“Anyone who’s still single at a certain age has red flags. You can try to deny it, but don’t try to kid yourself. With so much information out there in society, based on what I’ve seen, good people are quickly reserved by somebody. They might even get engaged while they’re still in school and started a family really early on. The only reason someone is still single in their thirties is one of the following:
The Cold Palace was a corner of an Emperor's harem where he put women he never wanted to see again. It's basically like a prison for Imperial concubines. In modern day, the term just means that everyone will ignore you and not associate with you, like a soft form of bullying.
Apologies, what does "Civil servants who don’t get married will be put in the cold palace and slowly alienated." mean?
The Cold Palace was a corner of an Emperor's harem where he put women he never wanted to see again. It's basically like a prison for Imperial concubines. In modern day, the term just means that everyone will ignore you and not associate with you, like a soft form of bullying.