Mrs. Zhang, eager to have Gu Hengniang bring her younger sister Ruyan to the Gu Family, began finding reasons to speak with her sister-in-law Gu Hengniang after she arrived.
She would occasionally mention how she longed to see Miss Yanyan.
At first, Gu Hengniang was reluctant, but Mrs. Zhang insisted, adding that she merely wanted to catch up with Yanyan and would not let her meet Gu Ya, their crippled third brother!
Gu Hengniang eventually began to waver.
With a keen eye for body language, Mrs. Zhang knew what was troubling her sister-in-law. Fearing an awkward encounter between Yanyan and Gu Ya, she said, "Sister-in-law, our third brother can't move around freely with his legs like that; he's bed-bound. If Miss Yanyan comes and avoids going to third brother's room, she won't see him."
