In the middle of the night, Ji Huan was startled awake by the pattering of the rain. 'This is bad!' she thought. She quickly got dressed and climbed off the kang.
Just as she pulled open the door to the main hall, she saw the door to the east wing open as well.
Guan Shan emerged, wearing a straw rain cloak and a bamboo hat. He frowned when he saw the umbrella in her hand.
"You stay home. The rain is heavy outside. I'll go."
But how could Ji Huan possibly stay put?
Guan Shan added that Dabao couldn't be left alone.
Ji Huan considered it. She really wasn't comfortable leaving a small child home alone in the middle of the night.
"Be careful, then."
Guan Shan nodded. Seeing her shivering from the cold, he instructed, "It's nothing serious. Go wait on the kang."
After watching Guan Shan disappear into the curtain of rain, Ji Huan returned to the east room, but she was too anxious to sit still.
