The room fell silent again. Pei Jing stood there blankly, still not having recovered his senses.

"How could that be? How could the Duke's mansion be so snobbish? My mother-in-law would never treat me like this!"

"When I married into the family, she held my hand and said she would treat me like her own daughter. She would never do this to me!"

"And the young master! The young master said he would treat me well for the rest of his life! He also said that Jin Jiaoniang is just a lowly concubine, she can never surpass me, I am the Duke's only first wife! The future Duchess!"

"Impossible! They wouldn't be that snobbish; this gift list must be fake."

"I'm going to tear it apart! I'm going to tear it apart!"

Pei Jing's eyes were bloodshot with rage. She snatched the gift list and tore it to shreds on the spot.

"There must be some misunderstanding. My mother-in-law wouldn't treat me like this, and neither would the young master. It must be that bitch Jin Jiaoniang! She's bewitched the young master! Otherwise, the Duke's mansion wouldn't treat me like this!"

Pei Jing screamed in anguish; she couldn't accept what she had just heard.

How could that be!

How could the Duke's mansion be so opportunistic as to elevate Jin Jiaoniang and humiliate her as soon as they realized that there was no benefit in a marriage alliance with the Marquis's mansion?

"Such a thing is impossible..."

"Jin Jiaoniang is just a lowly concubine's daughter. What right does she have to look down on me!"

"Moreover, the Duke's mansion values ​​rules and reputation above all else. They even follow the rules of the palace from the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. How could such a family allow the favoritism of a concubine over the neglect of the wife..."

"It must be that bitch Jin Jiaoniang!"

"She must have been the one causing this!"

"Grandma, I'm suffering so much, waaaaaah..."

"What a tragedy!"

Madam Pei sighed and gave Chang Mama a look. Chang Mama quickly sent all the maids and servants waiting outside the door away.

The entire courtyard was quiet, save for the sound of Pei Jing weeping.

Ha ha ha ha……

That was awesome!

It was worth leaving my shop, which was under renovation, to come and see what was going on.

Jiang Yao stared at Pei Jing, who was crying his eyes out, with great interest, feeling incredibly pleased.

You bitch!

You look down on this person and that person every day.

Now someone who looked down on you has climbed all over you...

Should!

Go ahead and cry your eyes out!

Jiang Yao rubbed her hands excitedly, while Jiang Shuwan remained indifferent. Although Pei Jing always looked down on her, she didn't really take him seriously.

Whether Pei Jing was suffering or grieving, it had nothing to do with her, and her emotions remained unmoved.

Madam Pei was heartbroken. She hugged Pei Jing tightly, her thin, tree-root-like hands gently stroking his back.

"Grandma, it's fake! It must be fake!"

Pei Jing was crying so hard she almost collapsed. Old Madam Pei comforted her, but was still determined to make her face reality.

"Wan, come here."

Jiang Shuwan walked over.

"Wan'er, Jing'er has been staying at the Marquis's residence these past few days. Has the Duke's mansion sent anyone to pick her up?"

"some."

Pei Jing's eyes lit up.

"Grandmother, you can tell I'm not a snob from the Duke's mansion. Who's coming to pick me up?"

"She is the old nanny who serves the Duchess."

Pei Jingxin suddenly fell to the bottom of the well.

She ran back to the Marquis's mansion crying. The young master broke the tradition of the fifteenth day of the month. Normally, if the Duke's mansion valued her, the young master would definitely come to pick her up.

"Where is the young master? Where did he go? Why didn't he come to pick me up..."

"They said they were busy with official duties."

Pei Jing's face lit up with joy as she wiped away her tears. "Since it's official business, there's nothing I can do about it. As long as the young master has me in his heart, that's enough..."

"Sister Pei Jing, does the young master currently hold no official position?"

Jiang Yao, always eager for drama, directly shattered her hopes.

“Sister Pei Jing, as far as I know, not only does the young master not hold any official position, but even the old Duke is just a figurehead. If the Duke’s mansion really cares about you, why would they only send an old woman?”

To kill someone, you must first destroy their spirit!

Pei Jing withered away completely, like a painting that had fallen into the mud. No matter how stunning and beautiful the kingfisher feather ornaments on her head were, they lost their color when they fell into the mud.

She looked around blankly, as if she didn't know what year it was. She glanced blankly at the sky outside the window, then at the magnificent house, and finally at the people inside.

Her sorrowful gaze swept across the faces of Jiang Yao and Jiang Shuwan, finally settling on Old Madam Pei's face.

“Grandmother… I am the legitimate daughter of the eldest branch of the Marquis’s family. I was raised by you when I was a child. I am your own granddaughter!”

Pei Jing knelt down again with a thud. She grabbed the old woman's withered hand like a drowning person grabbing a piece of driftwood, and tears streamed down her face.

"Grandmother, I am your own granddaughter..."

She looked at Madam Pei with hopeful eyes, hoping that the old lady could remember the bond between grandmother and granddaughter from their childhood.

"Grandmother, when I got married, you said you hoped your granddaughter would have a smooth life. You would definitely help me, right? Grandmother, Grandmother, I beg you, I beg you..."

"Grandmother, please help me! How can I be suppressed by a lowly concubine's daughter!"

"I am the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family!"

"I'm destined to be a superior person for life!"

"How can I let a bitch bully me!"

Pei Jing knelt on Old Madam Pei's lap and wept bitterly, looking at her pleadingly.

"Grandmother, can't the Marquis's mansion help me?"

How do you want to help?

"The Jin family isn't close to the Duke's mansion, but if it were the Marquis's mansion..."

"impossible!"

Madam Pei rejected her without hesitation, and Pei Jing felt utterly devastated.

"grandmother……"

"no!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Pei Jing burst into tears, which made Jiang Yao feel incredibly happy.

She stared at Madam Pei and for a moment found that her serious face looked quite kind.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Although she disliked Madam Pei, she now finds Madam Pei pleasing to the eye no matter how she looks at her.

“Sister Pei Jing, please don’t make things difficult for the old lady. If you ask me, although the Duke’s mansion doesn’t value you, you are still the legal wife. As long as you give birth to a son, Jin Jiaoniang won’t be able to do anything to you. Of course, Sister Pei Jing has given birth to three daughters in five years, so your luck is a bit bad. But I think if you try hard, you still have a chance to have a son.”

"You bitch! How dare you mock me for not being able to have a son!"

Pei Jing slapped him across the face.

Having three daughters in five years but no son was her greatest pain.

"Shameless slut! Just like Jin Jiaoniang, you're always thinking about climbing the social ladder. If you hadn't bewitched your cousin Lingyu, how could you have married into the Earl's mansion?"

"Oh, by the way, the Duchess didn't think much of you. It was only because the noblewoman died and the Duchess's mansion had no other daughters to marry that she married you!"

"..."

Jiang Yao's eyes reddened, and she was about to pounce on him.

You shouldn't hit someone in the face, but Pei Jing not only hit her in the face, he also stabbed her in the heart.

Then, even faster than her was Old Madam Pei's slap.

With a "slap!" Old Madam Pei slapped Pei Jing.

"Grandmother! You actually hit me for that vile woman, Xiao Jiang..."