Song Hong listened to this and his face twitched. He wanted to say something but swallowed it back, angrily pointing at Wang Yongzhu.
Lady Gao was startled and quickly smoothed things over, "What are you saying, child? Lord Duke is worried too, so his words may be harsh—"
Then she turned to persuade Song Hong, "Master, this eldest daughter-in-law has just returned, worn out like this, is there nothing that can be said properly? Moreover, they are young kids outside, sensitive and inexperienced. Even the Imperial Noble Consort has sent someone with a message, can they really not give face to her?"
"Moreover, the situation isn't excessively serious; if the Imperial Noble Consort can successfully give birth to a prince, won't everything be fine?"
"Even if something truly happens, we can still take our time to deliberate over it—"
