Old Mrs. Xia held the celadon tea bowl, slowly stroking it with her thumb, carefully contemplating Mrs. Shi's words.
It seems that the Chengyi Bo Mansion is unwilling to welcome Princess An Ran into their home, yet Old Uncle is worried about refusing Old Master when it is brought up, so they have preemptively taken action.
Once the children have already been matched, Old Master can't possibly expect the Chengyi Bo Mansion to call off the engagement, right?
Everywhere, be it in front of the Emperor, there is no such reasoning.
If there wasn't that bit of relationship between the Du Mansion and the Duke Jing Mansion, Old Mrs. Xia wouldn't hesitate.
Although, for the sake of Princess An Ran, it was casually said that Du Yunluo was no good, and Du Yunying and Du Yunnuo also suffered during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Du Family does hold some grudge against the Duke Jing Mansion. Yet, since there is a Liao Family involved, Old Mrs. Xia has to weigh her options.
