Chen Bai sighed in frustration. "Then we really missed it. We set out at the beginning of the month. Worried that the weather would get colder the longer we waited, we didn't dare delay and rushed from Qingshui County to the Prefecture in six days. Sleeping rough and eating on the road this whole way has really exhausted us."
Chen Wanqing saw their exhaustion, and a sympathetic expression appeared on her face. She instructed a maid to go and hurry up with lunch, then asked them how they had gotten here. Did they take an ox cart, a horse-drawn carriage, or tag along with someone else's convoy? Was everyone at home doing well? Coming at this time—could there be some urgent matter?
