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Looking at the haggard Lady Guan, Xiao Ruo advised, "Mother, you really can't keep rushing like this, or your body won't be able to take it."
"Yes, Mother," Lady Shao, standing by, also urged with concern, "If you keep rushing like this, and you truly collapse from exhaustion, won't that delay things even more?"
Lady Guan wasn't someone who couldn't take advice. Since both daughters-in-law said so, she could only reply, "Then let's rest here for half a day. We'll leave early tomorrow morning."
Zhiwen married into a prestigious family; she was worried that arriving late in the Capital City would cause the in-laws to blame her, hence the rush. But Lady Shao was right, if she were to truly collapse, it would delay the journey even more.
"Mother, you rest first. I'll ask Brother Fu to make arrangements," Xiao Ruo said, seeing her mother-in-law was no longer in serious condition. She instructed Lady Shao with a few words and then left the room.
