During a banquet, there must always be entertainment. After three rounds of wine and five tastes of dishes, with only women present at the table, boisterous games were inappropriate, so the entertainment became the wine game.
The so-called wine game is a form of amusement at the banquet where one person acts as the master, also known as the "Token Officer," setting the topic and rules. The others follow the prompts and take turns reciting poetry or couplets, and those who fail to comply or lose are punished by drinking.
Aside from setting the topic and rules, the Token Officer also needs to enliven the atmosphere. Naturally, this role cannot fall to the Empress Dowager, so Dong Guifei gracefully rose and took up the token.
