At nightfall, Marquess Qin took a breath and was aware that Madame Tao was next to him. He then asked, "Did kids know about that?"

Madame Tao rose to her feet, went to the table, and poured a cup of hot ginseng tea for him. After Marquess Qin finished the tea, she replied, "Mourners have been scheduled to set off tomorrow. They are packing up now."

Marquess Qin asked about who those mourners were and was in silence for a while. And then he said, "You also ...