It was already afternoon by the time they finished at the shop and returned to Chengyuan Marquis Manor.
The carriage pulled up to the gate, and Bochun helped Lin Jingyue step down. Lin Jingyue glanced at the gatekeeper and whispered instructions to the driver—a veteran sent by the Zheng family named Zheng Wei.
"Uncle Zheng, you’ve worked hard today. Please take the carriage around to the back gate and head to the courtyard; you should get some well-deserved rest."
Chapter 21