Countless manors and estates had been built outside Huping County Town due to the presence of the Golden Pavilion. Most of these residences had no plaques, making it impossible to know who the owners were without a thorough investigation.
In the East Suburb, outside a large estate situated east of the sprawling rice paddies, the lights were still burning brightly despite it being around 9:15 PM. Over a dozen servants held lanterns, illuminating the path from the main gate to the nearby main road.
Before long, a carriage drove onto the road with a JINGLE and a CLANG. The leader of the servants, a middle-aged man in a pale cyan brocade robe, trotted forward and called out, "Young Master!"
"Hn."
A lazy voice responded from within the carriage, but its speed didn't slow.
The middle-aged man bowed and quickened his pace to keep up alongside the carriage. The other servants raised their lanterns higher, as if to make the road brighter.
