Xia Chujian glanced at Quan Yuxun and continued, "...And it was through that Second Master Quan of your family that they got to know my aunt. In other words, your Quan family used your own standing to vouch for those two."
"My aunt trusted the Quan family, which was why she took on this hot potato."
More precisely, the other party had met Ning Sa at a social gathering hosted by the Quan family, then followed the trail to Xia Family Manor.
That social gathering had taken place at the Quan Family Manor in Mulan City, right next door to Xia Family Manor.
Quan Yuxun had not expected his own family to be involved. After a brief pause, he said, "Then I'll ask my family about it."
As he spoke, he quickly sent a message to one of his subordinates in the Quan family.
The person Quan Yuxun contacted was the Quan family's Old Steward.
He was from Old Master Quan's generation and now oversaw the internal affairs of the Quan household.
Seeing what Quan Yuxun wanted to know, he immediately mobilized his people and looked into that banquet at the Quan Family Manor in Mulan City on Guiyuan Star, as well as the social connections of Second Master Quan, Quan Junxiao.
There really was a Madam named "He Yingzhen." Her husband was said to be a distant relative of the Wei family, belonging to the fourth generation and not yet beyond the fifth degree of kinship. He could barely still be considered a member of the nobility.
Sure enough, He Yingzhen's true close friend was Li Fengci.
The two had been friends for decades and had known each other since they were young.
Back in Beichen Star Imperial City, He Yingzhen had been very close to Li Fengci.
But