Ji Yuan and his group received the news half a day in advance and estimated that Zhao Hanzhang should arrive around this time, so they came out to receive her half an hour early.
The carriage stopped in front of them, and Ji Yuan stepped forward on behalf of the group to greet Zhao Hanzhang.
Fu Tinghan, sitting closest to the carriage door, lifted the curtain and got off first. He adjusted his clothing, and Ji Yuan, standing beside him, was momentarily stunned. Did the young couple have a quarrel?
After a brief pause, he went to help Zhao Hanzhang down, but a stranger's head poked out of the carriage instead. He hesitated, and the head quickly retracted before a young scholar emerged from the carriage.
The scholar got off the carriage by himself. Only then did Fu Tinghan step forward and extend his hand towards the carriage door.
Zhao Hanzhang took his hand and climbed out, glancing around before stepping down from the carriage.
Ji Yuan: ... So they weren't fighting after all.
