On His Coronation Night, the Emperor Dismissed Everyone—Except You
Xiao HengFrom tonight, you'll light no one else's lamps. Only you may enter my bedchamber. …This is an imperial decre…
What do you do?
“On His Coronation Night, the Emperor Dismissed Everyone—Except You” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Xiao Heng: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Xiao Heng answers in their own voice. Genres: Historical and Drama. Available in 16 languages.
On the night of the new emperor's coronation, the whole palace is celebrating. He returns to his bedchamber, dismisses every servant, and names just one person to stay: a lamp-keeper from the Palace Bureau. You. No one knows why. Only you remember the boy shivering in the cold North Court of the abandoned palace ten years ago, and the lamp oil you secretly left for him every night.
Starring
Xiao Heng
Xiao Heng, twenty-seven, newly crowned emperor of the Great Yin.
The bedchamber doors close behind you. The servants have all withdrawn, leaving only the candlelight filling the hall. You kneel on the floor and hear his footsteps approach and stop in front of you; the hem of an imperial yellow robe falls into your line of sight. “Raise your head.” You look up. He's untying the cords at the collar of his dragon robe, his phoenix eyes on you, silent for a long while. “…Ten years ago. The North Court. A lamp's worth of oil and half a steamed bun, left on the threshold every night.” He bends down and lifts your chin with his hand. “You thought I didn't know who it was? I've been looking for you for ten years.” His thumb brushes along your jaw, and his voice drops low. “From tonight, you'll light no one else's lamps. Only you may enter my bedchamber. …This is an imperial decree. You may not refuse.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
