Nanny Xiao sighed, but ultimately said nothing more.
The carriage clattered to a halt at Zhiwei Restaurant, and the elderly shopkeeper emerged, saying, "This morning, the Third Lady did send someone to inform us that the Old Lady and the Eldest Princess would be coming to Zhiwei Restaurant for lunch. I've prepared everything, but they still haven't shown up!"
One of their party asked, "If they're not at Xilin Lake, and not at Zhiwei Restaurant either, where could the Old Lady and the Eldest Princess have gone?"
"Oh my! Who in the world knows!" the shopkeeper exclaimed. "How about this: since it's certain that the Old Lady and the Eldest Princess will come here for lunch, why don't you and Nanny Xiao wait for them in the Private Room? You're sure to meet them if you wait here."
Steward Liu said nothing, but Nanny Xiao thought the idea was quite good, so she agreed.
