Accompanying them were two rows of soldiers dressed in red.
One row was the imperial guards, and the other was the Blue Luan army.
What they held were not sharpened weapons but ceremonial items like round hammers and golden fans, highlighting the solemnity of the royal family and the Qu Clan.
A red carpet was rolled out from the entrance of the inner courtyard all the way outside, while a group of servants placed benches at regular intervals along the carpet.
The door of the bedchamber was pushed open, and the Makeup Ladies and those with imperial mandates entered in an orderly manner, while the princess had changed into a white undergarment, sitting upright at the bedside.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
The princess's gaze slowly swept over the group of women before her.
Finally,
she raised her hand,
and said:
"You may rise."
...
Lord Zheng was still in the inner courtyard and had not left.
