Qi Wanting shook her head, pressing her hand to her chest, trying to calm her rapidly beating heart.
"Young Madam, look! The young master and the others are back!" Si Hua tugged at Qi Wanting's sleeve and pointed to the approaching carriage road.
Qi Wanting took a deep breath and hurriedly walked down the steps.
Si Hua hurriedly went to help her up, saying, "Young Madam, please slow down."
The carriage stopped, and Luo Wang saw Qi Wanting waiting there early. Not daring to look at her, he bowed and greeted her, "Young Madam."
Qi Wanting smiled slightly and nodded.
Lu Jinpei and Lu Yuyi stepped down from the carriage and were taken aback when they saw Qi Wanting. They greeted her in hushed tones, "Sister-in-law."
After calling out, he walked towards the mansion without looking back.
Qi Wanting was still standing by the carriage. She lifted the curtain, but it was empty; the person she most wanted to see wasn't inside.
"Where is Yu Cheng?" Qi Wanting's face turned pale.
Luo Wang dared not meet her eyes; he was truly incapable of lying. He lowered his head and said, "The young master received an imperial decree on his way back to the manor, requiring him to make an immediate trip. It will take at least two or three months, and at most half a year. I have come to collect the young master's clothes. Young mistress, please hurry and collect the young master's clothes; I must go there immediately."
He practiced this sentence many times on the way here, so that he could say it perfectly and calmly.
Qi Wanting stared intently at Luo Wang: "You're not lying to me?"
Luo Wang shook his head: "How dare I? Please hurry, young mistress. The young master is still waiting for me at the city gate."
Qi Wanting walked up to Luo Wang and looked at him. Luo Wang wished he could turn into an ostrich and bury his head in the ground.
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