Not far outside the city, Bai Ruozhu quietly left the Merchant Team. She returned to the manor to change into her usual attire and settled Guoguo there before heading back to the Capital City by horse carriage, as if she were returning from a manor outside the city.
Just as they reached the City Gate, the horse carriage was stopped. Jianqi snorted coldly, "The Capital has tightened its inspections recently, huh? Stopped in broad daylight just for entering the city?"
Lü's expression turned sour. He was in a hurry to enter the Palace to present himself before the Emperor, wondering who was so short-sighted to do this. If it wasn't for the fact that he needed to keep his identity hidden, he would have given someone a resounding slap and sent them flying.
The soldier guarding the gate came over to inspect the carriage. Jianqi said with displeasure, "On such a cold day, what if my master catches a chill? Since when is this the rule?"
