The invitations were sent to several houses, as Lady preferred not to make a fuss. Only two or three families were invited, and on the day of the gathering, besides a few colleagues invited by First Master in the outer courtyard and Xu Tianqing having invited Jiang Shilin and a scholar surnamed Qian, in the inner courtyard, Marchioness Xuanning had to manage the household and was unavailable, leaving only Fifth Madam, who was pregnant, to attend with a concubine.
Tong Xihua instructed someone to lead Xiao Yanyi to the study to see First Master and arranged for Fifth Madam to rest in Lady's room at Zhui Garden, letting a few sisters accompany her, while she herself stayed with Lady to welcome guests at the entrance.
