Hearing her son’s grateful words, Second Madam Zhou nodded and said, “Sure enough, those with kind hearts are blessed! Based on what you’re saying, Miss Yu is also a kind and righteous person. Quickly invite the guest in!” 

The doorkeeper stood outside the second gates and anxiously waited for the reply from inside. He desperately hoped that the senior servant of the inner gates would reply with the message, ‘don’t know her’ or ‘don’t want to see her’. But, instead of seeing a senior servant or maidservant of the inner gates, his master’s hurried figure appeared in front of him.    

“Where’s Miss Yu?” When Third Young Master Zhou walked by the doorkeeper, he asked in a slightly pressing tone. 

It was in the middle of winter, but the doorkeeper was drenched in cold sweat. He stammered, “In reply to Master, Miss Yu is still waiting outside the main gates…” 

“Nonsense!! Zhou Dafu, you have been working as the doorkeeper for more than twenty years, yet you still don’t know our Zhou Estate’s rules of hospitality?” Third Young Master Zhou stopped his anxious footsteps and finally took a proper look at the doorkeeper. He could see a sense of guilt and uneasiness from his expression, and he immediately guessed that this lowly servant must have acted snobbish again!  

This Zhou Dafu relied on the fact that he...