The scout, in plain clothes, paced back and forth anxiously in the parlor.
Upon seeing Feng Yun emerge, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to bow to her.
"Please forgive my intrusion so late at night, madam," he said.
Feng Yun waved her hand slightly, "State your purpose."
The man seemed relieved to hear this.
"I am Pang Gui, a personal attendant of Master Wei. Tonight, upon nightfall, the Empress Dowager summoned my master to Cuiyu, and sent me away. I didn't dare go far and have been waiting outside Cuiyu, but until this hour, my master still hasn't come out..."
Personal attendants differ from the other members of the Imperial Cavalry Division; they are usually domestic slaves from the master's residence, extraordinarily loyal to their master.
Feng Yun glanced at him.
"And why have you come to me?" she asked.
With a bow, Pang Gui spoke in a low voice, his head lowered,
