Going to Court for an Imperial Edict

"My dear sister, it was all my fault. I failed to recognize what a great person you were before. Will you forgive me?"

Feng Wu glanced at Xuanyuan Ying. "Forgive you?"

Xuanyuan Ying nodded repeatedly.

Feng Wu only gave her a half-smile. "Forgiveness isn't really my thing, and the Xuanyuan family will have to apologize for the wrong things you've done."

Xuanyuan Ying wanted to talk her way out of it, and Feng Wu would never let her do so.

"Sister Feng Wu —"

Tears rolled down Xuanyuan Ying's cheeks. "Sister Xiao Wu, you're right. It was all my fault in the beginning. I was misled by slanderous talk, which was why…"

"Slanderous talk?" Feng Wu only smiled slightly.

Xuanyuan Ying had been probing Feng Wu's bottom line the entire time, and seeing that the latter seemed about to relent, she went on in a hurry, "That's right. It's all Feng Liu's fault. She said that you didn't have an invitation and had a bad reputation. That was why I…"