Zhulan returned to the carriage, and Lady Li slumped down by the window, speaking in the smallest voice: "Mother, why does, why does the Retired Emperor also have to go!"
"Didn't you hear just now? The Retired Emperor wants to attend my lecture."
Lady Li indeed hadn't heard; when she saw her mother salute, she was stunned and followed with a salute back to her own carriage in a daze. Now hearing her mother's words, her eyes widened, "Attend your lecture?"
Zhulan, "..."
She was already upset and didn't want to hear Lady Li parroting her words, so she closed her eyes, not looking at Lady Li.
Lady Li, "..."
Mother was displeased, so she obediently closed her mouth, even her breathing became lighter by a few degrees.
The carriage wobbled its way to the orphanage. Because it was winter, the progress of building was slow, and only two-thirds of the planned building was completed. The current progress was thanks to the recent temperature rise.
