Fengyu slept until the sun was high in the sky before getting up, her entire body sore and aching. Before leaving, Xie Xun had instructed Qiuxiang and Chunlu to let her wake naturally and not disturb her. Although Qiuxiang and Chunlu were girls who hadn't yet married, the matron and Su Yuejiao had explained their duties to them beforehand. They waited quietly outside the chamber until Fengyu woke up to the faint sounds of firecrackers in the distant palace grounds.
Qiuxiang and Chunlu entered to attend to her once she was awake. Fengyu felt somewhat shy and a bit uneasy, and Qiuxiang and Chunlu blushed as they noticed the marks on her body.
Fengyu also recalled Su Yuejiao asking her previously if she wanted to bring a few older maids to serve her. Fengyu, unwilling to separate them from their families, had declined. Looking back now, her mother's advice did seem sound. However, she thought Qiuxiang and Chunlu would likely grow accustomed to it in time.
