Cai Ping nodded eagerly, "Rest assured, my lady, this servant will handle everything properly!"
Having failed to satisfy her mistress in previous tasks, Cai Ping secretly vowed to do better this time. She absolutely must not disappoint her lady again!
...
South Garrison Marquis's Mansion.
No sooner had Shangguan Xuan stepped through the gates than he was summoned by the old madam's maidservant to the Hall of Longevity and Peace. Inside, the silver-haired matriarch lay on her sickbed, her face clouded with worry.
"Xuan'er, has that Sun woman returned?" the old madam asked urgently.
Shangguan Xuan dismissed the surrounding servants and sat by the bedside, shaking his head helplessly. "Sun Qingmei has already left Yanjing, and her whereabouts are unknown. The Zhao Yang Princess, being close to her, is demanding the return of Sun's remaining dowry funds."
