After admiring the plum blossoms, a group of people left Qin Garden.
Qiao Tai pulled Master Chen to go drink, and Master Chen found it hard to refuse the kind invitation yet seemed somewhat troubled.
Tao Minmin knew that friends and relatives gathering to drink was more than normal.
"Go ahead, Chen, I will return first."
"Miss Tao, I..." Master Chen hesitated to speak.
Tao Minmin explained, "It's getting late; if I don't go back now, my parents will worry."
Master Chen pondered for a moment, then reminded her, "Then be careful on your way, Miss Tao."
"Hmm," Tao Minmin responded as she got into her sedan chair.
After Tao Minmin had gone far, Qiao Tai withdrew his gaze and looked towards Master Chen with a curious face, asking, "Master Chen, is that Miss Tao really from the palace?"
Master Chen nodded, "Yes, she stayed in the East Palace for a few years and only left not long ago."