The palace buildings were not particularly exquisite or luxurious, and in Yun Jiao's view, they were not even as good as the Fan Building.
Great Chu has been established for over a hundred years, and successive emperors have implemented benevolent policies. After more than a century of recovery and rest, the people are now wealthy, and the National Treasury is full, so it's certainly not a question of not being able to afford the construction of the Imperial Palace.
This shows that the emperors of Great Chu have been relatively simple, though the current emperor indulges a little more in food and drink.
The eunuch led Yun Jiao to the Kunning Hall, where she waited outside for a while before a palace maid escorted her in.
Inside, after passing a rosewood screen, she found the main hall not very large, with a woman of about forty or fifty sitting at the upper seat.
