Yao Hanai, who had been dragged back to Yao Mansion, was locked in the ancestral hall to reflect on her behavior, without even seeing her parents' faces.
Despite the seemingly settled nature of the matter, as Yao Hanai's birth mother, Lady Meng naturally knew her daughter best. She instantly summoned Mo Zhu to come over and questioned him in front of Yao Shijiang about who the man really was.
Fearing consequences, Mo Zhu dared not hide anything and detailed the entire account of Yao Hanai's meeting with Second Prince Zhao Hongsheng.
Upon hearing that the man was none other than Second Prince Zhao Hongsheng, Yao Shijiang trembled thrice in shock. His vision blurred, and he nearly fainted.
