He no longer sent someone to call me, nor did he step foot through my door.

 Winter has really arrived.

 After noon, I went to sit in front of the door and play the piano.

 This winter is very stingy, even a little sunshine does not bother to spread the ground.

 The north wind kept blowing, my fingers were cold and numb.

 Mai Mai said that I just love torturing myself.

 Mai Mai is the name of the maid who is somewhat arbitrary but loyal to that owner, she is also the only person I can talk to in this Ngo family. Mai Mai is about the same age as me, she has very big feet, it seems that she was born to endure the life of an not aristocrat, however, her face is also quite intelligent and bright.

 I sit and play on a cold winter day like this, not to torment myself, of course.

 The piano is my only soulmate, when I'm lonely, I can only talk to that friend.

The sound of the piano is ringing, the mind is forever. I want to let my heart be reluctant because I have to make my woman climb the high wall behind me to see the outside world.

 I don't know if that soul will touch the sun or not, or is it just as gloomy as in this house of the Ngo family.

 At that moment, Mai Mai hurriedly ran in from the outside, this little girl was always in such a hurry.

 “Missing lady! Missing lady, it's not over!" Before he could run back to me, it started calling out.

 My eyes are still on the piano, my soul is still on that high wall. I calmly said to Mai Mai “As a girl, even if there is a landslide, don't run around, arbitrarily like that!” Mai Mai has never had her feet bound since she was a child, when there are no strangers in the house, she often rushes to and then runs away, without any feminine charm.

 “Missing lady! Just now, I heard the housekeeper say, the doctor is sure that the second grandma has good news!"

I looked up, still the same overcast sky, layer upon layer, layer upon layer of dense gray clouds. A few dry leaves on the field corn in the yard fell with the blowing of the north wind. It's probably going to rain again. I said to Mai Mai “Looking at the sky like this, it will probably rain again. Mai Mai, you also need to prepare some more winter coats."

 “Whoa! Missing lady!" Mai Mai was even more worried than me, she thought that I had not heard what she said earlier, so she ran in front of me and said “Ding Huong is pregnant!”.

 “I already know.” I replied softly, my fingers still playing the next notes in the piece.

 Only thing, the sound is a bit shaky, Mai Mai is someone who doesn't understand the law of sound, obviously she can't hear it.

 “My missing lady, what do you know?” Mai Mai confusedly asked again.

 "I know, winter has come." I stopped playing the guitar and slowly stood up. Mai Mai is rolling her eyes at me.

 “Winter is long gone! In the other rooms, Lady- mother husband of missing lady has prepared fireplaces, only we don't have one! Now I don't want to tell you all that, I want to say that…”

"Okay, Mai Mai, be quiet for a bit, it's a matter of sooner or later." I calmly interrupted Mai Mai’s words, preparing to clean up to return to my room.

 At that time, the side of Dinh Huong's room resounded with a crackling of firecrackers, along with that sound was everyone's congratulatory laughter.

 I was startled by those deafening explosions, the sparrow stopped on the tree branch also startled and flapped its wings and flew away.

 “Look, the celebration has already begun!” Mai Mai pouted her lips and said indignantly. Seeing her chest rise and fall with anger, I suddenly covered my mouth and laughed, as if it were the abandoned chamber that needed to reclaim that justice.

 "You are going to help you with some jewelry, let's go to Ding Huong's room to congratulate her." I said calmly.

 Mai Mai pretended not to hear anything.

 “It is the rule of the first wife. It is a must-do.” I said softly, as if admonishing it but also begging it.

Actually, I'm convincing myself.

 Mai Mai glanced at me, said nothing. He started to help me clean up the piano, then prepare some jewelry as gifts.

 I looked to the southeast, I thought, there's already a cocoon formed.

 Gradually, the cocoon grows and turns into a butterfly. Butterflies flap their wings and fly, that's the end of my missing lady position 

 I stared blankly in that direction, the shrill sounds of congratulatory firecrackers pulling me back to the present.

 Entering the room, because there is no heater, it is not much warmer inside than outside. Every cold wind still blows in through the window and out through the main door. I shivered from the cold.

 Winter has really arrived.

 "Missing lady, look, I've prepared these two items." Mai Mai warmly held out a jade bracelet and a pearl necklace.

 "Isn't there a gold brooch?" I ask.

 "No way, missing lady!" Mai Mai frowned, shook her head, and hurriedly exclaimed “It is my only valuable thing!  After this, I have nothing to dress up, how can I meet everyone!"

 “Ha ha…” My mouth made a sound like laughing but not laughing. I took the golden brooch and placed it in Mai Mai's palm.

 No more heaven, no more god, no more my only man, who do I dress up for?

 I took Mai Mai with me, and as soon as I reached the door of Dinh Huong's room, I was stopped by the housekeeper.

 “Missing lady, are you going to…?”

"Ah, I heard that Ding Huong has good news, I came to congratulate her." I smiled, trying to appear calm. Mai Mai, the maidservant girl, lifted up the items in her hand, proving our sincerity.

 “This…” The housekeeper was about to say something and then stopped “This is not convenient, second grandma is not in good health, some people are afraid that they will be shocked.”

 I looked at the crowd in and out of the courtyard and then back at the butler. He quickly turned his face away.

 Still smiling, I nodded slightly to turn back.

 "Just now, they even lit firecrackers to celebrate, is such a loud sound that the second grandma is not afraid of being shocked?" Mai Mai girl quickly opened her mouth to add, she spoke so fast that I was about to stop it, but it was too late. Her voice was loud and clear.

 I glared at Mai Mai with a reproachful expression, then turned back to the butler with an apologetic smile.

 The butler is an elderly, loyal man. After a while, he finally couldn't help himself, pulled my hand aside and whispered “Missing lady, it's not me trying to make trouble for you, it's The other day, a Taoist came here, he pointed to the missing lady room and said that the owner of that room was in conflict with the son in the second grandma belly. Therefore, the lady gave us an order early, not to let her approach the second grandma… She even brought gifts, with such sincerity… the servants like us feel awkward… Don't tell that news was spread by me…”

 "Um, I know." I still try to keep a calm attitude, turn to Mai Mai and say “Give the gift to the housekeeper, let's go back to the room”.

 Mai Mai rolled her eyes at me, I understand what it means, not being welcomed, why give gifts?

 “Missing lady, what do you mean…” The housekeeper was also surprised.

 “Um, if Ding Huong's health is not good, we won't bother anymore. She worked hard for the Ngo family, also worked hard for me, I'm the eldest sister, why can't I be happy. This little bit of heart, ask the housekeeper to thank Dinh Huong on my behalf, tell her I wish her a son soon."