The Duke's Mansion on this side.
Song Chongqi had cried herself almost into a faint, and she and Lady Yuan were both dragged to the side room by the old women under Lady Gao's command.
Everyone was worried that if they let them stay here, they might end up being scolded and driven to despair.
As for the second and third young ladies in the house, being young ladies, this sort of occasion wasn't suitable for them to remain, so they were quietly led out of the courtyard by nannies.
The two sisters were born to the same concubine and had a close bond, even their living quarters were adjacent.
Once they returned to their own courtyard, the maids helped them change clothes and brought hot tea and snacks, and the third young lady, Song Chongxiu, waved the maids away.
Then she said with a mischievous smile, "Sis, that in-law old lady is really amusing, especially when she made our elder sister cry—"
