Speaking of how Mrs. Yang, not seeing her youngest daughter, felt something must be wrong, she hurriedly stood up despite her mother-in-law's intimidating presence and asked, "Where did Yun, Lian, and Fang go?"
The two young ladies present saw Mrs. Yang's urgency and quickly replied, "Sister Fang said she needed to relieve herself and took a young maid with her." Noticing Mrs. Yang's poor complexion, they added, "We offered to accompany her, but Sister Fang said it was unnecessary and that she'd return shortly."
This statement only made Mrs. Yang's expression more troubled. Besides, in the flower hall, they were not only family ladies but also maids and matrons from the Hong Mansion, so she couldn't reveal her anxiety too obviously. After all, could the Hong Mansion possibly sell her daughter?
