Ma Chengteng, hearing that the latest rumor spreading through the estate was about his granddaughter's fate being overly dominant and that she may bring bad luck to her parents, flew into a rage. He had the main instigator behind this rumor whipped twenty times and sold away, and others who spread the tales were also severely punished.
Cai Yun spoke of this matter to Zhuang Ruolan.
Zhuang Ruolan was very surprised. Not only did her father-in-law not believe the rumors, but he also severely punished the old servants of the estate. As far as Zhuang Ruolan knew, Ma Chengteng never interfered with matters of the Inner Courtyard, yet this time he erupted with such fury because of her daughter, she found it very strange.
Cai Yun shared her speculation, "Previously, Cousin Miss was rumored to have a harsh fate that enraged the Old Master, and I think this time must be the same."
