No. But who would fish in the pond of the Imperial Garden? That's unheard of! And what is this attitude from the Empress? In the past, after such a thunderous rage on my part, the Empress would have already been on her knees begging for forgiveness. Now, she doesn't even bow when she sees me, merely greets me casually and then goes about her business.
Is this truly the Empress?
Can a person's nature change so drastically?
Or is this the Empress's true nature, which had been suppressed all along, only to be exposed now?
Perhaps it is? Previously, she might have wanted to satisfy me, so she behaved cautiously to secure her position as Empress. And now, she no longer cares, so she acts so recklessly?
The Emperor, thinking he had figured out the reason, felt somewhat conflicted. Has the Empress already ceased to care about her position, or was I truly too harsh on her before?
