Sang Wan returned to Ningyuan, and Shi Fengju had already gone to the trading firm. After changing her clothes and washing her face, she found an excuse to send Mrs. Li out on an errand, ordered Xingzhi to guard the door, and called Liu Ya into the warm pavilion to inquire in detail.
She was taken aback by the inquiry.
"Is Young Master Hong the son of the governor?"
"Yes," Liu Ya said indignantly, "I didn't expect Governor Hong to have such a profligate son! Truly shameless!" Remembering how the man shamelessly introduced himself, insisting on dragging the young mistress around and saying, "Stick with Master and you'll be blessed; I'll make sure you live the good life, and in Qingzhou, nobody will dare not to take you seriously!" Liu Ya felt a wave of disgust.
