Monochrome Paradox

"Did ya hear?"

"Hear what?"

"About the hearing?"

"What hearing?"

"Oh! That! Between the Gong and Khan families, right?"

"That's right! How brutal!"

"What? What happened?"

"Surprised you haven't heard yet!" 

"The young miss of the Gong family broke the arm of the eldest young miss of the Khan family."

"What?! Why?"

"She slapped that young master of the Ming family."

"…seriously? That scamp allowed himself to be slapped?"

"No! The youngest!"

"Aw, that little bean! Wait? Why would she slap him? He's the sweetest little thing!"

"Something about failing to get into the harem of the crown prince or some nonsense."

"Yeah, it was pretty brutal. Anyhow, that Gong June snapped. She defeated all the maids and broke the arm that slapped Ming Ran. Ya never heard a cry so wretched!"

"Oh, my!"

"Still, gotta say… is that young master of the Ming family really worth it?"

"Worth what?"

"All this strife!"

"Hm. You have a point! The Gong family has gotten themselves in trouble."

"That's not all! The Young Miss has been sent out to war. She has been all but banished from the capital. She's leading the charge against the barbarians of the South Plains!"

"Oh! Poor girl!"

"Poor girl? Ya crazy? Her mother was all ready to send her off to get married somewhere, the young miss of the Gong family jumped into this burning ship all on her own!"

"You have to wonder what will happen next in this country…"

"What do ya mean?"

"The demon tribe has been acting up, I hear. Plus the Crown Prince has refused to get even engaged! Then there's the massive shift in the balance of power between the noble faction and the free faction."

"The free faction, right! They weren't going to be able to stay up on that pedestal forever! All cocky because they fought in the great war with the emperor!"

"All the prep work for their coming of age ceremonies are pretty much wasted. The Crown Prince refuses to do his without Gong June there!"

"The Crown Prince is loosing the emperor's favor."

"Yeah, well, making a faction like that! The emperor is alive and well!"

"Things are going to get interesting don't you think?"