"Madam, as soon as our lady heard you were coming, she rushed over. Please don't wrong her," whispered the maid in defense of Su Yunjin.
Mrs. An glared intensely, "Did I tell you to speak? Don't you know that servants shouldn't interrupt when the masters are talking? Hmph, no wonder the kind of master has the kind of servant. The master has no rules, so the servants are all out of form."
The maid, being young, blushed deeply at Mrs. An's words. Su Yunjin pulled the maid behind her and said, "Go on and get busy! This has nothing to do with you."
Mrs. An snorted coldly again.
"Oh dear, my third daughter-in-law, what is it? Can't a mother even discipline a maid? I was just teaching her some manners, and you protect her like this? Is it because I just scolded you a bit, and you're not convinced, too?" Mrs. An's tone was peculiarly sarcastic.
