Tan Rou had always lived in the palace of Samiyi, where there were many maids and some guards, but they were all stationed outside the palace. Therefore, when Zhuang Liu arrived, problems arose.
"This..." a maid said with difficulty, "Miss Rou, this is the princess's palace, and we usually should not bring men here. If you want your friend to stay, we should ask the princess for permission."
Tan Rou had left in such a hurry that she had forgotten to ask Zhuang Liu where he lived. She wasn't sure if Samiyi, who she assumed was busy, would respond to her message.
"How about this," Tan Rou proposed, "please ask the princess to arrange a new residence for my friend. Don't arrange it in the princess's palace, arrange it somewhere else. My friend is visiting the palace for the first time, I would like to show him around. Would that be possible?"
The maid sighed with relief, "Okay, we will ask the princess right away."
