Princess Kangning said despondently, "You're right. The water is treacherous; surviving by a stroke of luck is already a great fortune. As for everything else, if it's lost, it's lost. As long as she makes it back, that's all that matters."
"That is what we thought as well."
After Princess Kangning left, Chen Wanqing was no longer sleepy. She and Zhao Jing took a stroll around the courtyard, but after covering barely a quarter of it, she grew tired. The couple returned to their room to rest.
At Noon, no one returned.
The old master was in the palace and wouldn't be back for the midday meal. He wouldn't even be home tonight because it was his turn to be on duty in the Cabinet room to handle any emergency government affairs.
