"She's quite daring, isn't she? The old man was the top chair of the military back in his day. Is she not afraid that she won't get by in all of Hua Country?"
Just then, a middle-aged man in military uniform, ranked a Major, came dashing over from the east courtyard. However, he was stopped before he could get through the archway.
Master Qiao glanced at him casually, "Old Master Wu, go tell him, if he can't discipline his subordinates, he shouldn't bring them out to make a spectacle of themselves. They are throwing dirt in my face."
"I understand what to do now."
"Wait," Master Qiao halted him, and gave another instruction, "Tell them I just got back and feel a bit unwell. I am not seeing any guests today. Send all the people outside away."
"Yes."
The housekeeper walked over to the middle-aged man, whispered a few words to him, and his face immediately turned as pale as paper!
