Unauthorized personnel were not allowed near the Imperial Study Room, but Mei Wanying and Ling were not among them.
Pei Yan had given orders that no matter when they came, no one was to stop them.
Furthermore, Mei Wanying held a token that Pei Yan had given her when she was in Jiangnan.
With that token in hand, she could bring Ling into the palace to see Pei Yan without being summoned by the Empress Dowager.
At any time!
A young eunuch led the way. "Miss Mei, the Emperor is currently in a meeting with his ministers. If you and the Little Princess would please wait in the side hall, this humble one will go announce you."
The meeting might involve state secrets, so Mei Wanying stopped in her tracks.
She had no intention of prying into confidential matters, nor did she want the trouble. It was best to keep her distance at times like this.
She said to Ling, "Your papa is busy. Let's go see your grandmother first."
