Mrs. Pan's footsteps gradually faded. Xu Mingying watched her back disappear from the small courtyard and stood for a long while before finally turning to go inside. Then she called for Caiqin. "Go see if Mrs. Pan left with the two Grand Dowagers. While you're at it, ask the servants from both families about what's happening at the Marquis Wuxin Mansion. My sister-in-law has never liked Yan Liu, so I don't know if the news from home is true. It's all so troubling."
Caiqin quickly agreed and hurried away.
Mrs. Pan did indeed go to see the two Grand Dowagers. However, they had not yet finished their prayers and were listening to a high-ranking monk recite scriptures. Feeling that she herself was full of negative energy today, Mrs. Pan quietly found a spot by the temple door and stood in a corner, listening silently.
