A few days later, it was the day to go to the Headdress and Shoes Workshop to pick up their clothes. Lu Qing and Zhu Yu applied fake skins to themselves again, and the two went to the workshop.
This time, however, they didn't see Gu Lingyun.
Coincidentally, it rained that day, and it was wet and cold outside. There were hardly any people on the streets, and those who were around were in a hurry, holding oil-paper umbrellas and wearing oiled rain capes. The fabric displayed outside the workshop had also been taken down, leaving behind a lack of the usual hustle and bustle.
They were received by a steward from the workshop, who politely led them inside and handed the previously tailored set of clothes to Zhu Yu: "Madam, please see if you are satisfied."
"Isn't Manager Gu here? I didn't see her on the way in," Zhu Yu received the clothes but barely glanced at them, instead looking around.
