Chapter 165 That was All He could Do

At this time, Qiu Jinglan was explaining, "After I passed the provincial exam, I had hoped to study hard for several years and then go to the capital to take the imperial exam when I was sure of winning the first rank. At the same time, I could find an opportunity to be reunited with my family. However, my mother, who had not contacted me for eleven years, suddenly managed to send a message to me, asking me to go to Mount Dizi to pick up my sister. I was worried that something would happen to my mother, so I arranged people to go to Mount Dizi. I packed up and went to the capital ahead of time. In this way, I happened to be your disciple." Xue Chang asked suspiciously, "Princess Ningyi came down the mountain by herself after the avalanche and was picked up by people of Prince's Mansion of Xihe? According to what you said, the people you sent should have arrived at Mount Dizi ahead of time. Why hadn't they met her?"