page 1 , the color page :
the artist is giving some hints , some clues ?
we have a consort , her father , an eunuch , an old maid , and some books about insects . all of them are related somehow ? all of them are in the same scheme ?
page 12 , panel 1 :
i guess these are the backs of the 3 consorts : gyokuyou , rifa , and riishu .
i think this chapter is weird :
at the end of the previous chapter 70 , maomao thought : i must run as fast as i can , to that place , or else it will be too late .
now in this chapter 71 , maomao just slowly asks the old maid some questions , and slowly listens to her answers , and slowly thinks in her head , then maomao just slowly leaves . there is no urgency .