Gu Er saw that his mother was truly angry, and his playful grin vanished.
Mrs. Kong was so frightened that she didn't even dare to breathe heavily, but even as she tried to hide, Mrs. Gu Sr. did not let her off, "You've really opened my eyes. This is the daughter brought up by the Duke Mansion, beating her own man to a pulp. With actions like yours, how will you keep the servants in line in the future? Have you learned the virtues of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues of women only to throw them to the dogs? Is this all you learned about the codes of a noble lady? Since you married into this mansion, carrying a child, I spared you the etiquette, and after such events, you ought to have understood the rules. That's why I have never interfered in matters of your courtyard. But look now, you're a woman in the inner quarters who dares to lay hands; what will you not dare to do in the future?"
