On the fifth day of the sixth lunar month in the 10th year of Jinghe's reign, the early morning watch started to ring, and the imperial patrol team began to gather together.
At this time, the sky was still dark, but the three gardens outside, middle, and inside the palace were brightly lit.
The swaying palace lanterns and the roaring torches illuminated the royal palace as if it were daytime.
The thirty-six teams of internal guards responsible for supervision and guarding each perform their duties.
Some of them are responsible for guarding various passages, some are responsible for supervising on both sides of the imperial driver, and some are responsible for patrolling and inspecting.
There are also chambermaids who are interspersed among the inner guards, making logistical preparations for the royal driver's tour.
The luggage of Emperor Jinghe and the two noble concubines had been prepared. There was a world in the small house-like imperial chariot, with three compartments inside, inside and outside, and the maids and maids were waiting in each room.
The chariots of An Guifei and Xie Guifei were slightly inferior to the Feng chariot, but they were still fully equipped.
"Why is the queen's phoenix chariot at the back?" Zheng An's apprentice came over in advance to check it out, and when he discovered this loophole, his expression suddenly changed, "Is this what Tu Zhangyin, the supervisor of the department, taught you?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor hurriedly came over and said: "Don't follow the hall and don't be upset. It's just because the queen and the lady in charge of Qian'er came to check the chariot the night before, and they were very picky. We don't dare to say more. Yan, had no choice but to call in the grooms and craftsmen, replace the two royal horses, and slightly change some of the interior settings. This work was not completed until the third quarter of Yinzheng! At this time, the inspection had just been completed, and he was preparing to move forward! "
Mo Yu, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, snorted coldly: "I don't know what you are thinking! After all, she is the queen, don't use your earthy heads to guess! If there is anything wrong, don't blame me for calling you Zheng Zhangyin Let me tell you!"
"Don't dare! Don't dare! Don't dare to disturb Grandpa Zheng!" The faces of several eunuchs with different names changed, and they hurriedly handed over their hands to beg for mercy.
"Why are you still standing here? Why don't you quickly rearrange the convoy!" Mo Yu flicked a whisk and turned to stare at the side.
When he returned to Qingyuan Palace, he was accompanied by the commander of the inner guard.
After listening to his apprentice's report, Zheng An kept his face low and just let him go about his business. He told the young commander of the inner guard to wait a moment and went to the inner hall to report to Emperor Jinghe who had already washed up.
Emperor Jinghe nodded and handed the handkerchief to the palace maid aside: "The world is so hot and cold. The nuns in Anluan Palace need to be more cautious. Please call her in!"
Zheng An snorted and went over to call the commander outside the palace in person.
"When the phoenix chariot is changed, will there be someone in the inner guard to guard it at all times?" Emperor Jinghe bowed to him and asked the question directly.
"Back to your Majesty, I happened to be leading the guard at that time." After the commander finished speaking, he paused and added, "While the craftsmen were working on it, the curtains of the phoenix chariot were closed, and I and others were watching through the window."
"Oh." Emperor Jinghe nodded and didn't mention anything else. He just said, "It is the Queen's phoenix chariot after all. You can't be too careful. Go back and lead the team to check the inside and outside carefully. If there is no problem, let it go immediately." The palace maids are cleaning, and the queen will board the chariot in another hour, so don’t delay."
The commander heard this and said quickly.
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When the sky was dark, Aunt Qi looked at the little waiter coming in a hurry from the morning mist and breathed a sigh of relief.
"The slaves have been keeping an eye on Yuanxuan Pavilion. There has been no movement since last night." She whispered while combing the hair of Queen Mother Qin who had gotten up early.
"Well, maybe I'm overthinking it."
