The Second Madam refused outright, with tears streaming down her face, she said, "Has the Marquis believed their words? Would the Marquis rather believe the words of a few petty people and Tong Xiqiu's nefarious schemes than the words of his rightful wife?"
"Silence!" Xiao Yanyi tightened his brows: "They are your personal maids and attendants, people who came with your dowry. Who else but you could command them? Chengning, I… am so disappointed in you."
The Second Madam shook her head, her face full of mockery and sarcasm: "Has the Marquis believed their words, or has the Marquis always perceived me this way?" She couldn't help but step back, her gaze locked onto Xiao Yanyi's face: "The Marquis never truly had me or our child in his heart, so when others spoke, you believed without verifying. Marquis… who is truly on your mind?"
The moment the question was asked, Xiao Yanyi's body stiffened, and the Second Madam froze as well. She hadn't expected herself to ask such a question.
