Huo Shuqin had several sisters-in-law, but she liked Qian Manting, who was married to a lesser-ranked brother, the most and was the one she was most willing to interact with. It was not only because Qian Manting had good looks and temperament, and appeared most like a lady from an aristocratic family, but also because of her relation to Zhu Sujin.
Therefore, she instructed Madam Huo that whenever she came to the Eastern Palace to see her, she must bring Qian Manting, letting the Crown Prince know that she valued the Qian family members and liked to be close to them.
Yet her mother scolded Qian Manting like this, even speaking of her as "from a small household."
The Crown Prince had grown up in the Qian family. If Qian Manting was from a small household, wouldn't the Crown Prince be considered the same? Many of her attendants were sent by the Crown Prince, and if he heard such words, wouldn't he harbor resentment toward her?