But now, of all the unlucky concubines, she was the one who had to remain in the imperial city—and to make matters worse, the palace was in utter disarray. She had even been the one to discover the dead maidservant while taking a stroll.
As she sat brooding in silence, her maidservant Caixia entered the room, followed by a few other maids carrying trays of food.
Just as she was about to place it down on the table, the quiet Hui Guifei—who looked like a ghost with her scattered hair and hollow eyes—suddenly spoke.
"Take it away. This palace does not feel like eating," Hui Guifei said in a low voice.
Ever since Hui Guifei stumbled upon the disfigured, dead maidservant's body, she had been like this the whole afternoon. She refused to speak to anyone or even eat.
