"Even if she is a monster, she is still your daughter!" Wu Xuzi looked at the lady speechlessly.

"I'm a human, and her biological father is also a human. How could I possibly give birth to a monster daughter?" The lady covered her face and burst into tears. "My poor daughter! Where are you? How did you get a monster around me?"

Wu Xuzi's mouth twitched, knowing that he had said the wrong thing!

The three of them stared at each other, waiting for the lady to finish crying.

Lan Ziye then asked coldly, "You're convinced your daughter is a demon based on this piece of Essence Stone? What if I find out she's not a demon?"

"If she's not a monster, how could she have such a treasure?" the noblewoman said disdainfully. "Her original adoptive parents were ordinary farmers, with nothing but bare bones. I only gave them a small amount of money, and they agreed to return the child to me! How could a family like that have such a treasure? And even if they did, how could they possibly give it to Youyou?"

What he said seemed to make some sense. Lan Ziye picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said lightly: "Your daughter should be back soon!"

The lady glanced at Lan Ziye and closed her mouth, and the room fell silent.

"Or, why don't you take us to your daughter's room first!" Lan Ziye broke the silence and spoke again.

The lady said with some embarrassment, "Ever since we moved here, the child has become distant from me. She never speaks to me and hides in her room every day when she gets home. What's even stranger is that she even changed the lock on her own room, so I can't get in at all!"

"Can't get in? You're her mother!" Wu Xuzi was shocked, then said with dissatisfaction, "If your daughter hadn't stolen your man, you probably wouldn't have realized that you couldn't get into your daughter's room until now, right?"

"I admit that I neglected to discipline my daughter, but for all these years, no matter what kind of life I led, she never lacked food and drink. How have I ever let her down?" The lady suddenly became excited and said, "Even if I let her down, considering that I raised her for so many years, she shouldn't have taken my man away!"

Lan Ziye just looked at the lady indifferently and asked calmly, "You mean, now we can only wait for your daughter to come back?"

The lady nodded, then turned and shouted, "Auntie Zhang, Auntie Zhang!"

A middle-aged woman wearing a floral dress and looking honest walked in and said respectfully, "Madam!"

"Go prepare some refreshments!" the lady ordered tiredly.

Aunt Zhang responded and went out.

The lady sighed and said, "This is the servant Jin Jun found for me. Every day, it's just her and I at home, and she's the only one who can listen to my complaints! She knows everything about me, and I feel like my life is a joke!"

"Can I chat with Aunt Zhang?" Wu Xuzi glanced at Lan Ziye and asked.

The lady nodded.

Coincidentally, Aunt Zhang came in with some tea and snacks and placed them on the tea table.

The lady then said, "Auntie Zhang, don't leave yet. Twelve Young Master has something to ask you!"

Aunt Zhang said respectfully, "Yes, ma'am!"

"What do you think of Miss Youyou?" Lan Ziye asked straight to the point.

Aunt Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Miss Youyou is very beautiful and looks a lot like Madam, but she's rather withdrawn and rarely speaks to people. Oh, and she doesn't eat at home either. When she comes back, she locks herself in her room and doesn't allow me to disturb her! Otherwise... she's fine! I once saw her applying medicine to an injured stray cat. At heart... she must be kind!"