In the end, she compromised, but she made a deal with her mother-in-law in private. She could behave herself, but she couldn't let anyone take the place of her two sons, even though her two sons could only exist in front of their biological father as nephews.

Her mother-in-law agreed. Actually, this wasn't just a matter of her mother-in-law being biased. There were also some issues. Her mother-in-law was originally dissatisfied with the new daughter-in-law that she and her son had arranged. It wasn't dissatisfaction with material things, but rather dissatisfaction with her emotional state. In fact, her new daughter-in-law wasn't exactly filial to her, but she tried her best to do everything she was supposed to do.

On the surface, the mother-in-law was very satisfied with her new daughter-in-law, but in her heart she still harbored a lot of resentment. She felt that this daughter-in-law was from a different world, so she could be ruthless towards her. Over the years, she caused the daughter-in-law to lose her ability to get pregnant.

The new daughter-in-law discovered some clues and investigated further. The more she investigated, the more alarmed she became. In the end, she found out that she would never have the chance to be a mother in her life, and then she gave up.

She even contemplated suicide. For an ancient woman, nothing was more despairing than being unable to have children. The thought of being deceived for so long, using her dowry to support her husband's nominal nephew who was actually his son, and then betraying her husband, only made her feel guilty.

She said she received definite news from her family that many court officials needed someone to identify the imperial palace being built, and she told her husband that this was an opportunity.

She had said something similar to her husband before. At first, her husband would use his brain to think things through, but after taking too many shortcuts, his brain became rusty. He didn't think much and just did it, which led to the scene at the grand assembly that was truly unbearable to watch.