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Lady Cai was somewhat embarrassed being ignored by Lady Meng in front of so many people. Just as she was thinking of finding a familiar lady to ease her embarrassment, Old Madam Cheng called her over.
Lady Cai stepped forward, smiling broadly at Old Madam Cheng: "Mother, do you have any instructions?"
In front of outsiders, Lady Cai didn't openly show her dislike for Old Madam.
Old Madam Cheng held Lady Cai's hand with an affectionate smile: "Earlier, the new steward didn't handle things well. We should apologize to Old Madam Fu and Doctor Qin."
Lady Cai smiled: "Mother is right."
This was something the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had discussed beforehand to smooth things over.
Their voices weren't too low or too loud, and the female guests in the flower hall heard them almost entirely. Although some doubted the truth of the matter, no one foolishly questioned it.