Her voice was hoarse, making what should have been a sharp and abrupt question sound weak and aggrieved.
She was a little anxious.
Bitao hurriedly said, "My lady, we've only just come out and there's been a lot going on, so we haven't had time to ask more questions yet. Now that we haven't received any news that something happened, then we should be fine."
"So you didn't receive the letter?"
Bitao said so much, yet she didn't mention whether there were any letters. If there were letters from home, she could have just said so. Since she didn't mention it, then there probably weren't any.
Bitao hesitated, unsure how to respond. Bizhu quickly advised, "Madam, perhaps you're busy and Uncle Zhong forgot to send it over?"
Uncle Zhong was left behind to look after Gu Pingsheng and was not imprisoned. However, with the rest of the Gu family away, he had to manage everything by himself, and it was inevitable that he would be unable to take care of everything.
Bi Shuang added, "Yes, my lady. Besides, we weren't home the other day, so even if there were letters from home, perhaps... perhaps the messenger didn't deliver them?"
Bitao quickly added, "Yes! My lady, don't worry too much! We're out now. If you're still worried, you can send someone home to check on us tomorrow."
Gu Yaoniang thought about it and realized that what the maids said made sense. However, she still felt uneasy, as if she had overlooked something important.
As for sending someone back to Qingyun County to check... Gu Yaoniang knew in her heart that this was just something Bitao said to comfort her.
The Gu family these days doesn't have the energy to send someone back so far away for this trip.
Leaving aside how to explain it to the emperor, the most basic expenses, such as food, drink, transportation, and clothing, are now beyond the means of the Gu family.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
