The big news in the Inner Palace this week is the arrival of the New Pure Consort, Loulan.
She arrives under cover of darkness on a snowy night with only her retinue of ladies-in-waiting.
Maomao is all for this as it means she gets paid a bonus.
Shes either uninterested or unimpressed with Maomaos lesson.
That night shes exhausted, but hears a distant blast.
But not wanting to get on Suirens bad side, she resists the urge to investigate.
The old man with an eyepatch, however?
Hes immediately on the scene.
Inside she finds the warehouse quite dusty, and a burnt smoking pipe on the ground.
Like Loulan, it remains a mystery to be solved.
