Even though others referred to Madam Zhang as the concubine promoted to the position of the official wife, carrying the stigma of theft, she was, after all, the wife of a Grand Chancellor. Her usual appearance tended towards that of a dignified lady.
She had a somewhat petty temperament, but she managed to maintain an air of refinement.
But today...
Her hair was disheveled, her hairpins were missing, her makeup was smeared from crying, and her clothes were stained with various dirt marks. It looked as if she had rolled around in a pigsty, worse off than the average woman!
It was easy to imagine that Li Yan'er's emotional state must have been extremely unstable, and her mother was probably suffering too.
Madam Zhang seemed completely mad. "Liu Shimei, you wicked girl! Misfortune befalls our household because of you! If today's events were your scheme, you won't die a peaceful death!"