Fifth Madam was somewhat displeased.
"Old Madam..."
Fifth Madam frowned.
"Was that punishment too lenient?"
Those two maids had caused her daughter's death!
Fifth Madam struggled to rein in her fierce temper.
Old Madam shook her head slightly.
"Qianqian..."
Old Madam looked at Fifth Madam, her gaze profound. "She died because of an episode."
Fifth Madam froze.
W-what did she mean?
An episode?
What kind of episode had Qianqian—
A flash of understanding crossed Fifth Madam's mind.
Her eyes flew wide open.
"You mean—"
"Otherwise..."
Old Madam's expression was grim. "What reason would there be... for a young woman to run out of her room alone in the middle of the night..."
"You heard what that person said just now..."
"She was even running around happily..."
Just imagining it was enough to give anyone goosebumps.
Fifth Madam's lips trembled.
"...But..."
After a long while, Fifth Madam finally managed to speak. "Qianqian's episodes were caused by fear..."
"How could she have been... happy?"
She couldn't understand.
Old Madam didn't understand either.
But it didn't matter anymore.
Sixth Girl's illness had always been a small thorn in her heart.
It didn't hurt.
But it still bothered her.
Having a girl in the family with a madness...
How much damage that could do to the reputations of the other girls...
And it could hardly leave the reputations of the men in the family untouched, either.
So much time had passed...
There had been no sign of improvement in Sixth Girl's madness...
They couldn't keep Sixth Girl locked up for her whole life.
Besides, Sixth Girl's engagement had been arranged long ago.
Sixth Girl was supposed to marry.
But what about her madness...
What if it struck at her husband's home...
What then?
Old Madam had always