The hall began to buzz with activity as someone noticed that the food at the banquet was different from previous palace feasts. The hot dishes were kept warm in pots, each dish was small in portion yet diverse, and the combination was quite apt, making one's appetite surge at the sight.
An Imperial Concubine Pin started to cry while eating, lamenting how they lived in cold, desolate palaces, with not enough to eat or wear, struggling to get by. Her words and actions were overly exaggerated, constantly hinting at their poverty and subtly accusing the Emperor of neglecting them, while also implying a desire to move back to the Harem instead of residing in the Shoukang Palace under the care of the Imperial Consort.
