Xiqiu and Tong Xiyu both nodded, and Nanny Fang accompanied Tong Xiyang and Tong Xiyan out the door. In the afternoon, Xiao Yanzheng also came to sit for a while. The Grand Dowager, fearing that she wouldn't be able to endure too many people due to her frailty, asked her to rest in her room.
The Grand Dowager sat in the room and looked up at Xiao Yanyi. Seeing his somber face devoid of the usual smile, she sighed and said, "The deceased have passed away. What's the use of being like this? There are so many matters inside and outside the mansion; you must gather your spirits."
Xiao Yanyi lowered his eyelids without responding. The Grand Dowager paused for a moment and said, "She suggested that you marry the two concubine-born daughters of the Tong Family as your new wives. What do you think?"
"Mother!" Xiao Yanyi raised his head, "I am in no mood to think about these things right now."
