The scene instantly fell into a dead silence. Steward Yáng stood to one side, pretending to have seen nothing and heard nothing. One was his former master and the other his current master—he could afford to offend neither, so he decided his best bet was to blend into the background.
After Yang Yizhi left, the parlor was left with only Yáng Jìngyuǎn's darkened face and Steward Yáng, who was silently praying that the old master wouldn't fly into a rage.
*Clatter.*
Chapter 328