Zhou Yujie was handsome with fair skin and red lips. Even though he had grown up in a farming family for the past two years, Zhou Shiyuan had not treated him badly.

If no one mentions it, no one will guess his background; they will simply assume he is some noble young master.

His half-crying appearance was heartbreaking, even Linglong couldn't help but be moved. Unfortunately, Yuan Zhao was not that Yuan Zhao.

She slowly walked up to Zhou Yujie, gazed at him for a long time, and then suddenly smiled:

"Compared to your mother who came from a peasant family, I, the daughter of a general, am more suitable to be your mother, don't you think?"

Zhou Yujie blinked and said pitifully:

"I don't know, they all told me to call you Mother."

If Yuan Zhao hadn't personally experienced being reborn and knew Zhou Yujie's personality well, she might have been deceived.

It has to be said that Zhou Yujie's acting skills are really good, far surpassing Bai Mianmian's.

Yuan Zhao smiled, reached out and pinched his cheek without any hesitation. Zhou Yujie's little face immediately turned red, but even so, he held back his tears, though his eyes became even redder.

Ha! We've been exposed!

A fierce glint flashed in Yuan Zhao's eyes.

Zhou Yujie was clever all his life, but he made a foolish mistake. This is not the reaction a two-year-old should have. He overacted!

Just as she thought, Zhou Yujie was also reborn!

Having confirmed this, Yuan Zhao released his grip and said calmly:

"Wenfeng, take him down and explain the rules here to him properly."

"……yes."

Wen Feng nodded in agreement.

Zhou Yujie lowered his eyes to hide the irritation in them.

He realized that Yuan Zhao had just been testing him.

Why?

Why would Yuan Zhao test a two-year-old child?

Did she discover his secret?

How is that possible?

Zhou Yujie began to panic.

After Wen Feng left with Zhou Yujie, Linglong looked at Yuan Zhao with a hesitant expression.

These past few days, she felt that her mistress had changed a lot. Just now, even she felt sorry for Zhou Yujie, but her mistress remained unmoved.

As if knowing what she wanted to say, Yuan Zhao spoke up:

“Linglong, some people are black to the core. No matter how much kindness you give them, they will not repay you in the slightest.”

Hearing this, Linglong felt inexplicably sad, because she saw boundless regret and pain in her young mistress.

She didn't know why her mistress had suddenly changed like this, but she would listen to her mistress no matter what.

"Miss, I understand, it won't happen again."

"You and Wenfeng keep a close eye on Zhou Yujie, don't let him fool you."

Yuan Zhao spoke slowly.

She wouldn't go so far as to lay a hand on a two-year-old child, but if Zhou Yujie were to cause trouble, then she wouldn't be so lenient.

Meanwhile, Bai Mianmian wasn't too worried after being kicked out of the Marquis's mansion. She believed that Zhou Shiyuan would come looking for her, and since Yu Jie was still in the mansion, they wouldn't abandon her.

However, just a moment ago she was full of confidence, but the next moment she heard that General Yuan had stormed the Yongning Marquis's mansion, and that so-called eunuch had actually injured Zhou Shiyuan.

Bai Mianmian then realized that things were not as simple as she had thought. She also learned from passersby how the Marquis's mansion had returned and how powerful Yuan Zhao's family was. She couldn't help but feel worried.

Previously, Zhou Shiyuan had promised to bring her into his household first, then elevate her to the status of a concubine, and finally to a secondary wife.

However, with Yuan Zhao being so assertive, what hope does she have of becoming a secondary wife?

She wanted to contact Zhou Shiyuan, but she couldn't even get through the gates of the Yongning Marquis's residence.

Just when she was at her wit's end, her wet nurse, who was closest to her mother, found her.

"Do you know that your son has been raised under Yuan Zhao's name?"

"What?"

Although Bai Mianmian came from a humble family, she knew the importance of having children to rely on. Without her son, she would have nothing.

"Why did she steal my son?"

"Just because she is the wife of the Crown Prince and the daughter of General Yuan."

Hearing this, Bai Mianmian's face grew even uglier. She already had no good feelings towards Yuan Zhao, and now that she heard that Yuan Zhao had taken her son, she hated him to the extreme.

Seeing that it was about time, the wet nurse finally spoke:

"Opportunities are earned by yourself."

"The young master cannot bring you into the manor for the time being, but I have another way out. Do you want it?"