Li Yuzong announced in a high-pitched voice, "The Emperor has arrived."
Everyone in the front hall stopped their feasting and rose to welcome His Majesty.
Emperor Wu Su was dressed in a blue kesi silk robe embroidered with golden dragons amidst a pattern of seawater, clouds, and cliffs. He had come without the imperial retinue, followed closely only by Duan Mingfeng.
The Emperor had come incognito specifically to attend the Princess's wedding banquet. Upon entering, he said casually, "You may rise. I'm just here to join the festivities, so don't stand on ceremony."
But with Emperor Wu Su present, the atmosphere in the front hall immediately grew quiet.
The timid kept their heads down, daring not to make a sound, while the bolder ones exchanged glances or whispered to the person next to them.
Someone asked Lu Juan, "Mr. Lu, do you have any idea what His Majesty has come for?"
