On second thought, Xu Yanlin had to agree his uncle's words had been a bit harsh.
But from his uncle's point of view, his beloved sister had gone from a treasured young lady of high birth—someone who could have become a princess consort and married into a great house—to the wife of a simple man from the countryside. It was a drastic fall from grace, and it was no wonder his uncle was having a hard time accepting it.
Xu Yanlin was just wondering how to mediate between the two men, to prevent his uncle-in-law from harboring resentment over his younger uncle's words, when De'an, Wanqing, and Zhao Jing burst through the door.
De'an rushed in, yelling, "I heard from the servants that our uncle is here! Where is he? Has he seen Mom yet? Dad, why are you out here? Where's Mom?"
