Lu Yanbin returned home, and that night his wound became inflamed and led to a high fever. The young servant was frightened and rushed to call the household doctor overnight. After forcing down a bowl of medicinal soup, Lu Yanbin barely woke up the next day. He took all his savings, along with a few items that could be pawned, and quietly slipped out through the side door early, before Lu Pingzhou could notice.
He first pawned the items for cash, then went to make inquiries with the guards at the four city gates, asking if they had seen the Duke Mansion's carriage leave.
At the time when Mrs. Xiao Liu was sent to the family temple, the carriage bore the Duke Mansion's emblem.
The guard at the West City Gate told him that they indeed saw the Duke Mansion's carriage leave yesterday and it hadn't returned since.
To the west... Could she have gone to her maternal home?
