The next day, Andu County was engulfed in a dense fog, blanketing the entire city and rendering people indistinguishable from livestock within a distance of three Zhang.
Because of this, the time for the envoy's departure was postponed by an hour.
Puyang Yi, staying at the posthouse, did not sleep well and intended to return to her warm bed for a bit more rest, but she was roused from sleep.
"The Empress Dowager summons the Lord of Pingyuan County," she was told.
Puyang Yi had been pointedly chosen to accompany the Empress Dowager on her travels.
Firstly, because she had been to Andu County before, and secondly, the Great Princess believed that having a female family member by the Empress Dowager's side would make things more convenient.
Traveling from the posthouse to the Empress Dowager's separate residence, Puyang Yi felt cold enough to huff breaths of air.
Only after entering the house did she begin to feel warm.
