At the age of eighteen or nineteen (Chinese age) Wanrong still behaved like a child and enjoyed playing games with her maids and eunuchs. She once played "drop the handkerchief" in the courtyard into nine o'clock in the evening. The Empress was reluctant to see visitors go, making them play games until everyone was thoroughly tired. Sometimes a eunuch would be summoned and be on duty for no other reason than to keep her company or play with her. Wanrong, in her loneliness, longed for someone to amuse her. One day Reginald Johnston visited unexpectedly. The Empress found his Chinese pronunciation amusing. Wanrong got dressed up in a couple of cheongsams including her favourite dark green cheongsam and flower-pot shoes. Johnston took numerous photos of her in several locations. When they were developed she looked at them with her maids and eunuchs, laughing happily.