"I come by the command of the Grand Empress Dowager to deliver mooncakes and Osmanthus Brew to the Supreme Emperor."
Shen Yinning revealed Empress Dowager Li's waist tag—something she had stolen earlier that night during the palace banquet, while the Empress Dowager was slightly intoxicated.
The Imperial Guards exchanged glances.
After a moment, they cupped their hands toward Shen Yinning: "It's not that we dare not allow passage, but truly the Holy Emperor has decreed that no one may visit—"
