Instead of returning to her bedroom in the East Room after leaving the West Room, Xu Changqing went straight into the West Outer Room. Her own room was completely filled with things, covering both the kang bed and the floor.
When she had added firewood to the kang stove before heading to the old family courtyard, the East Room was still empty. These items, she realized, must be the dowry her parents had brought back for her.
Among them was a brand-new, bright red brocade bedding set, which had left her stunned the moment she saw it. She wasn't an idiot; she'd have to be to not recognize a wedding quilt when she saw one.
'Alright, there's no denying it anymore. I'm getting married.' It seemed that holding a wedding ceremony, more so than just getting the marriage certificate, made her feel like water spilled from a basin, never to return.
