The last sound of the gong and drum from the Bell and Drum Tower had already stopped, the city gates were about to close, but Lin Wanwan had still not come out of the palace.
Hong Yan was driving the horse carriage back to the Xiao Family alone, sobbing all the way. Standing at the gate in anticipation, young Qingyu and Yun Shang, among other servants, hurriedly went up to greet her.
"Aunt Hong Yan, why are you alone? Where is my mother?" Young Qingyu climbed into the carriage to look, but found nothing.
"What exactly happened?" Yun Shang grabbed Hong Yan's arm and asked, "Why did you come back alone? Where are Madame and Kun Lun?"
Hong Yan cried miserably, "Usually, Madame enters the palace to perform the peace pulse examination, and at most, she's out within an hour and a half, but today, Kun Lun and I waited by the palace gate until dusk with no news from inside.
