The Second Elder clenched his fist, "I've come this time for serious business, not for idle chitchat with you."
"Second Sister is impatient. To be fair, it's also because Second Sister acted rashly and underestimated that kid, Xuanxuan."
"Don't act like you're unaware. I simply don't believe it. Without your secret egging on, those rumors outside wouldn't have spread like they have."
The Third Elder was speechless: "Egging on? Second Sister really thinks too highly of me. That eldest sister of ours is not easy to deal with."
She was referring to Old Lady Qin.
"All these years I've avoided her sharp edge because I didn't want to clash with our elder sister. One must have self-awareness; I know I'm no match for the eldest sister."
The implication was that those city rumors had nothing to do with her, and Second Elder should not lump all the dirty and smelly things on her head.
