This was done in consideration of Princess Ning's face; otherwise, Sister Gong would have gone up and slapped Sun Xiaochen across the face twice, and Sun Xiaochen would have had no choice but to accept it.
Sister Zeng and Sister Hu also said, "Sister Gong, we are all old servants who have served the Empress Dowager. One of these days, we old sisters should go to the palace together to see the Empress Dowager, to apologize to her. She entrusted us with the care of these young ladies, but we are powerless."
Upon hearing that the Empress Dowager was brought into the discussion, Lady Jin and her daughters were somewhat frightened. Lady Jin quickly put on a smile and said, "My young daughter is naive and ignorant, speaking out of turn. Please, Commandery Princess, be magnanimous." She then gave Sun Xiaochen a meaningful look.
Sun Xiaochen had no choice but to stand and bow to Pan Yue and the others, saying, "I'm sorry, I spoke out of turn."
