"Welcome, Your Excellency the Imperial Envoy!"
After receiving the news from the port and inquiring with Qin Mo, Uncle Lin led his men to the port to greet her.
"I was unaware of the Imperial Envoy's arrival, so my greeting was rather hasty. I hope you will forgive me!"
"Oh! I, the imperial envoy, have not informed you in advance, and have indeed troubled you!"
"Please, Your Excellency!"
Lin Bo looked at the amiable eunuch in front of him and was secretly surprised. This was a genuine imperial envoy, and his entourage alone was quite different from the angels who usually proclaimed imperial decrees.
"May I ask if you, sir, are General Lin Huaiyuan?"
"No, no, that was many years ago. Now I'm just an old man serving the prince!"
Yao Lunzhi didn't think Lin Bo was an old man. Everyone knew that Lin Huaiyuan was the chief steward of the Heng Prince's Mansion, in charge of most of the workshops and fleets of the prince.
Yao Lunzhi exchanged pleasantries with Uncle Lin along the way, and finally arrived at the post station in Danshui City.
"I had only heard that high-ranking officials were as wealthy as those in Suzhou and Hangzhou in Jiangnan, but seeing it today, I realize that this is not true!"
"Oh? Your Excellency, what do you mean?"
"What I mean is, this Danshui city is even more prosperous than Suzhou and Hangzhou!"
"You flatter me, Your Excellency. Please rest here for a few days and take a stroll around the city to see the local customs and culture."
Seeing that Lin Bo was about to leave, Yao Lunzhi could no longer keep up the pleasantries and hurriedly asked, "General Lin... I, the imperial envoy, have come here on the emperor's orders. I have important matters to discuss with His Highness Prince Heng. Please inform His Highness to meet with me as soon as possible to discuss these matters."
"Hehe, our prince has gone into the mountains to cultivate. If you have anything to discuss with me, Your Excellency, please do so!"
"This...this is utterly disrespectful! This imperial envoy was personally appointed by His Majesty..."
Yao Lunzhi finally couldn't hold back any longer. "I'm an imperial envoy! You, a mere steward, want to talk to me? What are you talking about?"
"I dare to let the Imperial Envoy know that even if Li Ji, the Grand Steward of the Imperial Treasury, came, he would still be discussing matters with me, the Grand Steward of the Prince Heng's Mansion."
Yao Lunzhi finally understood: they thought he, as the envoy, wasn't qualified enough! But even Li Ji's arrival wasn't enough... Did they expect the Emperor to come?
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