At this moment, An Qingyun was riding a tall, majestic steed, wearing golden double-winged silk flowers in his hair, a Zhuangyuan brocade robe, and a red cross-flower sash across his chest. Holding a soft, gold-threaded whip, he cut a truly dashing figure, handsome and full of high-spirited vigor.
The delivery of good news and the reading of the imperial decree happened simultaneously. Therefore, once Li Lianhua and the others received the happy news, they rewarded the young imperial guard named Wang An with a red envelope containing one hundred taels of silver and a hand-basket of braised meat.
When this man named Wang An received that basket of meat, his eyes curved into slits with joy—far happier than when he had gotten his hands on the hundred taels of silver.
Chapter 199