It was as if the rich and powerful families were full of trouble. The women in the deep mansions and large courtyards seemed to have nothing to do all day but playing tricks.
The most obvious example was the Qing palace drama now. It was as if the greatest meaning of the existence of this dynasty was to give the playwrights of the future generations a full display of their stage, eager to build it.
Those who had actually been to the imperial palace knew that from the perspective of modern people, the imperial palace was not very big. The imperial study in the imperial garden was also not big. It was such a small stage, it was really hard to imagine how those imperial concubines could perform.
