After Princess Consort Wan left, Song Yunzhao mulled it over for a while. She figured that Yao Zongjing must be too deeply involved in the matter to extricate himself easily, which was why Mrs. Yao had come to the palace to ask her daughter for help.
'However, this affair is no longer a simple dispute between Baozhuang Building and the Six Departments. It's clearly the Emperor's opportunity to clean up the court,' she realized. 'Therefore, neither I nor Princess Consort Wan can actually help.' Song Yunzhao would never hold Feng Yi back, and as for Princess Consort Wan, she probably couldn't help even if she wanted to.
After Princess Consort Wan returned to her quarters, she wrote a letter to be sent home. With the Six Departments in chaos, palace staff needed permission from the three concubines and a token to leave the palace. Yun Zhao didn't make things difficult. Consort Shu asked a few questions, but in the end, didn't create any trouble either.
