Zheng Qiu had originally planned to teach her brother a lesson a few days ago, but she felt it was useless and didn't cause any real harm. She needed to give her brother a real lesson.

Let her brother know the difference between how that woman treats her son and how she treats other people's sons, and whether what that woman does to him is really good or not.

Therefore, Zheng Qiu chose today, the first day of the high school entrance exam.

The reason is simple: Zheng Sanlang, the son of the Lady of Yong'an Marquis, will also participate in this year's imperial examination.

Zheng Sanlang is two years older than Zheng Qiu, and is already twenty years old. He is a good student and has always been regarded as the hope of the Yong'an Marquis and his wife, so Zheng Sanlang has not yet married.

Zheng Sanlang is also Zheng Wei's older brother. The two siblings went from being illegitimate children to legitimate children, but their treatment from childhood to adulthood has remained unchanged.

Zheng Qiu's mother was married into the Yong'an Marquis's family through an arranged marriage. At that time, the Yong'an Marquis, who was still the heir apparent, did not love her mother. Instead, he loved his childhood sweetheart and neighbor, Madam He, who is now the wife of the Yong'an Marquis, Zheng Sanlang, and the biological mother of Zheng Wei.

This woman surnamed He was originally the daughter of an official. When she came of age, her father committed a crime, and her whole family was implicated.

At that time, the Marquis of Yong'an begged his parents to save Lady He.

The elderly couple had no choice but to grant their son's request, especially since He Shi was a child they had watched grow up.

He's father committed a serious crime, but it was not enough to warrant the confiscation of his property and the extermination of his clan. However, all of his relatives were demoted to slaves, and He was sold to the mansion to become a concubine of the then-heir apparent, the Marquis of Yong'an.

At that time, Zheng Qiu's mother was already pregnant with Zheng Qiu's eldest brother. In order to let her rest and focus on her pregnancy, no one in the Marquis's mansion told her the news, and the Marquis of Yong'an accompanied her every night.

It wasn't until Zheng Qiu's mother had given birth and finished her postpartum confinement that she learned of He's existence.

But since things had come to this, there was nothing she could do.

These people were bought from the government office, not from slave traders, so they can't be sold off at will.

Zheng Qiu's mother was a traditional woman who believed that it was acceptable for her husband to have concubines, but he had to respect her as the mistress of the house.

In addition, she gave birth to a son as her first child, so she cheered herself up and tried to make the most of her life.

At that time, the Yong'an Marquis's family treated her very well, and He Shi was humble and subservient in front of her. The family lived a harmonious and happy life.

When He became pregnant and gave birth to Zheng Sanlang, she took the initiative to place the child with Zheng Qiu's mother to raise. Zheng Qiu's mother had her own son and would not covet someone else's son. Seeing how sensible He was, she let He raise her son herself.

Almost a year later, both of them became pregnant again.

Even though she was pregnant, Madam He did not forget the rules and continued to wake up at dawn and dusk to serve Zheng Qiu's mother.

Everyone is a woman, and Zheng Qiu's mother knew the hardships of pregnancy, so she told He Shi not to do it, but He Shi insisted.

At that time, Zheng Qiu's father saw everything but said nothing.

Zheng Qiu and Zheng Wei were born one after the other.

Two more years passed uneventfully, and then both of them became pregnant at the same time.

This time, just like when she was pregnant last time, He came over to take care of Zheng Qiu's mother. Zheng Qiu's mother belatedly realized that her husband's gaze towards her was strange, as if he was very dissatisfied. She immediately figured out the reason.

But what does it have to do with her? She has already told Madam He not to come.