The news spread throughout the He Residence.
"Tsk, tsk, to think a young lady could do such a thing, it's truly unexpected!"
"Indeed, to scheme her way to the master's side just to fancy one of his attendants?"
"Exactly! Who knows what she was thinking!"
"Let's drop it. We'll see how Madam handles it!"
A few servant boys murmured among themselves for a while before dispersing.
The news quickly reached the inner court.
Ni Manxue was drinking her tonic when she heard about it.
She immediately sensed that there was more to the situation than met the eye!
Indeed, upon asking Xia Tingfeng, she learned the full story.
However, she did not react with the expected anger; instead, she was silent for a moment.
Xia Tingfeng grew anxious.
"Could it be that I have done something wrong?"
As he spoke, he was about to apologize, but Ni Manxue stopped him.
"Marquis!"
Her expression was grave, tinged with guilt.
