On this day, Su Rong did not return to the Royal Palace but stayed in Zhou Residence to have dinner with The Old Duke and others, and slept in the courtyard where she was staying, along with the wife of the head of the family.
On the way back to the palace, the Nanchu King did not allow Xie Yuan to return to his residence but pulled him along, insisting that he join him for dinner at the Royal Palace, "Xie Brother, Xiaoqi must have settled in at the Zhou Residence tonight, and it's so dull for me to dine alone. No, you must join me."
Xie Yuan did not want to agree. Who would enjoy having dinner with him? But with the Nanchu King being so clingy, and dragging him along, he had no choice but to go to the Royal Palace.
While dining with Xie Yuan, the Nanchu King sighed, "Without Xiaoqi dining with me, I feel so unaccustomed."
Xie Yuan kept his face expressionless.
