Liu Jin Yu bowed the way Sun Fuguo had taught her earlier. Xiaoming had left for the imperial court, so Liu Jin Yu was a little nervous.
Zhu Liling didn't like the way she bowed and asked Court Lady Hong to teach Liu Jin Yu all the formal etiquette. Zhu Liling took a seat and rested her hand on the bolster. She dismissed all of the servants from the chamber.
"Have a seat," Zhu Liling told Liu Jin Yu. She went to the broad chair and sat down on it. The heavy clothes were making her itchy, but she managed to sit in them.
"I have told you to stay away from my son," Zhu Liling initiated the conversation. She glared at Liu Jin Yu coldly and continued, "I do not want to make my son go away from me. That's why I agreed to this marriage."
