Madam Zhou was hell-bent on adding a concubine to her family; how could she not respond in kind?
"Humph, if Brother An hadn't become an official by now, she would have already given those two a beating. Why bother with such tactics? Such underhanded tricks are truly unsatisfying!"
However, upon thinking about it, she suddenly had another idea: if not bluntly, then subversively.
She then summoned Ming Liu, "If Ye Liu has some spare time, have him keep an eye on when Madam Zhou goes out! When she does, make sure to teach her a lesson, and then let her know that it was Cao Lingling who ordered it."
Upon hearing this, Ming Liu's eyes shone brightly, "If Madam Zhou finds out that Cao Lingling had someone teach her a lesson, given her temper, Cao Lingling will likely have a miserable time."