Although Lady Su wasn't particularly beautiful or charming, her demeanor and immense family wealth meant that it was hardly surprising some gentlemen paid her attention.
However...
Ran Yan felt a vague sense of unease in her heart as she looked again at the vague silhouette of the Su residence, where she could still make out the figure of someone standing at the gate. Was someone being that attentive? Or was it a deliberate entanglement...
When the carriage reached the main road, nearing the inn, the coachman suddenly pulled over to the side of the road. After a moment, the sound of orderly footsteps could be heard passing by. Peering through the gap in the curtain, Ran Yan could see a group of Government Officials passing by, heading in the direction of the Su Family residence to the east.
Following them, someone rode by on horseback, one of whom was a man as thin as a bamboo pole, bobbing unsteadily on the back of his horse, easily recognizable.
