Before the imperial decree from the palace even reached the Imperial Awakening Temple, the Marquis had already acted faster, sending word to Xu Anchen.
Xu Anchen and his wife had, for all intents and purposes, pledged their allegiance to Ming Fei. The couple had even managed to establish their own residence by riding on her coattails.
Now that they were being asked to sound out his own sister, Xu Anchen was deeply worried.
Mrs. Pan was much more relaxed. She said to her husband, "We're in a position where we can't back down now. Besides, Ming Fei has treated us fairly. I don't think it's necessarily that my sister-in-law has done anything wrong. Don't you remember what happened with the Empress Dowager? Ming Fei didn't kick her when she was down. It's probably just some palace affair that she can't tell us about, so she's only asking us to pass on a message. As long as my sister-in-law is innocent, we have nothing to fear."
