Murong Fu and Wang Yuyan parted ways as they headed toward Gusu, acting on news that Murong Fu's mother had passed away. After consulting with Wang Yuyan, Murong Fu decided to travel first to Yanziwu.
By the time he reached the estate, Yanziwu was draped in white. With tears in his eyes, Murong Fu asked A'zhu and the others how Madame Wang had met such a sudden end.
"Young Master," A'zhu replied, "there have been no strangers at Canhe Manor during this time. Just the night before, Madame was talking about how you are now a teacher for the Kingdom of Dali, possessing power and influence. She couldn't sleep, so she chatted with A'bi and me for a while. Later, she said she wanted to go to the ancestral hall alone, so she told us to go to bed first. None of us could have imagined—we never could have imagined—that when we went to her room the next day to help her dress, we called out for a long time with no answer. When we opened the bed curtains, we found that she had already passed away!"
Chapter 81