"No, no, Young Master Mei, we were just following orders!"
"Exactly, exactly, Young Master Mei, we'll listen to you, whatever you say, we'll do. Honestly, we were angry but didn't dare to speak up."
"That's exactly it. We didn't like the way he bullied a weak woman either, but we had no choice. If we didn't listen to him, he would make sure our entire families were out of jobs. Ah, we all need to eat, what could we do?"
"Young Master Mei, you're the most understanding of all. We were just hoping you'd show up in time, and to our surprise, you did."
"..."
Listening to the two men's slick excuses, trying to rope him into the mess, Xiao Yuwen's face turned black with rage. These two, who had always claimed they would only listen to him and do whatever he asked, were actually like this!
