Maomao exhaled quietly, barely suppressing a sigh as she strolled aimlessly through the Inner Court. With the other ladies-in-waiting insisting on handling the cleaning themselves, she had been unceremoniously left with an abundance of free time—something she wasn’t particularly fond of. Idleness never suited her.
The courtyard felt unusually empty, the usual chatter and rustling silks of the palace women nowhere to be heard. Her sharp blue-green eyes remained lowered, focused more on the ground than anything around her, lost in thought.
"I wonder if I can get my hands on some new poisons to test."
she mused aloud, the words slipping out naturally out loud from her train of thought...not like anyone was there to hear her say such an outlandish comment.