As night fell, Madam Luo and Ran Yan chatted for a while longer before leaving.
In the following days, as she was preparing to attend Old Lady Zheng's birthday banquet, Ran Yan obediently stayed at home to heal her wounds. Although the cut was quite deep, it had been treated timely, and with good blood circulation to the head and neck, one could generally remove the stitches by the third or fourth day. However, the wound was located on the back of her neck, which was inconvenient for Ran Yan to reach by herself; therefore, she postponed the removal by one more day, planning to seek Liu Qingsong's assistance after the birthday banquet.
"Wife, the custom-made item from the embroidery workshop has arrived," announced Wan Lu, her face alight with joy as she carried a bundle inside from outdoors.
Ran Yan was embroidering those confounded plum blossoms when she heard Wan Lu. She lifted her head and set down her needlework.
