Zhulan returned to the back courtyard, where Lady Fang had just arrived not long ago, and Lady Li was entertaining her. As Zhulan entered the room, Lady Fang awkwardly stood up, "Mother-in-law."
Lady Fang just wanted to visit her daughter, not expecting the mother-in-law to be back, and was clueless as to how her daughter had upset her. Even Lady Dong was washing comforters, and Lady Dong was a daughter of officials after all!
She wanted to leave, but it didn't seem right to do so without seeing the mother-in-law, which is why she was waiting with determination.
Seeing her mother-in-law had returned, Lady Li said with a smile, "Mother, I'm going out to slaughter a chicken."
"Go ahead."
Zhulan sat in the seat of honor and, once Lady Li had left, she said indifferently to Lady Fang, "Mother-in-law, please don't stand. Have a seat."
