Duanhua stepped out from the carriage and stood by its side, waiting for Yan Huisheng's carriage to approach.
As expected, the Eastern Palace's coachman noticed Duanhua's carriage was parked by the roadside. Given the late hour and the stationary carriage, he guessed something had occurred. He informed the carriage's occupant, "Your Highness, it's Duanhua Princess — her carriage is parked by the roadside." As soon he finished speaking, he noticed something else and added, "It seems like her carriage has broken down."
Upon hearing this, Yan Huisheng ordered, "Halt."
The coachman pulled the reigns, stopping the horses.
Pushing aside the carriage curtain, Yan Huisheng looked out and saw Duanhua, indeed, standing there in her thin attire, arms wrapped around herself. Alongside her were two maid servants and a group of guards. He glanced at her carriage before asking, "Duanhua, what happened?"