"Lady Lanyan, please don't take offense at Qing'er's rudeness; she has always liked to be contrary with others," Dugu Lanyan said, smoothing things over.
Ran Yan was to marry Xiao Song, whose wife from the Dugu clan was Dugu Lanyan's aunt. Although they were not very close, they were still within the prohibited degrees of marriage, and Xiao Song was Dugu Lanyan's cousin. Given such a relationship, she could not afford to have a fall out with Ran Yan.
"Hmm," Ran Yan set her cup down, turned to look at Cheng Qing'er, and said, "What is Lady Cheng trying to imply with these words? And how does she expect me to respond?"
