When Song Lingjie was unconscious, Song Ci had already learned the whole story from the mouths of the second child's spouse, and couldn't help but marvel. In ancient times, even half-grown kids caused trouble with a professionalism that wasn't at all inferior to adults.
Just by listening to what the second child said, you could tell they had planned it well in advance, even calculating the most favorable time for running away, which was when Madam gave birth.
Now, look, with a newborn in the family, the household was in chaos, and surely they couldn't pay attention to these older kids, nor be particularly vigilant. Additionally, there was Song Lingzhou's brothers breaking out in pox, which was even more beneficial.
Because the Jiang family was spinning like a top with all the busyness, they didn't realize the child had run away. By the time they noticed, well, the kid was out of sight.
