Old Zhou had his lunch, took his medicine, and then went to sleep. Manbao felt a bit sleepy but still went with her mother and sisters-in-law to the guest courtyard to meet the guests first.
Old Madam Liu and Ms. Zheng were also there. When Old Master Bai arrived with Bai Dalang and Bai Erlang, Manbao and her group were just entering the garden. There was a lively exchange of greetings, and then Cheng Dalang invited Old Master Bai and his companions to the sitting room to talk, while the others went with Mrs. Cheng and Sister-in-law Cheng to the bride's room.
Yesterday, when Old Madam Liu was advising Bai Dalang on preparing the rooms, she considered that the bride might have to depart from here, so she chose the most spacious legitimate wife's chamber in the garden for her.
