The scenery of the Imperial Garden remained unchanged, with the Waterside Pavilion, Jade River Bridge, and Cai Yue Pavilion still intact, yet things and people had changed completely.
A few months ago, when Cai Wei attended the Si Festival, she was but a humble Scholar's Daughter, only expected to kowtow to others, seated so far away on the sidelines.
Within just a few months, she had transformed from a lowly merchant girl into the most noble woman in the Great Jin Nation. She could now sit at the very center of the Waterside Pavilion and calmly accept the homage of all the aristocratic women of Great Jin. This massive change was a bit overwhelming for her, yet it also sparked a self-satisfying pride.
After taking her seat, she noticed that the seating arrangement was still the same as during the last Si Festival. The higher-status noblewomen were seated closer to her, while the others were farther away.
