The carriage arrived at the palace gate. Because the carriage was ordinary and they did not show their token in advance, the guards at the first palace gate immediately stopped them.
"Stop right there! How dare you stop the Empress's carriage!" Hui Xiang immediately rebuked angrily.
Only then did the people guarding the palace gates recognize that the person dressed as a maid in front of them was the head palace maid Hui Xiang that was always by the Empress's side. They were all so frightened that they immediately knelt down and kept kowtowing, "Your Majesty, please spare me! Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
"Open the door," In the carriage, the Empress sat upright with her eyes closed as she spoke in a faint voice.
"Yes, immediately!" The guards at the palace gate got busy, made way for the Empress, and opened the palace gate.
The Empress wasn't in the palace before, so someone naturally reported her sudden return to the Emperor.
