Outside the courtyard, however, it was a completely different scene.
Xie Xun could no longer maintain his usual kindness, gritting his teeth and asking word by word: "What's going on? Why are they so intimate! Yet you never reported this to me!"
"Heir Xie is misunderstanding. Miss Shen and Marquis Cui were merely engaging in ordinary small talk."
Xiaoqi explained: "Marquis Cui came here this time solely for Lady Yan's issue. He and Miss Shen rarely meet ordinarily."
Xie Xun was skeptical, expressionless: "But how did my robe end up with him?"
Could what he had personally heard be false?
As expected from someone who deals with poisons, Xiaoqi remained calm and not at all flustered.
"Miss Shen had a request for Marquis Cui."
Xiaoqi revealed: "Yifeng Hall is owned by Marquis Cui. Miss Shen had a batch of embroidery, not many, but she wanted to create some buzz, to make plans for her future return to Fengzhou City."
Xie Xun's anger dissipated.
This explanation made sense.
