"Well, why has everyone fallen silent?"
Lady Li feigned ignorance of the unusual atmosphere in the room and asked with a smile.
Daohua hurriedly walked over, taking Lady Li by the arm, "It's all because of Lady Xu. She was curious about why Miss Jiang and I left in a carriage during the banquet at Judge Chen's house that day."
Feeling the piercing gaze of Madam Jiang sweep over her, Lady Xu shuddered slightly and hurriedly stood up, "No, I was just speaking casually, it was really a trivial matter. It was Miss Yan who insisted on explaining."
Lady Chen glanced around the room at the women present, nearly all of whom were from prominent officials' families of Ningmen Prefecture. Not wanting to escalate the matter and tarnish her daughter's reputation, she came to her aid, "Indeed, it was just a small affair, no need to make a fuss over it."
Upon hearing these words, Old Lady Chen and Chen Jiarou both thought to themselves that trouble was coming.
