This was Chen Ji's fourth time entering the palace.
If the Ning Dynasty were a giant spanning four thousand miles of mountains and rivers, then this Forbidden City surrounded by large red walls would be the giant's crimson heart, where officials and ministers coming and going were the blood of the Ning Dynasty.
The bloodstream flows endlessly; no one knows what the giant's heart is thinking.
Chen Ji followed behind the mountain bull, walking through the palace paths between red walls and golden roofs. Along the way, the Jiefan Guard and eunuchs who saw the mountain bull retreated to the sides of the palace path, standing with their hands hanging down, only daring to raise their heads after he passed by.
Some sneakily raised their heads to scrutinize Chen Ji, trying to see which clueless person dared to drunkenly enter the palace to meet the Emperor, only to quickly lower their heads again after a glance.
