Mother Lu stubbornly and prejudicedly believed that only when one was not upright could one bring disaster upon oneself. Therefore, she retorted with absolute certainty, "Impossible! There's no such thing as if. This is absolutely impossible."

"Although Young Master Dong is not as good a match as the Prime Minister's family, they are still from an official family. Moreover, your father is currently in a high position and his official rank cannot be promoted any higher. It is not appropriate for you to marry into the royal family."

"As long as he has no problems with his character and you are willing, your father and I won't make things too difficult for him."

"How could he be so impatient? And how could he choose this time to tarnish your innocence? How could a son of a distinguished official family be of such character!"

"How can you say such nonsense! What will happen if this gets out? Do you still want to maintain your reputation?"

Miss Lu stood there in a daze.

She couldn't believe that after she hinted at the truth, all she got was her mother's firm words: It's impossible, absolutely impossible!

Does the mother think that this will never happen to her?

Or, in comparison, she trusts a male outsider more, thinking that under all the conditions and circumstances, Mr. Dong would not do such a thing?

At this moment,

Miss Lu turned from sadness to laughter, but her smile was uglier than crying.

She looked at Lu's mother with a calm, indifferent gaze, which suddenly seemed to be filled with despair, and said, "In your heart, Master Dong... no, I should say that the sons of official families are flawless and are all upright gentlemen."

"No matter what happens, there is always a legitimate reason to whitewash them."

"And the women in the harem are all scheming villains, including me, your daughter, the one you personally raised and trained. Even if I were to be molested like this, I can only blame myself for being shameless, right?"

"Or, the reason you denied it so quickly is that you think your daughter is playing tricks on her innocence?"

Mother Lu was already beginning to get impatient, but when she wanted to scold her daughter again, she froze.

She had never seen her daughter looking at her with such disappointment and heartbreak.

like.......

It seems like my trust in myself has been shattered.

As if he had received an unusual stimulation, the vitality in his eyes was drained away in an instant.

Mother Lu's face was filled with horror, she was so frightened that she couldn't utter a word. She felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground, and seemed to be helped by a maid.

For a long while.

Lu's mother finally managed to utter, "You, what you said... is it true?"

"Heh." Miss Lu laughed at herself sadly, looked at her mother deeply, didn't want to say anything more, turned around and left.

Before leaving.

The flash of tears in her eyes was accurately captured by Lu's mother.

Mother Lu suddenly grasped the maid's hand, her heart pounding. She wanted to call out to Miss Lu and ask what was going on...

But in the end, he still kept his mouth shut.

How could that be?

How, would that be...

at the same time.

In the side courtyard on the other side.

Accompanied by Shen Wei, Aunt Zhao returned to her room to pack her luggage.

Looking at her clothes and jewelry, a hint of amusement flashed in Aunt Zhao's eyes. She said, "I've lived so carefully in the Marquis' Mansion for so many years, and I never thought that in the end... these few clothes are all I can take away."

"As for the rest, they all belong to the Marquis' Mansion. They belong to the Marquis' Mansion, not mine."

"Thinking about it now, it's really ridiculous. What was there for me to fight for? It wasn't even mine."

"Besides, who can I compete with?"

She had always believed that as long as she could please the Marquis, retain his favor, and give birth to a bastard, she would be able to ensure that she would have no worries about food and clothing.

But it was not until the day she packed her luggage that she realized that all her efforts to win favor over the past few years were meaningless.

She did not have the lady's family background, nor did she have a dowry, nor did she have the Marquis's preference for Chen Wei.

She only has a fixed monthly salary.

Even though her status was slightly higher than that of a maid, and she was considered half a master, she still needed to spend money everywhere in the Marquis's Mansion. As a result, she had no money on her except for the jewelry she was rewarded with.

The jewelry, vases, ornaments and other objects given as rewards were all printed with the seal of the Marquis' Mansion.

She can't take it away.

She is an abandoned woman, and Madam Hou will not allow her to take her away!

Until this moment,

She felt disappointed and didn't know what she had been fighting for all these years.

Chen Wei pursed her lips and patted Aunt Zhao's shoulder. She had asked Xiaoman to go back to her room to get ten taels of silver a long time ago. Now it was time to use it. She put the silver in Aunt Zhao's hand.

Said: "Please take this money first."

"Don't refuse. You know me. I don't like to push things around and then accept them. Just be straightforward! Although my shop has a place to stay, you still have to buy some supplies when you go out."