Pei Qin had no good impression of either of the distinguished Princes, greeted them, rode into the city, and entered the palace directly.
By the Emperor's decree, once Pei Hansan returned to the capital, he was to enter immediately.
On the road to the palace, the surrounded commoners saw a dashing, wheat-skinned handsome youth in vivid attire, galloping past. Many couldn't help but grasp their arms, "This General Pei is still just a child!"
"Not yet fully grown, and already a commander of a whole army, a legendary deity general, we... Indeed, there's no comparison!"
Even with a darkened face, the woman's naturally delicate and smoother skin made the dressed-as-a-man Pei Qin look like a juvenile. Yet that imposing aura rendered one unable to harbor any slight trace of disrespect.
At the palace gate, one had to dismount, but the chief eunuch came to announce, "General Pei need not dismount. Dismount at the second palace gate."