This is where they want to have a secret meeting.
Hong Mian and the others retreated, closing the doors from outside. The steward and housekeepers standing on the steps also wisely withdrew from the stoop.
Gu Shiliu followed Qin Yuan into the side room, with Hong Ye standing by.
Qin Yuan first sat in the Taishi Chair and instructed, "There are no outsiders here, sit down and speak slowly."
Gu Shiliu sat down slightly below and whispered, "Madam, that Fake Yang was secretly sending messages outside before, acting covertly. After going to Mr. Cheng's house, perhaps she thought the guards were more relaxed than in the mansion and that no one recognized her, so she made more moves."
Since discovering Fake Yang passing on messages, they had been watching her.
Unfortunately, she acted cautiously, and since that incident, there hadn't been any movements. She focused on coaxing the Pang siblings into hiding in the courtyard, biding her time.
