Yang Chuxia considered whether watching the play would be possible without the presence of those ladies. Thus, she had sent messages to each of them before arriving.
"I'm so sorry, Madam Zhou, we've arrived late," Mrs. Liu shouted as soon as she entered, seemingly afraid that others wouldn't notice her arrival.
Since that day, Madam Huang initially had no desire to associate with the likes of Madam Zhou. But upon hearing that Madam Ye was attending and had sent them word, she felt obligated to make an appearance for the sake of good relations.
"Madam Zhou, this is the congratulatory gift I've brought for Concubine Cao," Madam Huang said while gesturing towards the item in the servant's hand. She then questioned, "Wasn't it said that your household was hosting a banquet today? What about your newly-promoted second concubine? It's her special day too, why isn't she out here greeting the guests?"