Ye Qianning said nothing and turned to leave, leaving behind a group of confused women.
In the front courtyard, Luo Xuan swiftly assembled the twenty-one Hidden Guards concealed within the manor. They all lined up.
Such a large show of force startled the manor's servants and maids, causing them to hide in the distance and watch.
Xiang Mingli and Mrs. Wang had just led Zhenzhu to the front courtyard, where they saw Old Gu directing people to carry a large chest away. It wasn't until they entered the main hall that they learned the full story.
The mother and her children were both delighted and worried. They were delighted because if Ye Qianning wasn't a member of the Xiang family, she couldn't compete with the heirs of the second branch for the family inheritance. Their worry was that she was now a child of the Zhan family.
Imperial relatives! If she decided to settle scores with them, they wouldn't have enough heads left to be chopped off.
