The next morning, the first thing Wang Clan's Heart did upon rising was to go check on the eastern chamber.
Only Widow Xú was in the room. Wang Clan's Heart silently greeted Tan Zhengyuan several times.
She tiptoed cautiously to the bedside before reaching a hand toward Widow Xú's nose, when suddenly, a hoarse voice sounded.
"What are you doing?"
Wang Clan's Heart was startled, her hand retracting as if shocked by electricity, and she even took a few steps back. Seeing that it was Widow Xú who had opened her eyes, she then patted her chest in relief.
"Why did you start speaking out of nowhere? You scared me to death!"
Widow Xú lazily blinked her eyes, and was just about to say something when she fainted again.
Wang Clan's Heart glanced around the room and realized that Tan Zhengyuan hadn't come back all night, which gave her a sudden ominous premonition.
As her heart pounded erratically, someone knocked on the courtyard door.