Xiqiu and Tong Xiyan changed their clothes and, accompanied by Qiuluo, went to the front courtyard.
Tong Xihua was sitting on the kang in the Warm Pavilion. Seeing Xiqiu and Tong Xiyan enter, she smiled and said, "Are you done tidying up? Don't rush, take your time." Tong Xiyan and Xiqiu paid their respects, and Tong Xiyan replied, "We have rearranged some things, Nanny Qian is still tidying up."
Tong Xihua nodded, turned to Qiuping, and said, "Serve the meal. No need to go to any trouble to move elsewhere, these two sisters are not outsiders. We shall eat here in the Warm Pavilion today..." Suddenly, she paused, frowning, which puzzled Xiqiu, but then she saw Qiuping anxiously supporting Tong Xihua, "Second Madam, are you alright?"
Tong Xiyan hurried over, "Sister!" Tong Xihua touched her belly, frowned for a while, then waved her hand and smiled, "It's nothing, just a small kick, a bit stronger than usual, took my breath away for a bit!"
