After Ling Hua and the others settled into the farmer's home, Wangshu quickly prepared a simple meal with the help of the elderly couple using the farmer's stove and pots. After dinner, Ling Hua and Yan Qing each went to their rooms to rest.
The farmer's house was modest, to say the least, with each room containing only a wooden plank bed.
Liuli knew that her mistress would no longer be sharing a room with the young Marquis. Having sat through a day of bumpy carriage rides, she intended to squeeze onto the same bed with Ling Hua for the night, but upon entering the room, she discovered that the makeshift wooden plank bed, though spacious for one person, would be too cramped for two. Reluctantly, she opted to sleep in the carriage instead.
