The maid repeated her question and then, guessing, asked, "Could Miss Ming have gone into another room by mistake?"
The butler furrowed his brows and pondered, "That's not impossible. I'll go upstairs and take a look."
The young maid carefully held the clothes and followed the butler upstairs.
Indeed, Gong Qiaoxiang's room was empty, with no signs of anyone having been there.
The butler stepped out.
Suddenly, with a spark of insight, the butler asked the maid, "It was the madam who brought Miss Ming here, right?"
"...Yes."
The butler, rubbing his forehead, said, "Good. I think I might know where Miss Ming is."
"Ah?"
"The madam has always had trouble remembering the young ladies' rooms from those of the two young masters' rooms. Miss Ming is either in the second young master's room or in..."
