Maomao pondered out loud, 'So why go through with the eunuch charade? '

Ah Duo had wanted this hug for years she wasn 't gonna let go until Yue did. She looked to Gaoshun in her quiet tears. He took the hint and a sip of wine before answering, 'When the previous emperor ' your grandfather ' passed there was a complex and fast moving political shuffle of power. The previous empress dowager didn 't necessarily trust the current emperor as she 'd been standing in her husband 's stead for a long time, creating the current schism we are still dealing with now. During this season Moon Prince challenged his ' father ' to a game and laid down his terms while the Emperor was exhausted, sleep deprived, and trying to stabilize a nation, let alone make a pocket in that world for his ' son. '

'We certainly weren 't going to stand by and let you hurt yourself for this aspiring goal of yours, ' Ah Duo nuzzled.

'So we asked Guen to make something, ' Gaoshun looked the tiniest bit spry.