After a moment of silence, the maidservant finally nodded and said to the others, "Step back."
The five of them put away their weapons and stood behind her. Duan Yixin looked at the two strangers in front of her in silence for a moment.
A few seconds later, she clasped her hands together and said, "This commoner has met Your Majesty. Please forgive my belated greetings."
After hearing Duan Yixin's greetings, Emperor Yong'an came back to his senses. He shook his head and stared at her, "No, Zhen came in without permission. It is Zhen's fault for coming uninvited and startling the Young Lady and your maidservants."
As soon as he said this, everyone fell silent. Emperor Yong'an stared at Duan Yixin for a long time before asking, "What is your name, Young Lady? Why are you here?"
