Gu Lan asked, "Then...what happened afterwards? Did the siblings and the maid just sit there waiting for their doom?"
Nian Xia pulled out a handkerchief from her bosom. Gu Lan saw that a lotus flower was embroidered on it. She didn't use the handkerchief to wipe her tears but softly gazed at the lotus flower, saying:
"Later, the maid and the sister finally found an opportunity where they could escape surveillance and be alone."
Gu Lan's eyes tightened as she said, "Rowing a boat on the lake, collecting lotus roots for the brother."
Nian Xia held back her tears and laughed, "It seems Rong Heng really trusts you."
"Prince Rui said it." Gu Lan recalled Prince Rui's words in the military camp, as if they were still echoing in her ears.
He said, Rong Heng has a sister named Rong Luo.
