Qian Yixiu sniffled, choking up as she said, "Brother, you've changed."
Zhu Sujin raised his hand to grasp Qian Yixiu's hand and pull it down, yet he held onto it tightly. He felt that holding this little hand, his sorrowful heart calmed a great deal.
He looked straight at her and said, "Sister, my mother has died." Having said that, his eyes reddened.
Qian Yixiu's eyes also reddened as she said, "Princess Ning was such a kind person, heaven truly is blind."
Zhu Sujin continued, "I caused my mother's death. If I hadn't fallen for the evil doers' tricks and gotten off the carriage to ride home on horseback, I wouldn't have been hit by a poisoned arrow, and my mother wouldn't have died…"
Qian Yixiu pulled him into the room, and they sat on the brocaded stools by the round table, Zhu Sujin's grip on her hand still unyielding.
Qian Yixiu consoled him, saying, "Brother, you can't blame yourself for this, it was those bad people plotting to harm you with all their might."