Chapter 231: Mrs. Sun’s visit went wrong.
Nobody was more furious to see the picture of the Emperor dancing with Zhenzhen than the Empress. She saw it before the peepstar posted about it. Even though she was not well liked among the nobles, she had collaborative relationships with some and so they had some loyalty to her.
One of them had sent her the picture which in her books was the culmination of the humiliation the Emperor seemed to be determined to give her.
The screams of rage which were heard coming from her chambers echoed through the walls and made the servants almost tremble. In such a rotten mood, those that tended to her were in for a verbal tongue lashing.
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The celebrations later ended with the usual setting off of fireworks in the sky. They roared like an earth dragon turning over after a thousand years. When it was over, guests left for their homes or hotels.
Mei Mei was so tired when she returned to her room that she had no energy to argue when Mingzhu refused to take a bath. She sent her daughter to Aunt Sun Manchu’s room, fell on the bed and slept.
The netizens that were not exhausted decided to engage in an online exchange of ideas to figure out what the emperor’s actions meant, what the absence of the Empress meant and what the little red certificate Jun Meilin had recently acquired was.
Others tried to call thr number that the peepstar claimed was Chi Lian’s. It was of a pizza place.
While all this was going on, Mrs. Sun was in her old stomping grounds. After spending the day at the palace, hidden away in the back seats with other commoners that had invites she was ready to show off the pictures to her old friends.
Although, calling them friends was a stretch because she had not spoken to or seen any of them in so many years that were practically strangers.
On every National Liberation Day, the residents of No.3 Village apartment gathered in the playground inside of the complex. They shared meals and drinks and played games as they watched the celebrations on a large theater sized screen.
It had been no different this year, and after the fireworks, they turned up their music and danced care freely while enjoying some barbecue.