Matriarch Xia looked at her with an unperturbed face, “If you have anything to say, rise and speak; you do not need to kneel; I cannot accept your kneeling.” She turned towards Aunty Fang: “Help her up; she’s already old now; there’s no need for her to torment herself.” This time around, Madam Xiao’s kneeling no longer softened Matriarch Xia’s ...