On any other day, Qin Liuxi might have stayed a few more days at the behest of Qi Qian and the Old Princess Consort, but now she could not, for there was a family waiting for her back in Li City.
She could disregard others, but with elders at home, it was difficult to act as freely as before. Besides, she had been away for many days. If she did not return before the autumn festival, Old Mrs. Qin and the others might indeed come looking for her at the Daoist Temple.
Qin Liuxi decisively declined the invitation.
Seeing her insistence on not staying, the Old Princess Consort did not press further, but she instructed Qi Qian to arrange a carriage and guard and ordered her attendants to prepare gifts and a banquet. She then took Qin Liuxi aside to talk about health preservation and Taoism.
Qin Liuxi pondered for a moment and then said, "Your Highness, if you are heading north without a particular wish in mind, there is no need to force it. Just go with the flow and follow your heart."
