As soon as Xie Wanqing’s voice trailed off, Qinghua quickly took over.
"Second Madam, it’s someone from the Marchioness's courtyard. They say the Marchioness is still incensed over the illicit meeting between the sister-in-law and brother-in-law of the Yu family, and has ordered a thorough investigation."
Xie Wanqing frowned deeply. She knew Madam Luo’s character well; she was a woman who stood by her word. If she had previously declared that she would handle the matter discreetly, she would not be making such a spectacle of it now. Could it be that she was using this as a pretext to investigate something else entirely? Her eyelids twitched, and her heart pounded against her ribs in a sudden panic. What sort of thing could possibly have provoked Madam Luo to make such a scene?
Chapter 43