It was not yet time. Only after word arrived that the arrests at the frontier had gone smoothly could they deal with the mother and son.
Otherwise, who knew what Prince Yu's men at the frontier might do when they learned of the pair's deaths?
To keep matters from spiraling out of control, they would spare the mother and son for now.
Although they could not kill the pair immediately, they could still collect a little interest.
The emperor ordered the jailers to give the mother and son a proper "welcome," but not to kill them.
With the emperor's permission, the jailers had any number of ways to torment people without torturing them to death.
Meanwhile, after Song Yaoyao handed those things to her father, her days consisted of attending court and recovering from her injury!
The old nanny came every day to massage Song Yaoyao's lower back.
Seven days later, Song Yaoyao's back had healed.
That day, after court, Song Yaoyao was ready to go out and have some fun. Being cooped up at home all this time had nearly driven her mad.
Unexpectedly, a few surprising visitors arrived at the residence.
Madam Song sent for Song Yaoyao to come to the front hall. When Song Yaoyao saw the people there, she studied one of them for quite a while. The visitor was none other than Ou Ruoxuan.
A young woman and a young man had come with her. Song Yaoyao knew neither of them, so she asked Guagua:
*[Guagua, why is Ou Ruoxuan here?*
*And who are the other two?]*
Guagua: *[I don't know why Ou Ruoxuan came, either!*
*As for the other two, the young woman is General Han's granddaughter, Han Manxi. The young man is her older brother, Han Chuyu.]*
The three had long heard that