In a flash, it had been over ten days, and tomorrow would be the day Xue Han left her confinement. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went to bed early, Zhou Shuren having taken leave specially to attend his granddaughter's full-month celebration.
Half-awake, the persistent knocking at the door followed by Qing Xue's voice, "Master."
Zhulan woke first, nudging the still-sleeping Zhou Shuren, "Qing Xue is looking for you, it must be the Emperor seeking your audience."
Zhou Shuren instantly became alert, while Zhulan lit a candle and Zhou Shuren had already put on his clothes. Zhou Shuren said, "I'll go out and see, it's probably related to the Rong family. You continue sleeping."
Zhulan guessed as much, "Alright, but be careful yourself."
Zhou Shuren's hair was casually tied back. Meeting Qing Xue, who bowed her head and said, "Eunuch Liu is waiting outside the mansion gates for master."
Zhou Shuren nodded in acknowledgment, understanding he was being summoned, "You may go."
