She couldn't help but stand up, walked to the bedside and took Zhang's hand: "You mean - that Luo Yining is just the daughter of a guard?"

"That must be..." Zhang said. "I saw the badge on his waist... Madam's confinement period didn't match. Mother Zheng told her to have an abortion, but she refused. We knew disaster was imminent. Madam said she didn't want to live anyway. To save the child... she would be willing to die."

Aunt Qiao held the handkerchief tightly in her hand. She knew that what Zhang said was true. Everything matched up, and all her doubts were explained!

After Gu Minglan's nine-month pregnancy and birth, all the maids and servants who had served her left the Luo family, leaving her depressed and ill. Luo Yining and Luo Chengzhang bore no resemblance at all, and she even thought about the death of Old Lady Luo, who had simply met Mother Zheng and subsequently became ill. Could it be that she had died of anger because she had learned the truth?

The more Aunt Qiao thought about it, the more she felt that this was indeed the case! Her eyes gleamed as she sneered, "She is indeed of lowly descent, yet Gu Minglan actually used her to pass her off as a legitimate daughter!"

How could the daughter of a guard who came from nowhere be raised as a lady? Where did Gu Minglan get the nerve to let such a lowly child come in and pretend to be a real lady, and still have the nerve to bully her for so many years?

Aunt Qiao couldn't help but feel a little excited. As long as she exposed Luo Yining's background, Luo Yining would no longer be able to be a legitimate daughter. Since she was of lowly descent, she deserved a lowly life. The Luo family couldn't let her stay there, and she couldn't be a daughter anymore. As long as Luo Yining was gone, how could Lin Hairu defeat her! Then her brother Xuan would be able to be brought back sooner or later!