She spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for those around her to hear.

Shen Qiyin remained calm: "Are you afraid people will laugh at you for hiding in the manor? What are you doing out here?"

"I……"

Just then, the Feng family's carriage arrived. As Xie Qing passed by, she remarked, feigning composure, "Don't let her young age fool you; this fourth young lady is quite sensible. It's the second young lady who's more like her..."

She said, seemingly with a heavy heart, "You must know that excessive rigidity leads to breakage."

Finally, in a truly disgusting way, he added, "I'm just trying to give you a friendly reminder, Miss Chen, please don't be angry."

Shen Qiyin: "Aren't you angry if a dog bites you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Qingzhi's smug smile froze on her face.

Just then, Feng Ruoying came to join in the fun, rushing over to Shen Qiyin and looking her up and down, asking, "Where? Where did you bite? Does it hurt?"

At that time and in that situation, Xie Qing's expression was extremely unpleasant.

Feng Ruoying didn't care and happily walked into the Marquis's mansion with Shen Qiyin's arm.

The crowd was quite surprised to see the two of them arrive together.

They all saw how much Miss Feng used to look down on Miss Shen, so why do they seem to have such a close relationship now? Even closer than with her own cousin!

Feng Ruoying clung to Shen Qiyin the whole time, pushing Shen Mengyin to the side.

Just as the two were about to sit down, a young man dressed in dark blue brocade robes strode over, his voice clear and melodious, with a hint of excitement: "I felt like I recognized you when I saw you from afar, it really is you!"