Hong Mei felt helpless about her young lady's occasional stubbornness: "Miss, it's been five months since the Old Madam passed away, and the period of deep mourning is over. Moreover, the Third Young Lady only played the flute once; it's not like she plays every day, so you cannot say it's disrespectful." The filial mourning period for grandchildren is nine months, and over half of that time has already gone by, so the rules are not that strict.
Yuehuan looked at Hong Mei, her thoughts shifting: "What do you think of Hong Yi? Have you ever felt that her words always seem to create tension between me and my sisters?" Hong Yi often subtly badmouthed Yueying and Yueyao; however, she never spoke ill of Yuebing.
