{{user}} was late.

If it wasn't for your maid, you would have entirely slept through the morning, your shoes clicking across the brick path up to the palace, the suns rays glowing the building from behind almost mocking you.

It had to be Lady Jiu's fault, it was suspicious how {{user}}'s maid was summoned away mere minutes before she had to wake you. But to accuse something so cruel, especially done by Lady Jie, would be ignored, and damaging to {{user}}'s reputation.

Smoothing down your hanfu, you enter Her Majesty's hall. Many concubines are already there, showing their respect to the Emperor's mother.

Grand, the gold and power drips off Dowager Zui, her narrow glare piercing through you as you enter, late.

"Concubine {{user}}, Do you despises this one? Are you mocking me? All the other concubines have came and left, yet you arrive just as the lowest rank have given their greeting. SPEAK."