After the ancestor left, the mother- and daughter-in-law finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Meng Yutong still felt lingering fear. Patting her chest, she said, "Zixuan, don't let this matter drag me into it. I'm innocent."
Dugu Zixuan said, "Yu Tong, when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. You're Xiao Heng's Master and Dao companion, weren't you also helping conceal the news?"
"Besides, what are you panicking for!"
"The ancestor was clearly dissatisfied with me. He came for me. Look at how cowardly you are. You weren't this flustered even when you met the Female Emperor in private!"
Dugu Zixuan had quite a few complaints about this dream daughter-in-law who had shoved her out front as a shield.
Look at the Female Emperor—what poise. With just two or three sentences, she had temporarily defused the conflict between the Old Lin Family and the ancestor.
Yet this dream daughter-in-law had not said a word, merely standing to the side and watching the show. How could that do?
Meng Yutong cried bitterly in her heart, How miserable! My heart is miserable!
That Female Emperor caused her trouble every day, threatening to make her a maidservant or a concubine. Even her position as the leading lady was about to be snatched away.
And she had never seen her mother-in-law step forward to speak a single fair word for her.
Once the minor incident between the Old Lin Family and the Dugu Clan had passed—
Almost the very next day, the matter spread like wildfire.
The fact that Lin Heng belonged to the Old Lin Family was no secret, but the conflict between the two families made for quite a juicy tale.
Among those most avidly eating up the gossip were Prince Jing, Jiang Zhenqing, and Dugu Wuwu of the Nine