The Bai Family was aware of Bai Ruolan's situation, of course, not because the old master had written to tell her, but because they found out while chatting with Bai Ruozhu. Everyone in the Bai Family felt that the grandmother was too muddle-headed and blamed her for ruining a perfectly good child, but it would be inappropriate to speak ill of their own Elder, so they felt even more sympathetic toward Bai Ruolan.
While Bai Ruolan and the others went to play in the garden, Bai Ruozhu didn't follow. Instead, she went to the Main Courtyard to fetch Dengdeng, which her mother had brought. Bai Zhi knew that her two daughters had gone to play with Bai Ruolan and couldn't help but sigh, saying, "Ruolan really has fallen into despair."