Ye Hongyang didn't dare to repeat himself, but Duke An truly wished he had heard wrong.
If things were really as Ye Hongyang had said and had reached this point, then Ye Hongyang's reason for agreeing to this marriage was definitely not because he was worried about Ye Xinyan's reputation and her inability to marry off. Instead, he was aware of the attention Ye Xinyan and Ye Yuan were receiving within the mansion and wanted to disrupt that plan.
How could he do such a thing—sabotaging his own family and daughter? Could this really be his son? Duke An's eyes, cold as ice, pierced through Ye Hongyang.
The Duchess was also anxious. She first signalled Nanny Qian with her eyes, asking Nanny Qian and the two Senior Maids to move closer to Ye Hongyang, and then asked, "Hongyang, tell us clearly, what exactly is going on? Is there something you're hiding?"
