A few ladies glanced at each other, and since Lu Clan also realized she had misspoken, she dared not say anything more, pursing her lips and playing with the bracelet on her wrist, while the others sneakily peeked at the always silent matriarch.
Lady Du coughed lightly and said with a proper smile, "You are currently residing in our Zheng residence with only a maid and a nurse to attend to you, bustling about; if outsiders were to know, they might think that we of the Xingyang Zheng Clan can't afford to hire help!"
Lady Du's words were soft on the outside but tough on the inside.
