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Updated: June 19, 2025
The young maids were keen to hear lady Feng's jokes. As soon as it came to lady Feng, the young maids purposely gave a cough. The singing-girl at once stopped short. "Now we've caught her!" shouted the party laughingly; "drink your wine, be quick! And mind you tell something nice! But don't make us laugh so heartily as to get stomachaches." Lady Feng was lost in thought.
On the north, stood a large screen wall, painted white; behind it was a very small building, with a door of half the ordinary size. "These are your cousin Feng's rooms," explained madame Wang to Tai-yue, as she pointed to them smiling. "You'll know in future your way to come and find her; and if you ever lack anything, mind you mention it to her, and she'll make it all right."
But lady Feng's brother, Wang Jen, had, as luck would have it, just been preparing to start for the capital, so the two family connexions set out in company for their common destination.
"What has your ladyship come out again for?" they inquired. "Do let us also enjoy a little peace and quiet!" "This chit Yuean Yang is worse than ever!" lady Feng laughed. "Here I'm slaving away for you, and, instead of feeling grateful to me, you bear me a grudge! But don't you yet quick pour me a cup of wine?" Yuean Yang immediately smiled, and filling a cup, she applied it to lady Feng's lips.
They then prolonged their chat for a little longer, until one and all realised that their old senior must be quite fagged out, and they gradually dispersed. After seeing Mesdames Hsing and Wang off, Mrs. Yu and the other ladies adjourned into lady Feng's rooms to consult with her about the birthday festivities. "Don't ask me!" lady Feng urged. "Do whatever will please our worthy ancestor."
When P'ing Erh observed the angry look on Yuean Yang's countenance, her conscience was so stricken with remorse, on account of the inconsiderate remark she had passed, that drawing her under the maple tree, she made her sit on the same boulder as herself, and then went so far as to recount to her, from beginning to end, all that transpired, and everything that was said on lady Feng's return, a short while back, from the off mansion.
For God has mercifully arranged that these things shall be hidden from our eyes until the proper time. Even when they reached the house they were not inclined to go indoors. They sat in the darkness, in pairs, apart, conversing in low tones, and so another hour slipped away. Back of them the house was dark; not a lamp was lighted. Only from Feng's kitchen a path of light streamed from the door.
Chao had, about this time, pleaded indisposition, there was only therefore Mrs. Chou, with the matrons and servant-girls at hand, so they had ample to do to raise the portieres, to put the back-cushions in their places, and to spread out the rugs. Dowager lady Chia stepped into the room, leaning on lady Feng's arm. She and Mrs.
Ch'in Chung perceived from a distance that the horse, which Pao-yue had been riding, walked behind lady Feng's vehicle, as it went towards the north, with its saddle and bridles all piled up, and readily concluding that Pao-yue must be in the same carriage with that lady, he too turned his horse and came over in haste and entered, in their company, the door of a farm-house.
Chia Jung having signified his obedience to each of her recommendations, and taken his leave, was just in time to meet the youth coming back from Feng Tzu-ying's house, whither he had gone a short while back to invite the doctor round. "Your slave," he consequently reported, "has just been with a card of master's to Mr. Feng's house and asked the doctor to come.
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