"Indeed, a household rears servants befitting its stature. Go tell your master that today this road is ours. If you have any sense, you'll move aside and spare yourselves the shame!"
The words struck the handful of Du family's servants, root them on the spot. Logically, they should not give weight to a woman's threats, but the cold laughter and tone of the speaker struck fear into this group. As this happened, one servant scurried off to relay to the young mistresses what had transpired.
Du Wanyue and Du Wanru, accustomed to throwing their weight around, were fuming upon hearing such brazen threats directed towards them. Their brows furrowed in anger, eyes wide, they exclaim, "Are all of you dead men? Direct her carriage aside right now! I want to see what sort of power she has to make such bold claims!"
