Madam Dowager sat in the seat of honor, with a gloomy look on her face. Sitting opposite her were Old Madam of Duke Yong's Mansion, Countess Yong, and Di Fenglan.

Seeing Qin Wanru coming in, they all stared at her in an unfriendly manner.

Qin Wanru looked around and saw that Shui Ruolan was not here. Perhaps they were afraid that people from Duke Yong's Mansion would disturb Shui Ruolan, so she had been deliberately told not to come.

As a result, Madam ...