Zhulan asked Zhou Shuren in the carriage, "Would it be alright for you to return home with us?"
Zhou Shuren had seized the chance to slip away, and he certainly didn't want to go back to the Crown Prince. "It's fine, the Crown Prince didn't send anyone to follow me, he probably guessed that I would go home with you all."
Upon hearing this, Zhulan asked, "So you didn't go out on business, but went out with the Crown Prince instead?"
Zhou Shuren nodded without saying much, as it wasn't appropriate to discuss the affairs of the Ministry of Rites with Nanny Song around. He changed the subject, "How come you were out on the streets?"
Zhulan smiled and said, "It's all because your daughter wanted to buy materials for carving seals. I wanted to take a stroll too, so I took them out for a walk. I just didn't expect that something would happen."
