A night passed without incident.
The next day, Guo Yuqi, accompanied by the various matrons of Ji Mansion, went to Zhanju Hall to wish Old Madam Zhang a good morning.
After paying respects to Old Madam Zhang, it was the turn of the young masters and misses of the mansion.
However, on this particular day, Ji Ruyan was conspicuously absent.
Old Madam Zhang was highly displeased. Due to Ji Dongming's ill-health in the past few days, she had been preoccupied with tending to her own son and had not paid attention to Ji Ruyan.
Today, all the women of the inner court along with the grandchildren had come to pay their respects to her, yet Ji Ruyan was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that her legitimate eldest daughter dared to disregard her, Old Madam Zhang naturally felt irritated.
"Where is Sister Yan?"
Frowning, Old Madam Zhang asked somewhat ominously.
All the matrons were taken aback and then fell into an uneasy silence.
