It seems that the Madam has not given up yet. Now that I am not in the Shen Mansion, she cannot calculate me, so she has to plot against the Xue family.

"Miss An Qing, let me call you by this name for now. I invited you here today because there is indeed something to discuss. Your relationship with Huaiyi has caused quite a stir in the capital. Breaking the engagement, entering the camp alone, privately engaging with my son, all disregarding our ancestral rites..."

"Madam, I..."

I hurriedly interrupted Mrs. Xue's words in order to defend myself, but she stopped me with a stern look:

"Madam Shen has repeatedly advised that while the elder daughter is assertive and unruly, the younger daughter is gentle and virtuous. The comparison is quite clear."

At this moment, Shen Anrong had a smug look on her face, picking up the teapot and pouring a full cup for Mrs. Xue.

Shen Anrong's smile filled me with indignation, and I couldn't help but argue:

"The engagement is an agreement between two families, not between the two of us. The honor and disgrace of the Shen family are beyond my ability to bear alone. The Tao family is falling apart, and Tao Peiyuan is not a suitable match. What's wrong with abandoning the darkness and embracing the light? General Xue has a great reputation, and I am willing to witness his brilliance. If both parties are willing, and the matchmaker's proposition violates any ancestral rites..."

After my impassioned speech, not only Mrs. Xue and Shen Anrong were shocked, but even Xue Huaiyi, who burst in through the door, was greatly astonished.

"I haven't even spoken a word, and you have already returned a foot. Is this how the Shen family teaches you to speak to your elders?"

Seizing the opportunity, Shen Anrong continued to add fuel to the fire, and hurriedly explained:

"Mother, please calm down. Sister's biological mother passed away early, and Father dotes on her because of her pitifulness, which is why she has this unruly temperament."

Shen Anrong's hidden needles in her gentle words were exactly the same as the Madam's, making me itch with anger.

Fortunately, Xue Huaiyi rushed over after hearing the news, so I didn't have to fight alone.

He stepped forward to greet his mother and then gave Shen Anrong a disdainful look:

"Mother, don't be angry. An Qing was just poisoned and only recovered after being treated by a divine doctor. Strong medicine may bring some irascibility, so the child brought her to the Tranquil Nunnery for recuperation."

"Alright, alright. I was just curious and wanted to have an early look at the future daughter-in-law. I didn't expect you to protect your wife to this extent."

Xue Huaiyi wanted to explain further, but Mrs. Xue had already clapped her hands and sent us off:

"Go down, you came all this way not just to listen to me nagging."

It seems that my future mother-in-law is not easy to deal with.