Once the emperor had left, the servant who had been ordered to prepare hot water, went back to where the servants stayed. she started talking to the other servants totally ignoring the emperor order's just because it was for the cold place ( somewhere people didn't like to go).
That servant brang up what the emperor said. she said " he must have been joking when he told me to bring hot water to the cold place, he might have been trying to scare me for slacking off recently". she started to laugh "everyone knows however gets sent there is unwanted, and I don't want to become a servant for someone unwanted and won't pay me much".
They gossip about the emperor and other servants tasks through the whole night. They did eventually go to bed.
While they were having their talk the emperor was with his concubine and male slaves. For him he didn't mind who it was as long as they are pretty.
He had them gathered around him clinging on to his body, like they wanted to have a taste of him. one of the male slaves was feeding him grape with his mouth ,which it seemed after this he forgot all about who he brought home.
In the morning at the cold place. The person slowly started to rise up. He thought ' it is strange, I thought I fell asleep on the ground,in the grass. But for some reason I am on this slight soft but hard bed'. He was confused to where he was cause he couldn't see ( this has been since birth).
He stood up and started to fumble around to get a better understanding on where he was ,but there wasn't much to go on since all he could do was feel around.
He manage to find his way out of the house to here foot steps near the place and so he followed where that sound was coming from. He then said "umm... excuse me where am I?"
It was a servant who answer " oh you must be an new concubine of the emperor. You are in the palace and I believe your are currently staying in the cold place. I suggest to you not to leave or you may get told off." This servant didn't seem to be afraid of those who live in the cold place, but felt sort of sorry for them, but couldn't do much so ,he thought of giving a warning for the supposedly unfortunate one.
The blind person replied with " Thanks for letting me know".
"oh, by the way what is your name just wondering so I can ask to work under you". asked the servant.
" It is chènmìng meaning worldy I don't know why my mom called me that". The servant thanked him and was off. while chènmìng retraced his steps back to where he woke up from.