Xu Zhi came here for Zheng Yuanyuan's marriage. She had also considered having Zheng Yuanyuan find a good young scholar with a good character and a good family background. As long as the two of them could respect and love each other, with Zheng Boyuan and her support, how could they not have a good life?

However, Xu Zhi couldn't be the one to bring this up. She was merely Zheng Yuanyuan's sister-in-law, and in terms of influence, she didn't carry as much weight as Old Madam Zheng.

It was almost lunchtime, and Old Madam Zheng wanted Xu Zhi to stay for lunch. Xu Zhi, however, was thinking of rushing back to the Yongning Marquis's residence at noon so that she could make it to lunch if she walked quickly. But before she could even leave, she heard a commotion outside, mixed with the sound of a woman crying.

Xu Zhi couldn't help but feel a little strange. What had happened that warranted such a commotion in broad daylight?

The old woman serving in Madam Zheng's courtyard came over and told her that the First Madam was crying and came this way, and the people outside the gate couldn't stop her. Hearing this, Xu Zhi understood that the people in the courtyard had probably been instructed not to let Little Chen in so easily.

Xiao Chen finally broke through the blockade and entered the room. As soon as she entered, she covered her face and cried, without even looking up. She knelt down in front of the kang (a heated brick bed), which startled Xu Zhi, who quickly stood up from the edge of the kang.

Old Madam Zheng was no longer angry; she just looked at her daughter-in-law with some helplessness, sighed, and said, "What's wrong with you now? Has something terrible happened?"

Madam Chen covered her mouth with a handkerchief, sobbing as she said, "Old Madam, the Marquis is going to send Yun-ge'er to an academy in another place! Old Madam, Yun-ge'er's leg hasn't fully healed yet, how can he be sent to another place?"