The Empress Dowager departed ...

Her Majesty left before she can finish her last and most urgent task of finding an heir to the Emerald throne. She left this unfinshed business to the Palace advisor 三亲王。The continuity of the Kingdom and the Royal Family depends on finding a suitable heir since the Emperor and Empress IV are unable to have children. Currently there are only 6 members of the Royal Family left, 2 generations and 5 of them in the same generation. The Palace Steward can only try the best to assist 三亲王 while juggling with other Palace duties.

Last Wednesday, the Palace Steward travelled out to a island nearby for an official visit. Below are some photos taken to show the Royal Family how clear the water is around the island.

Seems that conservation efforts around the island worked. The water is very clean. His Majesty, the Emperor IV was very pleased with the results. It is a pity that the Empress Dowager cannot be there personally.

Yesterday I visited a new place. I find it serene and peaceful. The weather was good. Below are some pictures of flowers, bridge and waterfront that the Royal Family has keen interest in.
Some flowers which I thought Her Majesty will like to decorate the Palace.
A new bridge which I came across.

Clear water despite the traffic nearby.

Age is catching up with the Empress Dowager ...

The Empress Dowager is getting weaker by the day. She used to love her fortnightly walk around the Palace premises in her ball. However when the Palace Steward brought her around today, she was less active and visited only the main hall. After all Her Majesty was already more than 2 years old. The Palace Steward will pay more attention to Her Majesty's needs. Her quest for finding an heir to the throne is still on-going.

Few days back the Palace Steward was out doing some odd jobs. I went for a nice place for lunch. Although it was not my first time there, this time I took out my handphone and snap a few pictures to give my masters some ideas on how to decorate the Palace.

The bridge lead to the eating place. It was a bright sunny afternoon but my handphone could not capture it. Nevertheless, it is the bridge that I want to show my masters. My masters are looking into constructing bridges to link up various buildings in the Palace.

Pretty flowers. As a Palace Steward, looking out for new flowers to decocrate the Royal Garden is part of my work. These are water plants on a fountain. Perhaps the Palace can have something like that too.
This plant has a special meaning to me ... I will take photos of it if I see a nice one hanging around. It will look good in the Palace too.