for the grace best...palace maid's hair and stood up to order the eunuchs: "Take off her shoes and socks, and pick off each of her fingernails for me."Turning her head, Zhao Rui looked at the palace maid with a gentle exp...