Chapter 700 (1/2)

Palace Auntie (1)

“I want to go in, I need to put this pot of flowers in the palace garden,” said Ye Lang without reporting his identity. It was a tough job for the other person.

“Apologies, please show us your royal pass!” said the guard.

One must have a royal pass to deliver anything inside. These were usually palace staff who were out to buy stuff, not outsiders. Sometimes, there were special cases so they also had to display passes to enter.

“I don’t have a royal pass… Right, would this be okay?” Ye Lang remembered the order token given to him by the Vermilion Bird emperor. Not only could he mobilise military troops, he could also enter anywhere in the empire, including the palace.

Actually, even if he didn’t have the emperor’s token, he could also show Princess Longji’s jade token for the same effect. He also had the Coldblood Group’s token. However, he did not know if these would work and felt that something the emperor gave should work.

“Ah! Sir, welcome!” said the palace guard immediately. He had only heard of this token and seen a model of it but never a real one. It was a token with a lot of power, not belonging to any official within the palace. Forget about just entering the palace, there wouldn’t be a problem if he wanted to mobilise the palace guards.

That was also why this token rarely appeared. He didn’t expect this young man to have one. Looks like he couldn’t judge a book by its cover. Thank goodness the guard hadn’t offended him or he could literally die.

As for its legitimacy, the guard had a tool to check, hence he would not be wrong.

“Mm! Thank you for your trouble!”

Ye Lang thanked him politely after taking his token.

“No trouble at all, Sir! Have a good day!” said the palace guard with a bow.

“Mm!”

Ye Lang nodded and strode into the palace. He looked for the palace gardens based on his memory. After meeting a few guards on patrol, he decided to hang the token on his hip so he’d point to it whenever asked.

After seeing the token, the guards all bowed and went ahead with their work.

Ye Lang had circled the entire compound, threaded through multiple buildings but did not see the gardens. Impatient, he wanted to get someone to bring him.

Before he went looking, someone found him.

“You, stay where you are! Who are you? Why are you walking randomly alone?”

An arrogant aristocratic lady in her forties appeared. She was pretty with an air of aristocracy, clad in expensive clothing. It was normal, everyone in the palace looked expensive.

There were a boy and a girl next to her. The boy was in his early twenties, handsome but had the same arrogance as the lady, giving off an unsettling aura.

The girl was about eighteen, her eyes similar to the lady’s. Perhaps the lady’s daughter.

“Flower? What’s wrong with the palace, why would they let a flower delivery guy walk around alone like that? And they didn’t send anyone with him!” The lady looked at him with contempt. An aristocratic lady like her had no time for a mere flower delivery boy.