If his son had managed to appease her, then once his daughter-in-law eventually gave birth to a child, this whole messy ledger could simply have been swept under the rug.
Who could have imagined that he couldn't even appease his own wife!
Master Zhang had always fancied himself quite an expert on the women of the inner quarters over the years. No matter how enormous a grievance a woman held, as long as the men were willing to swallow their pride, lower their heads, and coax her a little, things would smooth over.
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