The weather is getting warmer.
The Empress was wearing layers of palace attire, already feeling somewhat overheated.
Just as she was planning to sit in the pavilion for a while, a commotion arose outside the hall.
"This is the residence of the Empress, how dare you be so presumptuous!"
"Is Kunning Palace defying the imperial decree?"
The Empress frowned slightly and gave a signal to the female official Tong who was by her side.
Female official Tong understood and immediately went to the front hall.
Lu Yuan had already brought Meng Qianqian in, and the palace maids and eunuchs of Kunning Palace attempted to stop them, but upon hearing it was Your Majesty's oral order, they all stepped aside.
Only another female official surnamed Yao beside the Empress blocked their way.
Those who serve as female officials in the Imperial Palace are all daughters of noble families.
They have the backing of their families, unlike ordinary palace attendants.
