The Flame Immortal Was Seriously Ill—Seeking an Immortal for a Cure?
"I—"
"Hmm?"
Just as Daiyu was about to try persuading that troublesome little girl's immortal master a little more, she suddenly noticed someone outside the pavilion, near the gate to their courtyard. An old woman in a slightly worn blue cotton skirt and jacket, with a wooden hairpin in her hair, had appeared at the archway.
She kept peering inside, seeming to have hesitated there for quite a while. She wanted to come in, but didn't quite dare.
At last!
When the old woman saw that Daiyu had noticed her, and saw that Annie seemed to have finished her story while Tanchun, Zijuan, and Xueyan had each found a seat, she finally seemed to make up her mind. With a hint of trepidation, she hurried inside, walking carefully.
"Greetings, Immortal!"
"Greetings, Miss Lin, Third Miss..."
The old woman came over and first offered proper greetings to Annie, Daiyu, and Tanchun in the pavilion. Then she nodded to Zijuan and Xueyan, her face wearing a humble yet anxious smile.
"You are..."
Tanchun was taken aback at first. After thinking for a moment, she quickly recognized the woman.
Her smile faded, and she asked seriously, "Aunt Li?"
"What brings you here?"
"Did the Old Madam send you with some instructions?"
Tanchun knew that Aunt Li was an aunt from a collateral branch of the Jia family.
After all, the Jia household was large and prosperous, with many collateral branches. Since Aunt Li came from one of them and her family was only moderately well-off, she usually did laundry and cleaning at Rongguo Mansion. From time to time, she also helped in Grandmother Jia's courtyard or kept the Old Madam company. She was a diligent, reliable woman.
"Ah!"
"It's like this."
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