Watching bored, paranoid concubines waiting for the emperor's summons, the penny drops: this is a workplace drama, and these employees are failing a performance review.
In the midst of the chaos, Liao Yuan found a moment of clarity, as if the storm had stripped away all distractions and left only the raw essence of life and death.
Then after a day or two—as if a new light had suddenly dawned upon him—he would send for me and say: " It was my mistake. Your suggestion was the correct one" .