What Old Marquis Lu gave her was the secret edict from the late Emperor.
The late Emperor ordered him to set off immediately upon receiving the secret edict, without a moment's delay.
Therefore, his departure without a word was due to the imperial command he carried.
Before knowing the truth, she felt unwilling.
Now knowing the truth, she feels even more unwilling.
Clearly, if only that night had passed, the Lu Family would have come to propose marriage, and she could have smoothly become a daughter-in-law of the Lu Family, but the late Emperor happened to issue a secret edict that day, making him leave the Capital.
Perhaps the late Emperor had no intention, but her fate thus underwent an earthshaking change.
The missed moment of that day left one with more helplessness than regret.
It was as if something was right in front of you, yet as you reached out, it was just a fingertip away, unreachable no matter how hard you tried.
