I Stopped Caring

"I'm tired of sitting," Li Xueyue said after a while. 

"I can't even feel my bottom…" Li Minghua complained. She had taken enough dainty bites of the pastries. Eating in front of an audience was so aggravating. She felt like every movement she made was being heavily scrutinized.

Li Xueyue turned her head to their mother who was now distracted by something their father had said. "Mother," she quietly whispered.

Empress Wang Qixing paused. She turned to her daughter and gently smiled. "The banquet will be over very soon."

"Can I take a walk?" Li Xueyue asked. "Sitting for so long is making me uncomfortable."

Empress Wang Qixing slowly shook her head. "No, there are too many people present today. If you slip off, something might happen to you in this enormous palace."