Tong Xiyang laughed, feeling more joyful than ever: "Elder Sister specially sent it, and Lady treasures it so much, it must be useful."
Madam Wang nodded, called in Nanny Qiu to take the leaves to the kitchen to simmer them, and at night she and her son each drank two large bowls of soup… Just as she was thinking of going out for a walk to digest, it began to pour down rain outside. Madam Wang ordered the doors locked and everyone to retire early.
But in the middle of the night, Madam Wang began to have stomach pains. She held onto the maid and rushed into the lavatory, came out with a pale face, and within less than half a cup of tea time, she had rushed back again. Throughout half the hour, she had gone back and forth five or six times at most, and the night watchmaid watched her pale face, and what was coming out was also blood-stained, and she fearfully asked: "Concubine, shall I call for a doctor?"
