Madam Zhang's eyes immediately lit up with hope, no longer carrying the gloominess from before!
She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Thank goodness, my daughter is resilient. I have finally weathered the storm!"
In the two-plus months at the Grand Chancellor's Temple, she endured hardships she had never experienced in her entire life.
Old Madam Liu, in order to retaliate against her, had been relentless during this period, making her perform all the tasks that a servant would.
She had to wake up before dawn every day, stand in front of her mother-in-law waiting to serve, and prepare water for washing.
When her mother-in-law got up, she had to assist with dressing and serve Old Madam Liu breakfast.
If anything was not to Old Madam Liu's satisfaction, she would face either a scolding or even a beating with a Zen whip!
