A city in the snowstorm.
The servants left in the Yuwen Mansion had hardly seen any of the masters all day. Early in the morning, Duke Sheng left, then the Great General departed, and soon after, the Young Madam was summoned to the palace. The only time the Great General returned to the mansion was in the afternoon, but upon hearing that the Young Madam had entered the palace, he left again without even changing clothes and hadn't returned by nightfall.
The eldest servant, Jinyun, anxiously stood with a group of people at the main gate, standing in the wind and snow, staring intently down the long street.
It was unclear how much time had passed before the sound of urgent horse hooves echoed through the deep snowy landscape.
