Actually, Lady Zhou has always been a very clever woman. She can instinctively discern what is true malice and true danger, and choose the auspicious while avoiding the ominous.
"It's not that we're not letting you go, but we need to come up with some rules first." Old Master Lian spoke gently to Lian Shouyi, Lady He, and Si Lang, and then asked Lian Shouxin, "Old Fourth, don't you agree?"
Lian Shouxin responded vaguely, his attitude rather ambiguous.
Lian Shouyi, Lady He, and Si Lang were visibly unsatisfied, but ultimately they sat back down.
Old Master Lian asked Lady Chiang to serve everyone tea and opened the snacks that Lian Manman had brought, instructing Lady Chiang to distribute them. Lian Manman noticed this and understood that Old Master Lian wanted Lian Shouyi's group to calm down so they would listen to what he was about to say.
