The Qianqing Palace and the Imperial Study had rules - women from the chambers were not allowed to enter.
The King gave the Queen a special right - she was able to walk in directly without being stopped. And at that time, the Queen was the only person that had the right to do so.
After Lord Ling married the Phoenix Girl and the Queen became increasingly disgraced, the special right was no longer valid for the Queen, but Honored Princess Jing got the special right instead. She was allowed to walk into the Qianqing Palace and the Imperial Study directly without being given permission.
Honored Princess Jing was very satisfied that she had got the special right.
She walked in with the food, smiling brightly.
The King was in the middle of reading the petitions. Although there were few civil affairs to deal with as the end of year approached, there were still many things to handle at the moment. He had to go through each minister's bonus, for example.
