Manjiang Qian returned the afternoon of the second day, accompanied by Sigui Qian and his family. In the latter half of the afternoon, the third wife's family went to Lady Wu's parents' graves to burn paper offerings and pay homage, and Lady Wu cried yet another time.
Early the next morning, the members of the two houses set off together, pushing off from the bank in a boat and heading west.
Yixiu Qian was chatting with her mother in the cabin when Manting Qian arrived. By the end of the year, Manting would turn fifteen and had grown into a beautiful and graceful young lady, the tallest among the Miss Qians, standing at an estimated one meter sixty-seven, which was considered tall for a woman in ancient times.
She was already betrothed, her fiancé being a illegitimate son of General Huo, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Jizhou. The marriage proposal was initiated by the Huo family, who were clearly interested in the relationship between the Qian's third wife and Prince Ning.