Lady looked satisfied: "No one needs to go back, everyone stay here for dinner tonight." Then she turned to Nanny Fang and said: "Go and see if Shenzhi has arrived yet."
Nanny Fang went and returned after about half an hour, coming back with Tong Shen Zhi and the doctor they had invited. Tong Shen Zhi, with a frown, appeared even more expressionless and rigid.
Lady noticed something was amiss but didn't ask anything, merely looked at the doctor and asked, "Mr. Liu, how is Seventh's illness?"
Mr. Liu, who was quite old, spoke somewhat unclearly. He frowned and said, "The water in the river is cold, and the child is young..." then he hesitated, and Xiqiu's heart immediately tightened, only to hear Lady's voice: "Do speak freely, sir."
