Well, with that settled, it became much more discreet.
Whether in the Capital City or Jiangnan, merchants were as common as hairs on an ox, all moving in caravans, with horses and carts stretching in lines. There was nothing out of the ordinary about it.
Zhao Junyao did not ride a horse but sat inside a horse-drawn carriage.
The reason was simple: many people in the Capital City had seen the Emperor, and he feared being recognized.
After all, this was an incognito visit.
As the journey was quite dull, Xia Ruqing was summoned to the imperial carriage.
As soon as she boarded, she was astonished by the opulence before her.
"Indeed, it's spacious!"
"What?" Zhao Junyao didn't respond immediately.
Xia Ruqing explained.
"That time, when we returned from the Heaven Worship ceremony, this servant was sitting in the smallest carriage at the very end, and I was so cramped I could barely fit my feet!"
Zhao Junyao looked at his own carriage and then said,
