The Emperor summoned Yueyao late at night, and this matter was not kept secret; soon everyone knew about it. Leaving aside others, the Empress Dowager found it quite strange. Unless there was something significant, the Emperor would not summon someone to the palace at night, let alone a titled lady, especially one who was supposed to be in Jiangnan; this matter inevitably aroused suspicion.
The Empress Dowager asked, "Can it be found out why the Emperor summoned Lady An?"
The nanny shook her head and said, "It's impossible to find out. Within an hour of Lady An's entry, there was no outsider in the Imperial Study Room, not even Eunuch Li, who is always by the Emperor's side, was present."
The Empress Dowager found it even stranger.
The nanny cautiously asked, "If Your Majesty wishes to know, perhaps..."
