prefecture-level city in Gansu Province

to reward and promote

palace apartments; the inner court of a palace

to assist, guide, or promote the development of a junior or protege

to try to cover up or hide something, often secrets or information

to conceal or hide things away

to guide and support someone, especially a junior or protégé

double layer of padding in a boot

to put something in a place and forget its location

sidewalls of a palace

Lateral Courts in the imperial palace (housing concubines and administrative offices)

in a secretive or clandestine manner

a small side door of a palace

to guide, help, and encourage

palace precincts or forbidden grounds of an imperial palace