External ministers and palace concubines, unless there is a specific reason, are not permitted to meet.
Even if Gu Lan wants to meet Mrs. Wang's younger sister, Concubine Yi, she must notify in advance to truly enter the inner palace from Xiefang Palace.
Consort Jia used to be a maid beside Empress Dowager Su, and she knew well enough what kind of person Empress Dowager Su was.
On the surface, Empress Dowager Su was extremely observant of etiquette, disliking any actions that crossed boundaries. If she were to openly and honestly request to see Tang Zhan, she would definitely not agree, so she could only secretly try on her own.
In the deep of the night, Consort Jia, holding some clothes in her arms, quietly rushed to the Empress Dowager's Yongshou Palace.
