When the Empress Dowager arrived, how could Hong Song dare to remain seated in his sedan chair? He hurriedly ordered the eunuchs to stop, scrambled down, and adjusted his robes and cap. The rest of the Directorate of Ceremonial eunuchs lined up according to their rank.
As second-in-command of the Directorate of Ceremonial, Xu Mo stood behind Hong Song. In the distance, banners fluttered with coiled dragons, and colorful phoenix curtains danced in the wind. Gold and silver gleamed, and jewels vied in brilliance.
There were pairs of dragon standards and phoenix feather fans, vases holding ever-spring blossoms, and pheasant-feather decorations atop beast-head poles.
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