The departure day was set for the sixth day of June, and in the blink of an eye, it had arrived.
A fortnight ago, Nanny Qin had already taken several maids and servants ahead to the Capital to make arrangements. The Old Madam, the young masters and ladies, along with the maids, elderly women, young servants, plus luggage and possessions, had grandly chartered ten large ships. No wonder the Old Madam had transported things to the Capital in two separate shipments beforehand; traveling all together would indeed draw too much attention.
Early this day, the Old Madam, accompanied by two young masters, four ladies, Third Master, and Third Madam, parted reluctantly. Susu, Yang Liu, Ning Cui, and Bisi hugged each other, sobbing uncontrollably, yet were compelled to board the ship.
Until the trumpet signaling the departure sounded, everyone on the ship and on the increasingly distant dock continued waving until they could no longer be seen.
