Yun Estate, front hall.
Madam Wen sat in the seat of honor, with Yun Feiwan on her left and Madam Feng on her right. Madam Wang sat just below Madam Feng.
Wang Ji, dressed in a thin white inner robe, knelt in the hall with a bundle of thorns strapped to his back. The fabric was so thin that the thorns had already pierced through, drawing blood and staining the garment, a sight that was jarring to look at. Yun Feiwan had just confirmed in private that Wang Ji had walked all the way from the Wang estate this way—a thoroughly staged performance.
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