Mother He hurried to support Old Madam Xie, chiding Wen Jingshu, "Madam, how can you speak to the Old Madam like this! Over the years, the Old Madam has been quite generous to you. Even if you have many grievances, you mustn't address the Old Madam in such a manner!"
Wen Jingshu herself also felt a twinge of guilt.
But, Old Madam Xie had become accustomed to being overbearing and autocratic.
If Wen Jingshu continued to indulge her, she would only sink deeper into this quagmire.
Wen Jingshu no longer wished to continue like this.
Taking a deep breath, Wen Jingshu said with calm resolve, "Mother, I indeed feel dissatisfied."
Old Madam Xie stiffened even more, utterly unprepared for Wen Jingshu to actually speak to her in such a way.
This version of Wen Jingshu was utterly unfamiliar to her.