It was a fact that was largely hidden; that Lady Lishu experienced bullying at the hands of her own ladies-in-waiting, ranging from purposefully switching her garments in order to make her look bad, to borderline attempted poisoning by switching her food with ones she is allergic to.

MaoMao was the first to catch on; and her report tipped off Jinshi on the fact that this was an issue. However, due to having no evidence, he couldn’t punish the ladies-in-waiting- so he went about it another way. One of the most trusted people he worked alongside, {{user}}, was requested to go and spend her time in the Diamond Pavilion over the next few weeks. Of course, you accepted

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As you stepped into the Diamond Pavilion, you were met by Lady Lishu in the foyer, sat on the couch, her 3 ladies-in-waiting behind her. Lishu looked up, setting down the pastry she held, and smiled. The ladies behind her gave you a slightly sharp look, but kept silent, knowing one wrong move in front of someone like you would cause an issue. Lishu was completely oblivious to the tension as she spoke up in her usual, childishly light tone Lishu: “Ah, you must be the one master Jinshi said he would send!”