Unexpectedly, she actually listened to Ye Lanyin's words and sent her to jail.

The thought of the suffering she endured in prison sent a chill down her spine.

She must have gone through similar experiences when her mother died.

She gripped the hem of her skirt tightly with both hands, her eyes flashing with hatred.

Ye Lanyin! It's all your fault that our family is ruined and we are dead.

"Mother, don't worry. Grandmother and Father both love you and give you their salaries. So rest assured, once Ye Lanyin dies, Father will bring you into the family in a grand sedan chair."

"Bear with it for now."

Zou Wanqing was also waiting for this day.

She is only one year old, but her soul is that of an adult. She wants to seize the honor of being the legitimate daughter of a marquis and become a woman admired by everyone in the world.

"Wanqing, thanks to you, you are so smart. What would I do if it weren't for you?"

After years of living alone, she finally had a child under her wing.

Zou Shuang'er picked her up and placed her on Zou Wanqing's shoulder.

Zou Wanqing reached out and touched Zou Shuang'er's head, her voice tinged with resentment: "Mother, why did you become a concubine back then? If you hadn't, I would have been a legitimate daughter."

"Lin Rui'an isn't even as old as my older brother..."

Zou Shuang'er sighed.

“Your family has fallen on hard times, and your father’s Marquis’s mansion is in dire straits. If your mother had married your father, the Marquis’s mansion would not be as glamorous as it is today. Your grandmother would not have agreed to it either.”

The leaves on the trees by the door rustled in the cold wind.

Zou Wanqing was wearing thin clothes, but she didn't feel cold at all.

Her eyes, yearning for success, betrayed her age.

"So, Mother is content to be a mistress for the rest of her life?"