The next day, Xie Mingyue rose at the crack of dawn.
Knowing she would soon see her father, she could not sleep a wink. When she arrived at the front parlor after breakfast, not only was Madam Luo sitting inside with dark circles under her eyes, but Madam Yun was there as well.
Evidently, Madam Yun must have used the events of the previous night to whisper into the Shunqing Marquis's ear, softening his heart enough to release her.
Chapter 24