Madam Yao saw Daohua getting angry and hurried to kneel beside Miss Yao: "Princess Consort, please calm down. My daughter spoke carelessly without malice. I will strictly discipline her once we return."
Daohua's expression softened somewhat, but she did not signal Madam Yao and her daughter to rise: "Madam Yao, don't blame me for getting angry. A young lady's reputation must not be stained, and as the house mistress, you should understand this even better than your daughter."
Saying this, she cast a faint glance at Miss Yao.
"If I hadn't known that the second daughter of the Tang Family and Miss Xu were summoned back to Taohua Mountain by my master, the remarks your daughter just made could have caused an uproar."
