The return of the second son to the Song Family has made everyone happy, especially the Second Madam. Her face is so rosy that it seems you could squeeze water from it. Some old women secretly laugh, thinking that the Second Madam will soon have a child, and they hope she will get her wish.
However, some people are envious, like Mrs. Lu in the Plum Garden, who has torn countless handkerchiefs. She became even more sorrowful upon hearing about how many times water was fetched at her second sister-in-law's courtyard late at night.
She wondered if her husband missed her and if Qiu Chan, whom she left behind, was serving her husband well.
Everyone had their own thoughts, but before they knew it, it was the birthday of the First Madam of the Song Family, a day also marked as a grand banquet day for the Song Mansion.
Song Ci calculated that it was around 12:30 to 3:00 in the early morning when the mansion was already fully lit, bright as midday.
