Shang Shuqing believed this explanation. Everyone in the family attached great importance to her marriage, so doing this was not strange at all.
Setting aside her doubts, Shang Shuqing returned to her ladylike nature. Feeling that her harsh tone toward her sister-in-law had been quite rude, she softened her voice and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you know where the people from Thatched Cottage Estate have settled?"
Feng Ruonan said, "That, I really don't know. I only heard your brother mention that the people from Thatched Cottage Estate had arrived. Qing'er, what's with that look? I'm not lying to you. Is there any need for me to lie about this? You already know they're here. You'd find out just by asking around. Do you think I could get away with lying?"
Shang Shuqing thought that made sense. She saluted in farewell and was about to go look for them.
Feng Ruonan called after her, "Take more guards when you go out."
"Got it." Shang Shuqing turned and left.
Feng Ruonan hurried out and called, "Qing'er, has Young Master Fu gone back?"
"Uh..." Shang Shuqing stopped, then turned back awkwardly. "Not yet. He's still over by the rear garden. I'll go inform him now."
Feng Ruonan's face darkened instantly. The moment this sister-in-law heard that the people from Thatched Cottage Estate had arrived—and that Niu Youdao wasn't among them—she had actually managed to forget a perfectly living person like Fu Junlan. Just how little did she care? She usually kept it hidden on the surface, but this one incident alone revealed Fu Junlan's true standing in her heart.
"Ah!" After watching Shang Shuqing leave, Feng Ruonan couldn't help sighing again.
She understood. In fact, she knew the bitterness in her sister-in-law's heart. Given her sister-in-law's knowledge, talent, and horizons, she knew that Fu