Le Xiaopang rose bright and early, buying medicinal herbs and preparing gifts to take to the Shen Family, where he planned to visit Lady Shen and apologize. According to him, he bore some responsibility for her falling into the pit. "If I hadn't insisted on helping her find her hairpin, we wouldn't have wandered farther and farther off the path. Lady Shen only fell into the pit because she was trying to save me!"
Wang Yang: (→_→)
Wang Yang did not expose the truth of who had trapped whom. Instead, he joined Yu Yuling in accompanying Le Xiaopang to "visit the patient," though he brought no gifts. Le Xiaopang had prepared so many that tagging along hardly counted as arriving empty-handed.
Yu Yuling had brought nothing either, but for a different reason. Having seen through the truth, Wang Yang would have been a sucker to bring gifts as well. Yu Yuling, on the other hand, felt that Le Xiaopang had brought far too much. He disapproved of bringing so much himself, yet bringing too little would look paltry. Seeing that Wang Yang had brought nothing, he simply followed his example.
Shen Tanliang came out in person to welcome them and greeted all three warmly. The moment he saw Le Xiaopang, he apologized, saying that the Spring Splendor Banquet had been poorly arranged and had given Le Xiaopang a fright. He also said that upon returning, Lady Shen had remarked, "I feel ashamed that Young Master Le was injured because of me," and intended to visit him personally once she felt better to "beg Young Master Le's forgiveness"...
Overwhelmed by the unexpected favor, Le Xiaopang was moved beyond measure. Not only did Lady Shen not blame him, she had taken all the responsibility upon herself. She was simply too kind! He