The doors of the bedchamber were closed.
A group of eunuchs stood on both sides, led by Eunuch Sun, with Eunuch Zhao following behind.
Eunuch Sun, being a seasoned attendant from the palace who had seen the world, saw Qu Peiluo approaching and immediately shouted:
"Kneel!"
Qu Peiluo knelt down on one knee.
Eunuch Sun continued to shout, "Greet."
Qu Peiluo responded, "Minister, extends greetings to Princess Mingci, wishing the princess a thousand years of blessing and health!"
Mingci is the honorific title of the Fourth Princess, meaning to be wise and compassionate.
The boundary between ruler and subject is the greatest chasm.
Eunuch Sun was asserting authority; even as a future son-in-law before the marriage with the princess, he remained a subject of the royal family, hence must kneel and greet.
