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Since the misunderstanding with Leng Qingqiu the other day, Jin Yanxi had been feeling downcast. One day, as he sat idly in his study, he suddenly saw Jin Rong enter, looking perturbed.
Yanxi asked, "What is the matter?" Jin Rong replied, "Seventh Master, just now on the street, I met our former neighbor Nanny Han. She told me that Miss Leng is ill, and gravely so."
Upon hearing this, Yanxi turned pale with shock and hastily inquired, "Is that true? What exactly did she say?" Jin Rong said, "Nanny Han told me that since Miss Leng moved away, her health has been poor, and recently she has been confined to bed."
Yanxi's mind was in turmoil. Without another thought, he immediately went out and headed straight for the Leng Residence's new abode.
When he arrived at the Leng Residence, he found the doors tightly shut. After knocking for a long time, an old servant woman finally appeared. Yanxi urgently asked about Leng Qingqiu's condition, but the woman said she did not know clearly, only that the young lady was not at home.
Yanxi grew suspicious. Could Nanny Han's words be false? Yet he could not rest easy and made further inquiries. Someone told him that Leng Qingqiu might have gone to the Western Hills to recuperate.
Upon reaching the Western Hills, he searched all the places he had once visited with Leng Qingqiu, but found no trace of her. Finally, in front of a temple, he encountered a monk who said he had seen a young woman lingering there, looking haggard.
Yanxi grew even more doubtful, unsure whether it was true or false. He continued his search until dusk fell, then reluctantly returned.