Song Ci's recovery from her illness was exceedingly slow this time. By the time the Fan Family matriarch's funeral rites were conducted and her family accompanied the casket homeward, Song Ci still hadn't regained her health, leaving her much thinner. She appeared more frail and diminutive than ever, resembling a small elderly lady, with age showing clearly on her face, and it was now already midway through November.
Not fully recovered, Song Ci couldn't be as carefree and lively as before and had to obediently remain in Chunhui Hall. She listened to the maids and daughters-in-law gossip for entertainment, and occasionally, she'd invite the small opera troupe maintained within the mansion to perform, fully becoming the type of elderly lady who seldom left home.
