That night, An Ruohai did not return to the palace.
As a high-ranking chief eunuch, he basically had a private courtyard in the inner city. For those at the level of the Directorate of Ceremonies eunuchs, they were even qualified to have mansions within the imperial city itself. Whenever they were off duty, they would rest in their own residences inside the imperial city.
The imperial city and the palace city were separated by only a single line, and if any major event occurred or if they were summoned, they could still enter.
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