"Lately, the palace attendants have been quite neglectful of Ah Yu. They used to deliver a nightly snack to him, but ever since Mother lost the power to manage the inner palace, it hasn't happened."
The Empress sighed as she recounted the miserable situation she and Jun Yu found themselves in.
But is it really miserable? Or just a pretense?
The truth and falsehood are easy to discern.
After all, the Empress is still the Empress. As long as she's not officially deposed, she's someone everyone in the inner palace fears. Her confinement and the loss of her power to manage the palace are temporary. As long as she holds the title of Empress, these things will eventually return to her.
The palace attendants are not foolish. How could they possibly risk offending the Empress just because she momentarily lost favor?
The Empress's claims are somewhat exaggerated.
But Jun Ning could understand the reason behind it.
