Lian Manman stepped out from the Upper Room and quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she had extinguished the fire in time; otherwise, if Lady Zhou couldn't restrain herself and came out to confront Old Master Lian, the argument could have continued indefinitely and escalated to who knows what extent.
Returning to the West Wing Room, she saw that in the outer room, Lady Zhang, Lian Zhizhi, Lady Chiang, and Lady Zhao had already started preparing the meal. Inside, Lian Shouxin, Wu Yugui, Old Master Lian, and others were chatting and laughing as if the incident earlier had never happened.
Today was Lian Zhizhi's engagement to Wu Jiaxing. Aside from the Lian and Wu families, the matchmaker, and a few other guests had been invited: Mr. Loo, Wang Youheng, Shopkeeper Wu from the town, and the Lizheng from Thirty Mile Camp. Old Master Lian had not gone to the Upper Room precisely because he was there to accompany these guests.