Second Aunt clicked her tongue twice.
"If we talk about seniority, Yingnan still has to call Madam 'Aunt', what a confusing relationship."
Third Aunt chuckled softly as if enjoying the spectacle: "Our Madam, when it comes to the children left by her elder sister, her methods will only be more ruthless."
"But it's none of our business. Who told her to be fortunate enough to bear a son for the master after only two years in the household."
Second Aunt spat, lowering her voice, "A sick ghost, he'll be gone sooner or later."
The two of them walked away while talking.
In the hall, facing her mother's sister, Liu Yingnan was very constrained and obedient.
"Mother," she said cautiously, "can I go and see my brother?"
Madam smiled softly; in the candlelight, the white pearl earrings on her earlobes made her face appear especially gentle.
But the aloofness between her brows could not be ignored.
