In the carriage, father and daughter were full of joy.
Meanwhile, two little maids and the coachman sat together, trying their best to minimize their presence.
They had assumed the gentleman in the carriage who claimed to be their young lady's father would be residing in the area of officials or nobility in West City, as his attire and demeanor hardly seemed ordinary.
However, the carriage crossed straight through the district of officials' residences and ultimately—arrived at the Imperial Palace!
By then, the expressions on the faces of the two little maids had turned to utter disbelief. Despite their guesses and thoughts, they never imagined they would end up at the Imperial Palace.
Seeing the carriage crossing the moat unhindered and continuing forward, the little maid sitting on the left, close to the coachman, cautiously peered at the coachman and timidly asked, "Coachman, sir, where are we going?"