Returning to the imperial palace, Empress Ma did not go directly to see Zhu Yuanzhang, but headed instead to the Great Kindness Hall.
This was the library built by Zhu Yuanzhang, which also served as his study, housing a vast collection of books he had gathered.
Ordering a palace attendant to retrieve Jia Yi's *New Book*, she took the volume into a private chamber.
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