Zhulan and Zhou Shuren found a place to sit down, neither of them speaking, just sitting steadily.
Wang Ru had already calmed down. Now wasn't the time to wonder why Zhou's elderly couple was in Pingzhou; her mind raced as she realized she couldn't let the Zhou family help Wu Ming solve his problem, and usurp the purpose of her visit to Pingzhou.
In her pitiable memory, Wu Ming had suffered in his youth, his grandfather had been extorted following an incident, missing the imperial examination. His grandmother then passed away, and later he rose through the ranks to become a first-rank official; Zhou Xuehan's smooth and prosperous life after marrying the male protagonist owed much to being sworn sisters with Wu Ning, thus gaining Wu Ming's protection and assistance later on.
She hadn't wanted to provoke Wu Ming, knowing his ruthless nature, but with Shi Qing constantly extorting her, treating her like property, she was forced to take a risk.
