Zhang Maoze bowed and withdrew to carry out the imperial decree. Before long, he brought Mayor of Kaifeng Liú Hàng and Madam of Yue Cao Shi into the throne room. Liú Hàng's official robes were crooked and Cao Shi's hair was disheveled as they were roughly dragged up the hall.
Han Zhi lowered his gaze, looking down at the two prisoners escorted before the steps. Although Liú Hàng wore prisoner garb, he still tried to maintain the dignity of the Mayor of Kaifeng, though the hairpin in his hair was askew, revealing freshly grown white hairs at his temples.
As for Cao Shi, she had clearly been searched: all her former dazzling jewelry was gone, leaving only plain silk binding her hair, and she wore the iron shackles of the Imperial City Guard around her wrists.
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