Jia Zheng Was Taken Away
"G-Grandmother!"
"Madam!"
"Second Madam!"
Amber, the maid, knew how to tell what mattered. So, without bothering with the proper formalities, she hurriedly greeted Grandmother Jia, Lady Wang, and Wang Xifeng, then rushed to report:
"Just now, a message came in from outside!"
"They said..."
"They said the eunuch-in-chief from the Heavenly Court, Master Xia, came to the residence to deliver an imperial edict. Second Master has already hurriedly changed into his court robes and gone aboard an immortal vessel to the White Jade Capital with him!"
"As for..."
"As for why, the celestial messenger who delivered the edict didn't say. He only said... he said the Heavenly Emperor had urgently summoned him!"
Amber had been in the outer courtyard, giving instructions to a servant responsible for purchasing supplies, when Master Jia She hurried over and told her to come back and report at once. Then he had hurried out himself.
Seeing how serious the matter was, Amber naturally hadn't dared to delay. She had abandoned the servant and rushed back at once to report to Grandmother Jia and Second Madam.
"!!"
"What?!"
"The eunuch-in-chief from the Heavenly Court came?"
"The Heavenly Emperor has urgently summoned him?"
"Is that true?!"
The people in the warm pavilion who knew anything about the world erupted in an uproar.
One by one, they rose from their seats, bewildered and flustered. The atmosphere of cheerful harmony they had barely managed to maintain was swept away by the sudden news.
"..."
Baoyu, of course, was the exception.
He was still sprawled across the embroidered couch, watching everyone in the warm pavilion panic with a dazed expression, completely unaware of how serious the situation was.
"What did you just say?"
Grandmother Jia rose to her feet. The prayer beads in her hand