State Duke Zhao looked distraught, hurriedly admitting his mistake: "It's all because the children at home don't understand things..."
He later heard from his old wife, who said that the daughters-in-law at home were worried about Zhou Man bringing back unfavorable things from the imperial estate, so they had a steward stop her at the second gate for a change of clothes.
It's normal for ignorant women to have many worries, but sending just a steward at the second gate to arrange Zhou Man's entry is too humiliating.
Not to mention that she is more than just an imperial doctor; even if she were only an imperial doctor, the matter is excessively humiliating. If an imperial doctor with a temper is summoned to treat an illness, it will be difficult to invite them again afterward.
What can State Duke Zhao do?
He can only apologize on behalf of the children at home.
With a face full of guilt, he said: "It's my fault for not teaching them well."
