"Just like me?" Feng Wu smirked.
Granny Zhao said, "Yes, that was what they said. They wanted to take Young Master Qi away, and your mother wouldn't let them. Things got very chaotic. In the end, Lady Gu said that if your mother signed an apology letter, she would forgive your brother."
Feng Wu said, "What apology letter? Wasn't a spoken apology enough?"
Granny Zhao said, "That was what we said, but Lady Gu said that without a written letter, you might not acknowledge it when you came back. Your mother had to sign the letter, otherwise, they would take away your brother, flog him, and put him in confinement… Your mother was frightened.
"She couldn't stand the idea of confinement and almost lost it. Lady Gu caught her off guard and put your mother's thumbprint on the paper.
"After that, Lady Gu looked very pleased. She said that she would start preparations."
Feng Wu asked, "What preparations?"