When Fengyu entered the palace, she saw Second Mrs. Lin leading Lin Yunong out of the hall. The renovations of Changshou Palace were complete, and Fengyu had also furnished it. After Xie Xun returned to the palace, he moved into Changshou Palace. The palace adjacent to Changshou Palace became a council hall, where Xie Xun met ministers and handled affairs in the side hall.
The side hall was some distance from the main bedchamber and had a separate entrance. Xie Xun worked in the side hall of Changshou Palace without interfering with the bedchamber. Even when ministers came and went, they wouldn't encounter Fengyu.
The Ministry of Rites voiced their objections to Xie Xun's violation of ancestral tradition by insisting on living in the same palace as Fengyu, and the Rituals Bureau also suggested separating the Empress and Emperor into different palaces. However, Xie Xun dismissed all such recommendations.
