Murong Man indeed lost her composure.
She saw herself as the Phoenix Destiny, the future Empress of the Great Yan Nation, and though marrying Ni Yuanshan was only a temporary measure, she resisted it deeply, harboring strong dissatisfaction.
She thought enduring for a month or two would have been enough, but to her dismay, on the day of the wedding, nothing went smoothly.
Her parents presented her for marriage with faces full of pustules, and sitting inside the bridal chamber, she could hear servant girls outside discussing whether her parents had contracted some epidemic, fearing contagion to the extent that they dared not enter her room.
This was bad enough, but soon after, a fire broke out in the western courtyard. It was supposed to be a joyous day – how could Marquis Ensu's Mansion bring such disgrace upon themselves?
Before long, her maid reported with a pale face that a serious incident had occurred in the western courtyard.
