Early the next morning, as soon as the city gates opened, people from within the city streamed out towards the outskirts.
When the sun rose, the fields and bordering lands were already full of people. When Zhao Hanzhang arrived with officials from Chen County, aside from the space in the middle of the road left for carriages, the rest was crowded with people.
Despite such congestion, there were still vendors weaving through the crowd, carrying their wares and hawking.
Seeing the sea of people, Zhao Ming felt joy; on his usually solemn face appeared a smile. They all came for Third Lady; it showed her growing prestige, which was a good thing.
Zhao Hanzhang was also delighted, thinking to herself: these are all people and wealth.
With a smile on her face, those on either side of the road felt happy too, excitedly greeting her with hand gestures and bowing, "Governor, Governor, look at me, I'm from Qian Family Village, just nearby..."
