Lady Du's voice was not high, but it was resolute and powerful, creating an echo as it hit the ground. It was wholly unlike her usual demure, deferential demeanor.
Everyone in the main room was stunned, gazing in disbelief at Lady Du. None of them believed that Lady Du, who they had always oppressed and tortured, would suddenly voice such utterances.
The old man reacted first. The old man jumped up from the edge of the Kang in a flash, and his rage erupted like a thunderstorm. "Rebellion, rebellion, this is intolerable! Quick, eldest daughter-in-law, what are you waiting for? Administer the family law now, immediately administer the family law!"
As soon as Lady Li, Mu Zhongli's mother-in-law, heard the patriarch's command, she was eager to comply. She rolled up her sleeves and charged forward.
