Keeping vigil.
Sun Qinglian, overwhelmed with grief, had stayed awake for two days before she fainted in the memorial hall.
Yan Wanqing and her sisters then realized their mother was not as strong as she appeared.
The agony in her heart was more turbulent than theirs.
As Sun Qinglian collapsed, Yan Wanqing, as the legitimate eldest daughter of the Township Manor, took on everything with her slender shoulders. During the day, she welcomed guests and paid tribute to the deceased; by night, she stayed by the memorial hall, stubbornly keeping her vigil here tonight as well.
Yan Hongzhao and Yan Lingzhen were heartbroken.
"Big sister, you should go back and rest, we are here," they suggested.
Yan Wanqing shook her head, "It's okay, I can still hold on."
