The Emperor was furious, and the concubines all knelt down. Lin Daying also knelt down with a pale face.
"Let's call it a day," Tianmiao stood up and said.
The flower appreciation banquet ended in such a manner, and when quite a few concubines got up to leave, they cast mocking and sneering glances at Lin Daying. Lin Daying left in utter dejection.
Once all the concubines had left, the Emperor and Tianmiao entered the inner hall, ordered everyone else out and watched the door. Only then did he excitedly say to Tianmiao, "Mother, Mother, I've discovered that these ball-like objects are rather dull. Lin Daying made such a mistake, and the balls didn't even warn her. I think these balls are nothing to fear."
"Indeed, these balls seem quite rigid and lack spirit. You need not fear them, my son," Tianmiao affirmed the Emperor's words and reassured him.
