But Master Qi didn't dare say that; if he did, Old Madam Qi might just jump into a well and kill herself, which he simply couldn't bear. He could only acknowledge his bad luck.
"Mother, your son harbors no other intentions but to gently remind you. In the future, if you hear any rumors, there's no need for you to speculate wildly on your own. If there's something you don't understand, just come and ask your son. I'll certainly tell you everything I know to avoid misunderstandings like what happened today that unnecessarily offended the Gu Family."
Old Madam Qi still wasn't satisfied and cried out, "Sister Zhu, although a concubine daughter, is a clever and well-mannered girl, hardly inferior to a legitimate daughter. It was agreed that she would be matched with a young official's son from the Capital. How could she be married off to a farmer's son? You must promise me, you won't marry Sister Zhu off to a young man from the Gu Family."
