Rongchuan looked at everyone's dejected expressions with a twinkle of amusement in his eyes, "You should be used to it by now."
Chang Lian, "Yeah, you really should be used to it."
Lady Li stepped down from the staircase, "Third Sister-in-Law, you've changed so much since you've been back. Look at this poise; you're really like an official's wife now."
Lady Dong, pleased inwardly, said modestly, "Look at what Big Sister says, but how could I change not to be your sister-in-law?"
Lady Li, clueless though she was, knew that her third sister-in-law was different from her now. It had been different before too—initially as a Scholar's wife and later as a Graduate's wife—still, she was not of official status. Now the gap had grown even wider, "You must be exhausted from the journey, let's go back inside the residence."
Lady Zhao wasn't as carefree as the eldest sister but still said with a smile, "Third Sister-in-Law, you must be tired from the trip."
