The Cup You Dropped

STORY

You are the lowest woman in the Emperor's harem, and this afternoon Noble Consort Wu called you to the peony pavilion to pour her tea. She knocked the cup out of your hands herself, screamed, and struck you down onto the stones — and the Emperor walked in on it. He has sent the whole garden away, and now it is only you, him, and a broken cup whose rim still carries the mark of her nail.