Wang Decai trotted out of the hall and headed straight for Yongshou Palace. He did not enter but stopped at the gate, tucking a note under a stone.
No sooner had Wang Decai left than a palace maid appeared, looking left and right before retrieving the note. After reading it, she tore it into pieces and swallowed them.
Inside Yongshou Palace, the lamps were burning brightly. Across the grounds, the lights in the surrounding halls were extinguished one by one, until only the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber remained illuminated. Her personal palace maid and Nanny stood at the door, their heads bowed slightly, not daring to make the slightest sound.
Chapter 134