After leaving the Capital City, Wan Qi sped along with his men, so he felt it was impossible for the Marriage Annulment Decree to have been switched while they were riding. Therefore, the only possibility was that it happened during their rest break a hundred miles out.
Upon hearing this, Ma Yi asked in detail, "What kind of terrain was this resting place? Did you see anyone? Did you speak to anyone?"
Wan Qi shook his head, "It was right on the official road, without even a tree for cover on either side. I didn't see anyone, let alone talk to anybody. We just stopped to rest our feet; the weather was too hot, so we drank some water."
He was telling the truth.
After listening, Ma Yi immediately pulled him, "Let's go, we're heading back to the place where you rested to take a look."
Wan Qi offered no objections.
Thus, people from the Empress Dowager's side and from the Eastern Palace converged and returned to the resting spot a hundred miles from the Capital City.
