"Okay." Gu Jinli responded, taking Erqing with her as they left and returned to the main house in the manor.
Xiao Ji had already heated the water. Seeing Gu Jinli return, he quickly mixed the hot water to a warm temperature, tested it, and said to Gu Jinli, "Young Master, hurry and wash up. Once you're done, we need to head home."
"Mm." Gu Jinli replied, went to the room next door for a bath, changed into clean clothes, and then took Xiao Ji and the others home.
While passing through Qingfu Town, they overheard some gossip about Young Master Dou being robbed.
"Do you know Young Master Dou? He's the one who spent a hundred taels of silver to buy a basket of wild fruits, that money-spender lad. Oh dear, I heard he was robbed by a gang on his way back to the county and got beaten up so badly that his handsome face is all swollen. Poor Er Yu is heartbroken; she's been crying ever since she heard the news."
