The next morning, at the first light of dawn, Fu Yingzhi was still in a deep sleep when she was awakened by whispering outside her window.
She started to throw a robe over her shoulders to get up when Qinyin lifted the beaded curtain with light, careful steps, approaching her with a panicked expression.
"Miss," Qinyin whispered, "Mosong from Prince Jing's Estate has been waiting in the courtyard since before dawn. He looks like something urgent has happened."
Chapter 21