Seeing her daughter barge in so brazenly, the second madam's face immediately fell. "Yun'er, don't you know any manners? Why did you barge in without being announced? You're getting more and more ill-mannered."
"Mother, I'm just anxious to see Sister Molan, so please don't hold it against me, okay?" Zhao Ziyun tugged at the Second Madam's arm and shook it, sticking out her tongue at Molan playfully in the process.
"You, you never learn! I've spoiled you rotten. I should teach you manners properly." The second wife shook her head helplessly. Although she spoke words of reproach, her eyes only showed affection.
"I know Mother is reluctant to let me go, but don't worry, Mother, I won't let you down." Zhao Ziyun hugged her mother's arm, rubbed against it, shook it, and rested her head on her mother's shoulder, showing a deep affection for her mother.
"Alright, alright, stop embarrassing yourself. You're supposed to be the older sister, can't you see that even Miss Mo Lan is too awful to look at?" The second madam gave her a playful glare and tapped her forehead.
Seeing the mother and daughter being so loving and respectful, Mo Lan took a step back to minimize her presence.
"Hehe... Little sister, I just told the kitchen to make a few more local Jiangjun dishes. You must try them later. My family's chefs were all carefully selected by my mother, and their skills are excellent."
After being teased by her mother, Zhao Ziyun's face flushed red. Looking at Mo Lan beside her, she immediately smiled and spoke again.
"Okay, I'll be waiting."
Afterwards, the three of them sat and talked for a while, and then the second wife got up and left.
Not long after she left, a maid came to report, "Miss, the First Madam has returned. As soon as she entered the gate, she rushed to the Second Madam's courtyard in a great hurry."
Mo Lan and Zhao Ziyun exchanged a glance, surprised that the other person's reaction speed was also quite fast.
"Bi'er, go and see what's going on. Report back to me if anything happens." Zhao Ziyun said, then turned to look at Mo Lan, "Sister, would you like to go and see? We can go together."
"No need, I have no interest in matters of the inner quarters." Looking at Zhao Ziyun's expectant eyes, Mo Lan couldn't help but twitch her lips. This girl must be crazy to be dragged here to see her family's gossip.
"That's true. There's really nothing interesting to see between women except for their verbal sparring. It's better if we just have some tea and chat."
Back home, with her mother protecting her, Zhao Ziyun immediately reverted to her innocent and carefree state of mind.
Mo Lan looked at her and twitched the corner of her mouth. Spoiled women can be quite scary.
After a short while, Bi'er returned excitedly, "Miss, the First Madam was punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall for two days, and then confined to the courtyard for three months."
"Huh? It's that serious?" Zhao Ziyun's mouth dropped open in surprise. Her mother usually left messages for the eldest son's family, but she never expected her to go so far as to take such drastic measures this time.
"When the Second Madam saw the First Madam rush into the courtyard, she immediately questioned her without saying a word, saying that you were willful and reckless, disregarding everything and selfishly leaving without even saying goodbye, and that the Second Madam had failed to properly educate her daughter."
"As a result, the second madam immediately became furious and bombarded her with information about what had happened at the temple. Finally, she grabbed her by the collar and questioned her, 'Don't you know why you came back? Yun'er would rather risk returning to the manor than stay at the temple. You, as her aunt, don't you know how to reflect on your actions? You even have the nerve to come and question me. Do you have any conscience at all?'"
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