Madam Lin said, "Copying books is what she fears most. This is already the severest punishment. Otherwise, what do you propose we do, nanny?"
"I say? If you ask me, she also deserves to be beaten with twenty strokes at least."
Madam Lin snorted, "Do you think I'm the only master around here, giving her twenty strokes? She isn't just any servant who can be beaten casually. It's just a matter of her leaving the estate. If we beat her for that reason, the old lady would flay me alive. Are you trying to replace me with another Madam Lin?"
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Ever since Old Madam Lin found out that Gu Youyou had signed up for the selection of the eldest prince's consort, she was so pleased she couldn't contain her joy.
She said, "I was always worried that Youyou would never marry off, but now, thank goodness. Right, Xingyi, did she go of her own accord?"
