Zhulan felt that without a lesson, Lady Li wouldn't know her place; she was naturally quite the gossip. With Zhou Shuren headed for Jiangnan, if she boasted and the whole village found out, Zhulan wouldn't want that. "Shut up and stop showing off. If you dare let slip about your father going to Jiangnan, see how I'll deal with you. What are you standing there for? Hurry back to the room."
Lady Li's fiery enthusiasm instantly cooled down, and her heated mind cleared. She remembered that even the grandmother had warned that the matter of going to Jiangnan must not be told to anyone. She had almost blurted it out in her excitement and called out meekly, "Mother."
Zhulan, with a stern face, said, "Mother what? Hurry back to your room."
