This idea is like a fantasy; Xiqiu feared she would actually enact a young lady's elopement with a gentleman in a private drama: "Don't even mention whether you can leave or not, even if you see him, what can you do? If you are truly worried, let Nanny Duan go and take a look, and tell you what she sees, it's the same."
Tong Xiyan didn't say anything, just silently shed tears. Xiqiu knew that besides taking her out of the residence, nothing else would reach her now, so she held her hand, sat silently by the bed for a while, then patted Tong Xiyan's hand and said: "I'll go to Mother's place, you take a good sleep today and don't think about other things." Tong Xiyan lay still with her eyes closed. Xiqiu felt helpless and got up to leave. Nanny Duan was waiting outside the door, and when she saw her come out, she immediately asked, "Sixth Miss, how is Fourth Miss?"
