The exchanges between the great powers were not something that these officials could understand. If anything happened to Ying Zheng in Chang 'an, things would be terrible.
"I will obey your orders!"
Li Yuan Fang cupped his fists and prepared to make the arrangements.
"Right, I'm also preparing to immediately start investigating Chang 'an's thieves overnight, so as to prevent Emperor Xuan Yong from laughing at us.”
"Yuan Fang, what do you think?"
Di Renjie had thought about Ying Zheng's visit thoroughly, and was even a little overly nervous.
"Milord, in my opinion, this matter is feasible.”
Therefore, in the next two days and two nights, there were not many thieves and scoundrels in Chang 'an City who were captured two or three times.
The imperial court of the Tang Empire was also more aware of all the movements in Chang 'an Fortress.
Regardless of whether these were unnecessary or not, Di Renjie had to ensure Ying Zheng's safety.
After Li Yuanfang left, Di Renjie did not stay idle. He personally went to find General Li Jing.
"General, in order to ensure that Emperor Xuan Yong will be safe and sound during his stay in Chang 'an, please send your soldiers to cooperate with me.”
Li Jing had never seen Di Renjie put in so much effort, so serious, and so solemn.
"Don't worry, Lord Di. I'll do my best.”
Thus, Li Jing's army also began to move.
In the royal palace, Shangguan Wan 'er, who was the empress's personal female official, repeatedly instructed the palace maids on various etiquette.
Although these palace maids had already grasped etiquette and were very familiar with it, Shangguan Wan 'er was still not at ease.
"The imperial kitchen must be very careful these days to ensure that every ingredient is safe. No matter what, we cannot bring shame to the Great Tang.”
Due to Emperor Xuan Yong's arrival, all the matters in the palace began to be nervously and busily prepared.
"Wan 'er, how are the preparations?"
The Great Tang Empress was sitting alone in the palace, wearing a phoenix crown.
"Your Majesty, everything has been prepared. Please rest assured.”
Shangguan Wan 'er was gentle, virtuous, and polite.
"Your Majesty, you should eat."
The empress had not eaten since early in the morning, and it was the same at noon. It was already evening, and the sky was getting dark.
"No, Wan 'er, tell the imperial kitchen that I won't eat today.”
Under the cover of the Golden Curtain of Dripping Rain, Shangguan Wan 'er could not see the empress's appearance. However, from her voice alone, she seemed to be preoccupied.
Shangguan Wan 'er had been with this woman for so long that she still had the ability to read people's expressions.
Through the Dripping Rain Golden Curtain, Shangguan Wan 'er seemed to see a box of osmanthus cakes that had been placed in front of the empress for quite some time. It was definitely not just placed in front of her today.
Shangguan Wan 'er thought,' Ever since the news of Commandery Master Xuan Yong's arrival came back, I've been hiding like this.”
"Could it be that this ordinary osmanthus cake is hiding something?”
She thought about it, but she still had to do her duty as a personal female official, so she asked,
"Your Majesty, the state affairs are too busy. You should eat a little.”
Usually, Wan 'er wouldn't dare to ask if the empress would eat one or two meals. However, she hadn't eaten anything for the entire day.
"Wan 'er, where is Xuan Yong's convoy?”
However, the empress didn't mention anything about using kindness. Instead, she directly asked about Xuan Yong's convoy.
"Your Majesty, according to Lord Di's report, Xuan Yong's convoy is already a hundred miles away.”
"Good!"
Upon hearing this news, the empress suddenly stood up with a different expression.
"Alright, follow me out of the palace to welcome you!"
With the empress's order, not only Shangguan Waner, but also Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Di Renjie, Li Yuanfang, and the others quickly left the city and went straight to 30 miles away from Chang 'an City to wait for Xuan Yong's convoy.
Now that the Great Tang was at its peak and countless emperors had arrived, it was impossible for the empress to personally come out of the city to welcome them.
And this time, Emperor Xuan Yong Ying Zheng's arrival was not only welcomed by the empress herself, but also by the civil and military officials of the imperial court. They had worked tirelessly to welcome him from thirty miles away from Chang 'an.
This kind of treatment was not unprecedented, but at the very least, it was supreme.
The empress's grand welcome made everyone even more curious about Emperor Xuan Yong. They all looked into the distance.
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