Madam Lu and the others were taken to a guest room and settled in. As soon as the maid who led the way left, she couldn't help turning on Zhou Xiuer with a torrent of curses.
"Truly eye‑opening. Your aunt has really grown capable, hasn't she? So vicious, so heartless, watching kin die and refusing to save them. That's her own elder brother, how can she be this cruel?"
Xiuxiu stepped forward and clapped a hand over her mouth, snapping in a panic, "Ma, I'm begging you, have a little mercy and just shut up, will you? Do you have to feel satisfied only when we get thrown out? In this freezing weather, we don't have a single piece of Silver on us, no relatives, no one to turn to. That's a dead end."
Madam Lu shivered, but kept a hard mouth. "Would she dare? She's not afraid of retribution… She doesn't dare, if she's really that ruthless, I'll hang myself right here and we'll all go down together."
