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In the Great Jin Nation, within the palace at the royal hunting grounds
Empress Dowager Mo and Nangong Yu were having dinner, and the table was laden with various game that Nangong Yi had hunted, including wild rabbit, wild chicken, wild boar, and a variety of fresh, delicious wild vegetables and wild mushrooms. It was an abundant feast, yet the mother and daughter at the table showed little interest, eating very little.
Nangong Yu hadn't planned on attending the autumn hunt, but Empress Dowager Mo feared she'd get too depressed staying cooped up in the palace, so she forcefully brought her along. However, even after arriving, Nangong Yu was still very reluctant to meet people. Although there was a bonfire party that night, and all the young masters and misses who came to the autumn hunt went to join, she refused to go, choosing instead to sit idly in her room.
