Prince Ning and Qian Manjiang exchanged a few words before Lady Sun, Prince Ning's wife, along with a Sister holding a wrapped parcel, walked in.
Qian Manjiang was somewhat surprised to see Lady Sun appearing even more haggard and lean than before.
Lady Sun's eyes were still red from missing her son and worrying about her husband, causing her appearance to age prematurely. Though wrapped in fine silk and adorned with pearls and jade, her face coated with makeup, she looked closer to forty, much older than her husband, though she was only thirty-three this year. Ladies of high status prided themselves on appearing younger than their real age. In the circles of Capital City's noble ladies, only Lady Sun looked visibly older than her actual years.
