By the time we reached the outskirts of the Capital City, it was already sunset. If we wanted to enter the palace to see Your Majesty, it would likely be long past dark by then. Considering the time, it's possible that by then Your Majesty would already be at rest.
Hence, Song Jie said, "It seems we still need to stay in the city for a night, and then we can see Your Majesty tomorrow."
"I have some urgent matters and will go directly into the palace," Fan Shi said, his face serious, genuinely startling Song Jie.
Did the gentleman really have some pressing matters? But why didn't he know about it?
At the city gate, there were people awaiting on Ah Chen's instructions. Initially, since it was already late, they were supposed to arrange a place for them to stay, but this was also refused by Fan Shi. The way Fan Shi appeared made no one want to be careless, and they quickly escorted him into the palace.
