Regardless of what Xiao Yue had done, it was not for Mother to lecture her before she had even stepped foot inside the Marquis Yongding's Estate.
In high-status households, one’s reputation is tied to the whole; when one falls, all fall. Mother’s actions were effectively an affront to Fourth Madam Xiao, Princess Rongan, and even the matriarch of Duke Rong's Estate.
He pursed his lips and shifted his gaze to Jiang Lingzhi, who was standing to the side.
Chapter 78