Daisy stepped out, just in time to brush past Tong Xiyu, who didn't avoid her and walked directly out of the courtyard. Tong Xiyu frowned slightly as she went in, only to encounter Siliu and Sixing coming out together: "Greetings, Eighth Miss!"
Tong Xiyu nodded, her voice soft, "I'm here to see Sixth Sister."
Siliu and Sixing exchanged a glance, then Siliu stepped forward with an apologetic smile, "I'm really sorry, the young lady just took her medicine and lay down. Eighth Miss, please wait a moment, I'll go in and wake her." But she didn't move.
Tong Xiyu glanced into the curtains, hesitating, and after a while said, "Then I'll come another day." With that, she left the courtyard with her maids.
Sixing pulled Siliu aside, "Why do you bother? She's still the mistress after all."
Siliu snorted, "For someone who only knows how to protect herself, why should we be kind to her? Even if you give her your heart today, tomorrow in trouble, she'd still be a turtle hiding in her shell."
