Tong Shen Zhi turned back to look at her, nodded without speaking, and Xiqiu stood still beside him. The two stood side by side looking at the courtyard. After a while, Tong Shen Zhi suddenly spoke, "If mother asks you to do something..." He turned to look at Xiqiu, "You must think carefully, do not blindly follow!"
What could Xiqiu say, Tong Shen Zhi, the eldest brother, always treated her and her sisters equally and never discriminated between legitimate and illegitimate children. He always considered issues from her perspective, and Xiqiu was very moved, so she nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."
Tong Shen Zhi did not speak again. Xiqiu thought for a moment and then recounted the situation about Xing to Tong Shen Zhi. She believed Tong Shen Zhi was certainly worried about Xing as well. Sure enough, when he heard that Xing's life was in danger, his expression changed slightly: "I wanted to go and see, but... there have been many matters at the government office recently..."
