Madam Qian asked Song Jiyun, "Are you really letting Young Master Yuan go too!"
Originally, she had started calling Yuan Yunzhong "Lord Yuan," but during his last meal with them, with just a few words he had her switch back.
Song Jiyun smiled, "Let him go! Perhaps he's quite curious about these affairs!"
It was a perfect opportunity to fulfill a promise she had made in the past so that neither would owe anything to the other anymore.
Madam Qian stopped fretting and called over Nanny Zheng and a few close attendants to discuss what everyone should wear on that day.
Their clothes could neither be too plain, which would seem disrespectful to the Xiong Family, nor too bright, which would appear irreverent towards their late father.
A few of them chattered away in the room, rummaging through boxes and trunks of clothing and jewelry. After two or three days, they finally made a decision.