Wen Yao fixed his gaze, recognizing the silhouette of one person, his chest heaving violently, he excitedly said, "Your Majesty, it seems to be the Empress."
The Empress had actually returned.
So the Emperor knew that the Empress was coming back, hence he was waiting here, right?
A rare smile appeared on Murong Ce's face, and the tension in his back finally eased, he commanded, "Order the opening of the city gates, welcome the return of the Empress."
Wen Yao, seeing his own master so happy, became happy himself and spoke to the palace servants behind him with his sharp voice, "Why are you not relaying the command?"
The gates of Xin Zhou City burst open.
Now it was good, with the Empress back, the Emperor had finally got what he'd longed for.
The approaching party drew nearer, and Murong Ce was about to descend the stairs for a personal welcome when he heard a soldier say, "Your Majesty, what is that over there?"