Upon hearing this, Madam Shen nearly fainted.

Xianglan served tea, but she brushed it away.

Tea splashed onto Honeysuckle's skirt, staining the original pomegranate red dress with a dark hue, like blood.

Shen Qiyin's eyes darkened.

"I'll tell you..."

"Father has lifted Mother's confinement and is entrusting you with the temporary management of the household affairs."

Upon hearing this, Madam Shen's voice abruptly stopped.

Her expression shifted several times before she finally exclaimed in surprise, "Really?!"

Shen Qiyin did not answer, but said to herself, "I have not come to visit my mother because my grandmother has given a death order. If you cannot leave, no one else can come in either."

“When I took the marriage compatibility chart, I did only want to calculate the wedding date. However, after leaving the mansion, I heard that the people were talking about how Feng Heng and Shen Ruyin were in love and that he even planned to break off the engagement with me and marry Shen Ruyin instead.”

"Under these circumstances, if I don't seize the initiative and instead have Feng Heng propose to annul the engagement, does my mother think I'll still be able to get married in the future?"

With just a few words, Madam Shen was rendered speechless.

Knowing that she had misunderstood her daughter, Madam Shen, considering herself an elder, couldn't bring herself to apologize to her. So she just sat there silently, not saying another word.

Having said everything that needed to be said and conveyed her message, Shen Qiyin prepared to get up and leave.

Unexpectedly, Madam Shen suddenly spoke up.

She wiped away her tears and asked, "I heard from the servants who brought the food that your father sent Sanya to the estate?"

"yes."

“That girl is pitiful.” Madam Shen sighed softly. “It must be because I was away that she was instigated by that little hussy, Aunt Zheng, which led to this disaster.”

“You are sisters after all, how can you stand by and watch her suffer? Listen to your mother, tomorrow go and beg your father to bring that girl back.”