Shi Qingxue kept silent for a long time. When Xia Mang almost thought that she tacitly approved, the lady shook her head slowly.

She replied, “I don’t know. I am not sure.”

“Then…” Xia Mang spoke in haste.

Qingxue raised her hand and stopped Xia Mang from asking more, saying simply, “My father said we should talk about everything in the main hall. Let’s go there first.”

When she reached the main hall, all the mistresses in ...