Upon hearing that she was about to be thrown out, Madam Lu panicked. If they were indeed evicted, then not only would rescuing others be impossible, but survival for herself would also be questionable!
"Aunt, aunt, don't be angry. Mother spoke nonsense out of momentary confusion. She truly didn't intend to curse anyone." Zhou Xiuer kneeled forward, grabbing Madam Zhou's arms, and pleaded through tears, "If you send us out, in this unfamiliar place and such cold weather, we'll surely perish outside!"
Madam Zhou, feeling her arm being shaken and catching a whiff of a light fragrance, inadvertently took a deep breath and said, "Stop shaking. Whether your mother meant it or not, she knows well herself." Then she glanced at Madam Lu and said, "You've been married into the Zhou family for so many years; has your temperament changed?"
