By 8 a.m. the South Gate was reached. Ttwas necessary, according to the féngshui of the route that the South not the East gate (which is the direct and near way) be the exit from the city, so a detour was made. At the gates the gentry presented yellow silk umbrellas, and the Dowager again indulged in scattering her silver sticks, The south-east corner of the city was rounded—a halt made in the Eastern Suburb to pray in a Taoist Temple for a propitious journey—a prayer in which the interest foe would willingly join without deceit.
The Emperor Leads, The one important: point in the procedure was the precedence given to or acquired by the Emperor. He came into the city under the heel of the imperious cunt, He went
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