Xiao Liulang had a restless sleep that night, causing him to wake up a quarter of an hour later than usual the next day.
It was just a quarter of an hour delay, and he found out that Gu Jiao had already left.
Gu Jiao had gone to visit her great-aunt.
Just as an emperor would worry about the Empress Dowager falling ill and wonder if the Noble Consort might also be ill, Gu Jiao, seeing the Noble Consort ill, thought of her great-aunt who had spent the entire night vigil by the emperor. Her great-aunt was older now and staying up all night could be extremely harmful to her health.
Gu Jiao had not only the token from the Empress Dowager but also the token given by the emperor. She casually pulled out a token, startling the guards outside the palace gate.
That's not right.
Wasn't it the Renshou Palace's token you used for the previous visits?
How on earth did you switch to Huaqing Palace's token today?
"Is something wrong?" Gu Jiao rummaged about and pulled out another token.