Yueyao smiled and said, "Now that you've mentioned it, I can hardly bear to use it." There was something Yueyao found peculiar—she was already sixteen, yet she was still growing. Although not as noticeably as before, she was indeed still growing. Therefore, Yueyao was reluctant to use this fine material to make clothes for herself.
Yueyao had dinner at the Main Courtyard. She found it strange that today was the day the Old Marquis accepted her as a foster daughter, and logically, the whole family should be dining together. Yet, she was left to dine alone in the courtyard, which she found very odd.
After dinner, Yueyao took Xiang Wei back to the Mingzhu Courtyard. On the way, Yueyao asked, "Why wasn't the Old Marquis there?" It wouldn't make sense to say the Old Marquis didn't like her, as he had been very kind when she paid her respects earlier. But his absence that evening was indeed peculiar.
