She was no saint, nor did she feel any pity for the life of someone like Xiao Nian'an.
However, the reputation of the Marquis Manor was indivisible; all members thrived or suffered together. They were already struggling to turn the tide, and if rumors were to spread that a daughter of the Shen family—a concubine’s daughter at that—had poisoned her own husband, no amount of influence could ever undo the damage.
Furthermore...
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