Chapter 5017: Ke Meng

Lady Song, seeing this, spoke up: “Since things have come to this, further words are useless. I’ll send word for Lingbo and the others to return first. For now, let’s go see that woman in the guest quarters!” With that, she took several people and headed toward the guest quarters.

The next day, around noon, Lady Song arrived at the courtyard where Feng Jiu resided and waited. She had many questions to ask her and couldn’t sleep, so she decided to come here and wait for her to wake up.

When Feng Jiu finished washing up and stepped out of her room, she saw Lady Song sitting there. She walked over and said, “Good morning.”

“Lady Xuanyuan, I have matters I wish to discuss with you, hence my early arrival.” She spoke as she watched her sit down, then inquired, “Lady Xuanyuan, regarding the Song family’s departure in such a manner—you suggested they come to apologize. Considering their family standing, I doubt that will suffice. Not only will it likely fail, but it may provoke them to retaliate against the Song family. What do you think of this…”

“Rest assured, I won’t leave until this matter is resolved!” She smiled, lifted the teacup before her, and took a light sip. “Did Mi’er never mention my background to you?”

At this, Lady Song paused slightly, then shook her head. “Mi’er didn’t say. She only mentioned you were a very important friend of hers and asked me to treat you well.”

Hearing this, could it be… she possessed some astonishing background? Thinking of the three children Mi’er had brought back this time—those three claimed to be disciples of the Azure Emperor, and she seemed familiar with them. Could it be… this Lady Xuanyuan was acquainted with the Azure Emperor?

A flurry of thoughts flashed through her mind, sparking a vague suspicion. If she were indeed acquainted with the Azure Emperor—and on particularly good terms—it would explain why she looked down on prominent families like the Chengs and why she possessed the power to cripple those elderly Cheng elders.

This thought brought her some measure of calm. “By the way,” she said, “I went to that guesthouse last night. That young lady is the daughter of a minor family. Because of her beauty, Cheng Wanli took a fancy to her. He wiped out her entire family, leaving only her alive, and then took her away.”

Her voice softened as she sighed, “The poor girl bears numerous wounds, both large and small. Yet she mentioned that since her injuries hadn’t healed, Cheng Wanli never touched her. She remains a pure maiden to this day. When I arrived, I instructed the servants to help her bathe and groom herself. She’ll be coming over shortly to thank you in person.”

Lady Song paused before adding, “One more thing—because of the incident at the mansion, I sent word last night to Lingbo and his father and brothers, asking them to return sooner.”

Feng Jiu nodded. “Yes, I understand.” As they spoke, the corner of her eye caught a figure approaching the courtyard gate, and the maid’s voice drifted in from outside.

“My lady, Lady Xuanyuan, Miss Ke requests an audience.”

Lady Song glanced at Feng Jiu before calling out, “Let her in!”

Shortly after, a woman dressed in plain white robes entered. Her gaze swept over the two women, lingering longer on the plain-featured woman in the blue robe before she curtsied to both of them.

“Ke Meng greets both ladies.” After her bow, she knelt before the woman in blue: “Ke Meng thanks you, My lady, for saving my life.”

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