Madam Xia smiled slightly, and the four of them entered the courtyard one after another. Once inside, Madam Xia gifted the second child a welcoming present, and the room was filled with laughter as they played with the child. When Fugui came to the second gate to fetch them, Chunliu and Chunyan went to send off Siliu. Madam Xia chatted with Xiqiu: "There's been a lot going on these days, and the Master is worried about Second Master's affairs. I haven't even mentioned Seventh Young Master's business to the First Master yet..."
Since being brought back, Second Master had fallen ill. Though she hadn't entered his room, she had heard that Second Master had become so thin he was nothing but skin and bones, unrecognizable compared to the once vibrant Second Master who walked with such spirit. Now he resembled a sick old man beyond recovery, eyes filled with hopeless desolation.
