Crossing the Unknown Country

Su He also received an opportunity to meet the queen, that is, to go to the palace to meet her early tomorrow morning. Su He sent someone to stuff a purse into the eunuch who announced the decree. He squeezed it with his hands and accepted it with great satisfaction, and happily took the people away.

Su He went to the clothing shop without stopping to buy clothes for entering the palace. This was to meet the most noble woman in the world, so she had to take it seriously. She spent a lot of money to buy two sets of clothes that only women from noble families wore, and also bought some step-shaking gold hairpins. There was no way she could meet the queen without makeup, which would be very rude.

The next morning, Su He got up early and dressed up, and a carriage from the palace came to pick him up. Su He was very nervous, as this was his first time entering the palace. Although he had been to the Forbidden City in his previous life, it was just a tourist attraction and could not be compared to this palace where a living emperor and empress lived.

As the carriage moved forward little by little, Su He sat alone in the carriage, not daring to lift the curtains to look out. While she was suffering, the carriage stopped.

Eunuch Chen stood outside the car door and whispered in a shrill voice, "Miss Su, please get out of the car, enter the palace gate, and follow me in!"

Su He lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and got out. He saw a large vermilion palace gate with the same vermilion high walls on both sides and yellow glazed tiles on top. The whole palace gate looked so tall and majestic.

Eunuch Chen politely raised his hand to signal Su He to follow him. Su He had already taken care of them before he went out, so it seemed to be useful.

Su He followed Eunuch Chen closely while observing the palace. Tall palaces were connected to each other and jade-white stones paved the roads throughout the palace. There were few tall trees here, only low flowers, plants and shrubs.

The environment here is completely quiet, no one is making loud noises, and you can occasionally run into palace maids and eunuchs, who are all walking in an orderly manner. When you meet someone, you mostly nod and exchange glances, but they all wear the same clothes, just in different colors.

Eunuch Chen led Su He for nearly an hour, turning from one road to another, and then turning another corner, and after several turns, they passed many roads of different sizes that were similar to those of elephants, and finally stopped in front of a magnificent palace.

Eunuch Chen walked forward, greeted the gatekeeper inside, and asked him to go in and inform the Queen that Lady Su came to pay her respects.

They already knew that a local gentleman would come today, and they hurried back to report to the head maidservant beside the queen.

The chief maid came before the queen and bowed to report, "Your Majesty, Lady Su Xiang has arrived. Do you think you can see her now?"

The queen was drinking tea and said with a smile: "Since she is here, let her come in so that we can all take a look at what kind of woman she is."

The head maid came out and asked the eunuch to invite them in. When Eunuch Chen heard them coming in, he turned to Su He and said, "County Lady, let's go in! You must be respectful to the Queen and be careful with your words."

Su He said gratefully: "Thank you, Eunuch Chen. I will keep your teachings in mind."

They walked into the palace one after another. He came to the door and said to the head maid, "Sister Caizhu, this is Su Xiangjun I brought here. Please take her in! I'll be waiting outside."

The head maid smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Eunuch Chen to wait for a moment. I'll take Su Xiangjun in to see the queen."

After saying that, she extended her hand and invited Su He into the house. She put up an exquisite door curtain and led Su He into the house.

As soon as you enter the room, you will smell a faint fragrance that is refreshing and makes you feel the breath of spring instantly. The room is decorated in bright yellow tones, and there are various phoenixes embroidered everywhere, showing that this is the residence of the Phoenix Queen.

Sitting on the complicated and luxurious palace chair at the top was a beautiful woman wearing a yellow crown, with a majestic and noble aura all over her body. This might be the momentum of a superior, awe-inspiring without anger, and the look in her beautiful eyes was a faint scrutiny.

Su He knelt on both knees and said loudly: "Your servant Su He pays respect to the Queen, and wishes you a thousand years of longevity."

The queen's beautiful voice rang out: "Get up! Lift your head and speak."