At the mention of Uncle Zhong, Madame Ruan asked anxiously, "How is Uncle Zhong doing now?"
Madame Ruan knew Uncle Zhong's temperament well. He would never bow down to Ruan Guosheng and the rest of them. He was a frail old man now, and he must be suffering.
The maid's eyes were red. "Uncle Zhong refused to bow to Ruan Guosheng and Qin. Qin insisted on barging into Old Madam's room, and she broke the frame of Old Madam and Old Master's wedding photo. She even killed the fish that you've been keeping in the room. Uncle Zhong was furious and tried to reason with Qin but... Qin asked her men to break his legs. They even knocked out Uncle Zhong's teeth. She called him your secret lover and a fool... Uncle Zhong is still locked up in the barn, and Qin won't allow any of us to go visit him. She warned us that we will end up in the same state as him if any of us dare to go see him. No one knows how he is doing now..."