Li Nuo, after bathing, returned to his room and saw Mumu asleep on their bed.
He did not know what she had done during the day, but even in her sleep, she wore an expression of exhaustion.
Li Nuo tiptoed over and whispered to his wife, "Shall I sleep in another room tonight, so we don't wake Mumu? You can stay with her."
Song Jiaren said, "No need, I'll carry her back to her room. It won't wake her up."
She walked to the bed, extended her arms, and Mumu's body gently rose and settled into her embrace.
After returning Mumu, Song Jiaren closed the room door and carefully stored away the painting before sitting down at the desk.
Li Nuo picked up the lyric from the table and explained, "This is for the phoenix of Jade Sound Pavilion, whom I sold it to for eighty taels of silver..."
Song Jiaren did not dwell on the matter, but opened a book of poems and pointing to one asked, "What does this couplet mean? I don't quite understand it..."
