Most of the families in the countryside are of a simple and honest nature, especially in places like Back Mountain Village, where it is almost unheard of for men to marry concubines. In the eyes of people in this era, a mistress is even worse than a concubine, not recognized by the wife and secretly kept by the man, making her comparable to a woman of the night.
Perhaps Bai Ruozhu didn't have a strong understanding of the term "mistress", and did not get too angry when she heard Mrs. Liu's words. Instead, she quietly left.
If it had been her former self, she probably would have died from the anger of Mrs. Liu's words, or at least confronted her violently.
However, Bai Ruozhu understood what "mistress" stood for. If she was labeled as a "mistress", her parents and older brother would be affected, and even the child in her womb would be looked down upon from an early age.
No, she couldn't let this happen!
