Mrs. Dong had already thought it through. Since Consort Zhou wanted to suppress Lin Youning, there was nothing she could do to stop it. Now that Consort Zhou called her out to question her, she couldn't possibly not respond. When she returned to the Marquis Mansion later, Mrs. Gu Sr. couldn't blame her, as what she said wasn't a lie.
Consort Zhou nodded after hearing her, "So you say this isn't really a matter. Dingyuan Marquis has quite a temper; just because of this, he sent the lady of the house to a temple. This is really unreasonable. I heard Madame just gave birth to a little legitimate son, the child is still young, and Dingyuan Marquis is really too ruthless."
