Xiqiu did not expect Xiao Yanyi to ask about Tong Zheng'an. She answered with her face slightly lowered: "Nothing much was said, just that the family only escorted to the second gate and wouldn't let us go any further... just that first to Baoding and then to Yongzhou." Xiao Yanyi nodded thoughtfully and turned his face to Fourth Master Xiao: "Do you know the current Magistrate over in Baoding Prefecture?"
Fourth Master Xiao furrowed his brows slightly and pondered for a moment before speaking: "Had a brief encounter while in Quanzhou Prefecture, remember the surname Chen." Xiao Yanyi then nodded, saying: "Among the officials returning to the capital for their debriefing this year, there hasn't been any mention of Lord Chen from Baoding. Tomorrow I'll check at the Ministry of Personnel."
Fourth Master Xiao then asked, "Is there something going on?"
