Old Madame Si and the others did not delay. Early the next morning, she quietly took Xue Wanrou out of the mansion, intending to visit the clan elders who lived on another street.
The streets were bustling, filled with the clamor of peddlers crying their wares and people chatting.
The two of them sat comfortably inside the carriage when it suddenly gave a violent jolt, pitching Old Madame Si and Xue Wanrou forward so that they stumbled against the carriage wall.
Chapter 17