Seeing Local Tokens, the Delicate Maid Longs for Her Old Home; Hearing a Secret Affair, Xifeng Interrogates the Servant Boys

At the sight of native souvenirs, Daiyu longed still more for her old home; hearing of a secret love affair, Xifeng questioned the page. After Third Sister You’s suicide, Old Mrs. You, Second Sister You, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, and the others were all grief-stricken. There is no need to describe it in detail. They quickly had the body encoffined and sent it outside the city for burial. When Liu Xianglian saw that Third Sister You was dead, his infatuation and longing were broken by a few cold words from the Taoist, and he cut off his hair and became a monk, following the mad Taoist away without anyone knowing where. We will leave this aside for now. Aunt Xue had heard that Liu Xianglian was betrothed to Third Sister You and was delighted. She was eagerly planning to buy him a house, furnish it, and choose an auspicious day for the wedding, to repay him for saving Xue Pan’s life. Suddenly a young servant in the household shouted that “Third Sister has killed herself.” Some little maids heard it and told Aunt Xue. Aunt Xue did not know why and sighed deeply. While she was......