Mrs. Tao looked at Xuan Xuan with heartache. This girl lost her parents at six, and the Emperor, remembering her cousin-in-law's merits, granted her the title of Magistrate, even though it was in name only. Life was truly hard for an orphaned girl. Having grown up like this, she rarely saw comfortable days. Mrs. Tao was afraid that the girl's determination would ruin her own life.
"Don't worry," Mrs. Tao comforted, "Mrs. Zhou is not someone to be trifled with either. According to my understanding of Mrs. Yang, she's quite fond of you."
Su Xuan blinked her eyes, "Really?"
Mrs. Tao rarely saw the outspoken girl lack confidence and smiled, "Of course, it's true. Your reputation is not all that matters. The Zhou family has raised someone whose reputation is even worse than yours. The Zhou family has never been averse to that, which shows how virtuous the Zhou family is."
Of course, the Zhou family's virtue was indeed virtue, but the Zhou family was also full of cunning folks.
