ed ? ▁But ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁slight est ▁susp icion ▁she ▁kept ▁her ▁distance . ▁ ▁This ▁scene ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Lady ▁Ban , ▁cons ort ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Ch eng ▁of ▁Han ▁( r . ▁ 3 3 – 7 ▁BC ), ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁ride ▁in ▁the ▁pal an quin ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁as ▁she ▁said ▁that ▁paint ings ▁of ▁wise ▁r ul ers ▁always ▁showed ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁their ▁minister s , ▁whereas ▁paint ings ▁of ▁dec ad ent ▁r ul ers ▁always ▁showed ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁their ▁w ives ▁and ▁conc ub ines , ▁and ▁so ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁in app ropri ate ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁public ▁with ▁the ▁em peror . ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁shows ▁the ▁em peror ▁being ▁carried ▁in ▁a ▁pal an quin , ▁and ▁Lady ▁Ban ▁consp ic u ously ▁walking ▁behind . ▁ ▁This ▁scene ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁construction ▁to ▁the ▁painting ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁story ▁on ▁the ▁lac quer ▁screen ▁from ▁the ▁tomb ▁of ▁S ima ▁Jin long ▁( d ied ▁ 4 8 4 ), ▁but ▁whereas ▁the ▁lac quer ▁painting ▁shows ▁Emperor ▁Ch eng ▁alone ▁in ▁the ▁pal an quin , ▁in ▁the ▁Ad mon itions ▁Scroll ▁another ▁court ▁lady ▁is ▁se ated ▁beside ▁him , ▁showing ▁that ▁he ▁ignored ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁Lady ▁Ban , ▁and ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁his ▁behaviour ▁as ▁em peror ▁was ▁seen ▁to ▁be ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁power ▁by ▁Wang ▁Mang ▁(