Madam Tang lay on the bed, pondering how to get through the coming days. Her son was only six, and it would take ten more years for him to establish a family and a career; for these ten years, her son would have to rely on his grandfather and uncle.
Su Zhu came in, looking worried: "Madam, a woman carrying a child has arrived outside. She claims to be the Second Master's concubine, and the child is also his. The Great Grandfather let the woman in and said that Madam should handle this matter." The Great Grandfather's actions were tantamount to acknowledging the woman's and the child's status.
Madam Tang's face suddenly changed: "What did you say?" The relationship between Madam Tang and Ma Yue had always been good. Since she was sometimes unable to attend to Ma Yue, she had even let him take a maidservant from her dowry.
