Ye Jingtang had already received permission in the morning to bring the two women to the Roaring Dragon Pond to practice martial arts. After he showed his token, the palace gate opened.
Ye Jingtang followed the old path and brought Ning'er and Third Lady through the corridors to the Eternal Joy Palace. They saw that there were only a few lights on in the huge Imperial City and basically no one walking around.
As for the Peaceful Hall, the empress's resting palace, because all the personal attendants had followed her to Clear Water Villa, there were no lights.
After Ye Jingtang arrived at the Peaceful Hall, he looked around but couldn't find anyone. He went to a side hall near the Roaring Dragon Pond, took out the key given by Dumdum, and opened a door. "You'll stay here for the next two days. The Prince of Jing told the palace servants in other places. Don't worry about being disturbed…"
