▁novel . ▁She ▁left ▁the ▁ban quet ▁when ▁" C oun s ell or ▁Tak ai   ... ▁started ▁pulling ▁at ▁Lady ▁Hy ō bu ' s ▁ro bes ▁and ▁singing ▁dread ful ▁songs , ▁but ▁His ▁Ex cell ency ▁said ▁nothing . ▁I ▁realized ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁bound ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁ter rib ly ▁d run ken ▁affair ▁this ▁evening , ▁so   ... ▁Lady ▁Sa ish ō ▁and ▁I ▁decided ▁to ▁ret ire ." ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁an ec d otes ▁about ▁d run ken ▁revel ries ▁and ▁court ly ▁sc and als ▁concerning ▁women ▁who , ▁because ▁of ▁behavior ▁or ▁age , ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁imperial ▁service . ▁Mur as aki ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁court ▁women ▁were ▁weak - w illed , ▁un ed uc ated , ▁and ▁in ex per ien ced ▁with ▁men . ▁ ▁The ▁women ▁lived ▁in ▁semi - se clusion ▁in ▁cur tain ed ▁areas ▁or ▁screen ed ▁spaces ▁without ▁priv acy . ▁Men ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁women ' s ▁space ▁at ▁any ▁time . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Imperial ▁palace ▁burn ed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 0 0 5 ▁the ▁court ▁was ▁it iner ant ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁depending ▁on ▁Mich in aga ▁for ▁housing . ▁Mur as aki ▁lived ▁at ▁his ▁Bi wa ▁m ansion , ▁the ▁T such im ik ado ▁m ansion , ▁or ▁Emperor ▁Ich ij ō ' s ▁m ansion , ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁space . ▁ ▁Lad ies - in - wait ing