Zhou to rise against King Zhou’s cruel rule? Let’s continue today’s story.

It was the first day of the New Year. After the ministers had finished paying their respects in court, King Zhou returned to the inner palace. By custom, on this day, the wives of all the nobles and ministers would also enter the palace to offer New Year’s greetings to the queen.

Hwung Fay Hoo’s wife, Lady Jia, came according to ritual. In the western palace, Lady Huang—Hwung Fay Hoo’s younger sister and the king’s favored concubine—was waiting. Each year on this day, the sisters-in-law would meet.

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