Junjie begged to disagree. Sure, Lady Chi did not partake in gossip but nosing around was her job as a spy. That is why he believed that she was aware of the secret and just chose to keep it in order to help him preserve his dignity.
"Everyone thinks that when you are an emperor, you live a lavish life and sleep on a golden bed. Nobody realizes how relatable you are." She said to him.
Junjie waved his hand upwards, "All hail the Emperor."
"All hail." Mei Mei raised her glass of wine as if she was making a toast.
Mei Mei left the table for a moment, rushed out and returned with two very large wine glasses. The kind that were meant for decoration, not drinking. Waning followed her with beer whose alcohol content was low and ready hangover cures for after they finished drinking themselves stupid.
She mixed the beers until the large glasses where half full and pushed one towards Junjie.
"I shouldn't." he said. "Tomorrow I must give a speech and...."
