Ran Yan hid behind a tree and saw them swiftly encircle the area.
"How bold! Have you, a hundred men, entered the palace gates at night with a Token?" an officer of the Imperial Guards questioned sharply as the guards around him drew their long swords, ready for combat.
"Put away your weapons, ladies and maids here bear eminent identities, and I wish not to injure anyone by mistake," a leisurely voice sounded.
A man dressed in a red official uniform slowly stepped forward from the crowd.
He was back facing Ran Yan, making it impossible for her to see who he was, but she heard the officer of the Imperial Guards exclaim in shock, "Count of Xiangyang!"
