Why would the regent and queen of the Great Chu appear in the desolate wilderness of Cangming Mountain?
The city guard suppressed his doubts, bowed, and asked, "May I ask who you are, young master?"
Hu Qing stepped forward and took out the Regent's token. "These are the Regent and Princess of Great Chu. You should all bow and give way."
The city commander was startled when he saw the token. He was an official of Xiaoyue and was not familiar with the Great Chu token.
Even so, he could tell that the token in front of him was not fake.
The city commander remembered the instructions given by the imperial advisor: everyone encountered on Cangming Mountain must be brought back.
But now he was facing a regent and queen from another country, and the city commander felt completely overwhelmed.
The city guard's mind raced, and he finally said with a forced smile, "Greetings, Your Highness and Your Highness. Since Your Highness and Your Highness have traveled a long way to Xiaoyue, why don't we go to the palace together and let the Emperor and the Empress Dowager host a welcome dinner for Your Highness and Your Highness, and show them the hospitality of hosts?"
The city commander dared not determine whether the people in front of him were truly the Regent Prince and Princess of Great Chu, but as long as he brought them to the palace, the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Advisor would be able to judge, and he would not be disobeying the Imperial Advisor's orders.
If it's false, the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Advisor will deal with these people.
If they refuse to go with him, then he has no choice but to accept it. A thousand city guards can easily handle these people. He can simply say that he doesn't know them and is afraid of being deceived. At most, he can claim ignorance is no excuse.
Xiao Yanchu glanced at the city captain. "Lead the way. Also, the princess's master lives on Cangming Mountain. I don't want anyone to disturb her peaceful cultivation. City captain, withdraw your troops."
The city commander was stunned and didn't know what to do. His palms were sweating with anxiety.
The Imperial Advisor ordered them to search every inch of Cangming Mountain and bring back everyone on the mountain.
But he encountered this problem after searching only a short section of the mountain, leaving him unsure whether to continue searching or not.
Seemingly noticing the city captain's hesitation, Xiao Yanchu continued, "City Captain, if you continue the search and disturb the Princess's master's rest, I hope you can bear the consequences."
After saying that, Xiao Yanchu ignored the city guard and helped Su Ruojin walk straight down the mountain.
The city commander thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and waved his hand, "Retreat down the mountain."
Although this regent of the Great Chu was not the prince of Xiaoyue, he really had no authority over them.
But you can't refuse them, otherwise you'll be in deep trouble if your superiors blame you.
The city commander came up with a compromise: instead of searching the mountain, he ordered the city's garrison to remain at the foot of the mountain and not leave.
After escorting the Prince and Princess of Great Chu to the palace, we will consult the Imperial Advisor before making a decision.
Thinking of this, the city commander dispatched one hundred city guards to escort Xiao Yanchu and his party into the palace.
When Empress Dowager Wu and Gao Hongyuan received the news that the Regent of Great Chu and his wife would be visiting the palace, they were both stunned.
They never expected that Xiao Yanchu and Su Ruojin would reveal their identities at this time and enter the palace to see them directly.
Before, they could have pretended not to know the two's identities and acted secretly without any problem. But now that they're out in the open, they'd have to think twice before making a move.
"How dare they reveal their identities?" Empress Dowager Wu was somewhat taken aback.
It is a serious taboo for foreign princes and princesses to travel to other countries without prior notification.
But now that they're almost at the palace, what can they say?
Gao Hongyuan could only say, "Let's not worry about that for now. Let the Ministry of Rites prepare for our welcome."
As the de facto ruler of the Great Chu, and with the Great Chu being stronger than Xiaoyue, Gao Hongyuan and Empress Dowager Wu dared not be negligent on the surface.
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