An Zhichen embraced Yueyao and said, "You've worked hard." Usually, you could take a leave, but at this critical moment, unless your parents die, no other circumstances allow for taking leave.
Yueyao thought Lady Fang might pass away before the year ended, but even after New Year's Eve passed, she didn't hear the Marquis Weiyuan's Mansion's obituary. When she returned from the palace after New Year celebrations, she heard from the Chief Steward that the Old Madam of the Marquis Weiyuan's Mansion passed away at the end of the Chen Hour.
Yueyao immediately changed out of her court attire into plain clothes. Since she was adopted into the household, the mansion didn't need to hang white cloth. However, Yueyao, considering An Zhichen's complex feelings towards Lady Fang, had all the vibrant decorations in the mansion completely replaced.
