Xie Jingyan said, "Let them come over."
Manager Zhou glanced at the servant following behind him, and the servant quickly went to deliver the message.
Before long, Shen Wan met Doctor Tao's family. From their age and attire, it was easy to tell who they were to Doctor Tao: there was Old Madam Tao, Madam Tao, and Miss Tao...
The three stepped forward and bowed to Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan.
Before Madam Tao could curtsy, Shen Wan helped her up and said, "Madam Tao, there's no need for such formalities. You must have had a long and tiring journey to the capital. The fact that the Prince left Doctor Tao in the capital has caused you all to suffer as well."
Madam Tao shook her head and said, "It is a blessing for our Tao family that our shallow medical skills have been valued by the Prince and Princess. We dare not complain."
Shen Wan smiled and said, "It's a good coincidence that you've arrived in the capital today, just in time for the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet and the Lantern Festival. You must be tired from your journey, so take a rest while you still have time. You can go out for a stroll in the evening. If there's anything you need or if there's anything that wasn't arranged properly, just tell Steward Zhou."
Upon hearing that there would be a lantern festival tonight, Miss Tao became visibly excited.
Madam Tao thanked Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan, and the second steward led them to the small courtyard behind the Prince's Mansion.
After Madam Tao and the others left, Shen Wan asked Steward Zhou, "Where is Doctor Tao?"
Steward Zhou replied, "Doctor Tao didn't come back with us..."
Shen Wan frowned. "Didn't you come back together?"
Manager Zhou said, "We originally set off together, but we hadn't even been gone for half a day when we ran into a close friend who was going to see Doctor Tao for treatment. Doctor Tao had received a favor from that friend and couldn't refuse, so he let Old Madam Tao and the others go to the capital first while he took his son to get treatment. He said he would be back in three to five days at the shortest, and ten to fifteen days at the latest."
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