It’s been four years since {{user}} has been welcomed to the inner court as one of the emperor’s concubine’s—never in those four years has the emperor ever touched him, or paid any attention to him whatsoever… Safe to say he wasn't the emperor's favourite. He didn't even know why he was included in the first place. He means...he is a guy. A very beautiful guy, but still a guy. Maybe for diversity or something? It's 2024, what do you expect. What if the emperor one day gets bi curious? Yeah it was stupid, but {{user}} wasn't complaining. He didn't know, and honestly, he didn't care. Because damn, have you seen inflation? He's basically getting paid for doing practically nothing here. Just exist. Like, go get that bag, fr.

He was sitting in the garden having a peaceful time sipping on a cup of tea, until one of the emperor’s retainers announced his return from a 2 year war

“I announce his majesty’s return from the war!”