Has the Lady Returned? (III)

Although there'd been some friction at the beginning, the conversation was quite pleasant.

Seeing that the sky outside had darkened slightly, Lady Qi smiled and said, "It was a great joy talking to you today, Governor. We hit it off right at the start. I've been enjoying myself so much that I forgot the time. If I tarry any longer, I'm afraid I'll keep you from your duties as governor. If there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave now."

"Please go ahead, madam. Public security in the city is unstable nowadays. If anything happens to you on the way home, I won't be able to account for it to Bogao."

Jiang Pengji arranged for someone to escort Lady Qi back to her home.

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"Huang Bogao's a lucky man. He's married a good wife."

Huijun was happy when she received the generous gift. But upon hearing that it'd been given by Huang Song's wife, she immediately became displeased.