The Prime Minister's Mansion wasn't far from the Imperial Palace. The journey by carriage took just a little over a quarter of an hour.
The trip should have been perfectly smooth. However, about halfway there, a sudden clamor erupted from up ahead. A crowd had gathered in front of a restaurant, a clear sign that something was happening.
At first, Shen Qing had no intention of getting involved. But then she considered their proximity to the Imperial Palace. Ordinary people would never dare cause trouble so close to the palace unless it was something major. After a moment's thought, she ordered the carriage to a halt and sent a guard to inquire.
Who would have thought that this simple inquiry would uncover a major incident? And the person at the center of it was someone she knew—Shen Zhiwei, the Second Miss of the Tiao Hou Mansion and fiancée of Wu Mingzhe, the Heir of Marquis Wu'an, whom she had met on two prior occasions.
