The carriage slowly stopped in front of Duke Zhen's Mansion.
Su Jin and Xie Jingchen stepped up the stairs.
Inside the Duke Mansion came the shout of a servant, "The Eldest Young Madam is back!"
The sound was deafening.
Su Jin, "...."
Xie Jingchen, "...."
Did they really need to welcome her back with something akin to setting off firecrackers?
Manager Li came up and said, "The Eldest Young Madam is finally back; Mr. Liu has been waiting for you all afternoon."
"Who is Mr. Liu?" Su Jin feigned ignorance.
"The Mr. Liu from the Empress Dowager's palace, sent under her command to deliver rewards," Manager Li was burning with anxiety.
"He's been waiting for you at the Duke Mansion for over an hour."
No eunuch has ever waited so long to deliver an imperial decree.
The Eldest Young Madam was out playing and didn't know to come back.
But the entire Duke Zhen's Mansion was trembling with anxiety as they waited.
