Mother Duan described the scene in a very lifelike manner, which made Feng laugh heartily.
She thought Jiang Mingzhi was really fine now. If that was the case, she would be in real trouble.
"Madam, what should we do next?"
Feng thought for a moment, "Now the whole capital thinks Jiang Mingzhi's madness has healed. If I don't take her out, others might think that I, as her legal mother, am keeping secrets and mistreating her. Since she's already gone out, when Prince Jin's palace takes in a concubine the next day, I'll take her with me."
"On such a grand day, if the young lady embarrasses herself, what will happen to the reputation of our Jinyi Marquis Mansion?"
"I'm just worried she won't embarrass herself!" Feng took a leisurely sip of tea and smiled as she played with the white jade bracelet in her hand. "The more embarrassed she is, the more others will think our Feng family is so kind to marry this little bitch!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Duan shuddered, then smiled and nodded: "Madam, you are wise, it is this servant who has too low a vision."
*
"It's a fire! It's a fire!"
The moon was dim and the lights were on, but the Jinyi Marquis's mansion was ablaze. The Jinyi Marquis and his wife, who had already settled in the Qinghui Courtyard in the main courtyard, got up upon hearing the noise.
Jinyi Hou Jiang Rongqing was a tall man. He stood under the veranda, put on a cloak, and walked towards the fire. "What's going on? How could there be a fire out of nowhere?"
As he spoke, he ordered someone to take his post and report to the water dragon team. With such a big fire, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot if several people used buckets to put it out.
The maid from the inner courtyard who came to report the news hesitated, "I don't know what happened, it's the young lady's yard that's on fire..."
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