Chapter 855: The Story of Brocade

Mujia was a common holiday for the court, with one day off every ten days. It meant that officials were concerned about their appearance, so they would take a day off to bathe and change clothes every once in a while; however, bathing did not require a whole day, and Mujia was just a more polite way of saying it. Zhu Gaoxu did not report for duty either, and left the palace to go to the Shen family opera house by the Qinhuai River.