Xue Li saw the figure emerge from the darkness and heaved a sigh of relief. She had been very wary and anxious about her personal safety ever since she was attacked before. She said. "Gao Mu, why are you here? This is the emperor's palace, you can get into trouble just being here. Aren't you meant to be patrolling now?"
Gao Mu was a palace guard who was her boyfriend since she entered the palace as a lowly maid and he always came to be visit her when he had time. Ever since she has been attacked, she had been staying in the Palace of Unparalleled Glory and hardly came out so she hadn't had time to talk to him lately. He lifted up a wooden lunch box and said. "I just came to give you some dinner since I know how hard you work for the Noble Consort. Here, take it."