Lady Ji made her decision. She played with Xiaosuisui for a while and accompanied her to lunch at Qinxing Yuan, only leaving when it was time for Xiaosuisui's nap.
Zhu Xiuxiu was supporting her, intending to take her back to her courtyard, but Lady Ji waved her hand. "I'm going to see what my third son is up to!"
So Zhu Xiuxiu could only help her back to the Four Seasons Garden.
Ji's third son had just finished lunch and was being attended by Xiu Zhu as he rinsed his mouth. When he saw Lady Ji enter, he quickly wiped his hands and invited his mother to take a seat.
"What brings you here? If you needed anything, you could have just sent someone to call me over. Why trouble yourself to come all this way?"
As Ji's third son spoke to Lady Ji, he glanced at Zhu Xiuxiu. Could she have gone to Mother to complain about me? he wondered.
