[Honestly, Lord Qiu deserved it!] 011 looked thoroughly amused by his misfortune, which immediately piqued Shen Shixu's curiosity.
He had already been wondering why Lord Qiu's mother and wife had teamed up to beat him. Hearing 011 say he deserved it made him even more curious.
011 did not keep him in suspense and explained exactly how Lord Qiu had ended up getting beaten. [Lord Qiu got beaten because he's terrible at expressing himself.]
Hearing 011's assessment of Qiu Dalian, the other ministers nodded, looking as though they knew that all too well.
[He was always offending his colleagues before. His words were so unpleasant, and he constantly hit people where it hurt, so he wasn't particularly well liked.
We thought he only treated outsiders that way, but who knew he was just the same with his wife and mother at home?
Lord Qiu's mother and wife don't get along, but they weren't sworn enemies right from the start.
A large part of the reason they have such a poor relationship is that Lord Qiu keeps passing their messages along incorrectly. His mother's words of concern for her daughter-in-law and his wife's expressions of filial respect all became something entirely different coming out of his mouth.
Because he doesn't know how to speak properly, those two have been at odds for decades. Even now that they have a grandson, they still feel uncomfortable around each other.
Still, they have Lord Qiu's little grandson to thank for finally discovering the truth. The little boy loves the sweet cakes Madam Qiu makes herself and eats a plate every day, but Madam Qiu sprained her wrist the day before yesterday.
Old Madam Qiu worried that Madam Qiu would give in to her little grandson's wheedling and make sweet cakes, worsening her injury. She