This daughter's surname is neither Qin nor Ling. Instead, she follows her own will and calls herself Liu.
After some detailed investigation, it was discovered that the daughter was actually a poor woman rescued by the Qin family's new concubine on the roadside.
However... who can tell what exactly happened?
Outside the Qin Mansion, rumors spread like locusts.
Hidden in a dark alley, Liu Xue listened to everything, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and his desire for revenge was evident in his words.
You managed to escape cleverly.
But what's the use...it's useless!
I want to let the guests of the brothel know where you, the once famous prostitute, have gone!
I will make your old sisters in the brothel flock to the Qin family and ask you for wine and food!
Lingmeng, you destroyed me!
I will also... destroy you as well!!
"Young Master." A soft and gentle voice suddenly sounded.
Liu Xue turned around abruptly and shouted angrily: "Who?!"
He was like a dying beast, with only a glimmer of hope left to survive.
Sheng Hongxiao smiled warmly and whispered, "Since you have repented and reformed, why don't you take some money and return home. Visit your home in the mountains and countryside and ask if your wife and relatives are well?"
Sheng Hongxiao took out a silver note of one thousand taels and handed it to him: "The carriage and food for the journey have been prepared for you, young master."
In the distance, a carriage and its driver were waiting for him.
The violent aura in Liu Xue dissipated instantly, and tears welled up in his eyes. He no longer had the heart to find out how Sheng Hongxiao knew about his past and how he knew his identity.
She just stared at him blankly, asking foolishly, "Can I... still go back?"
"Of course." Sheng Hongxiao soothed her gently, "Family members will always love you. No matter where you are, no matter what mistakes you make, they will always care about you and are always willing to forgive you. They will always... wait for your return home."
Liu Xue's lips trembled, she swallowed back her tears, took the banknote from Sheng Hongxiao, and set off on her journey home.
One thousand taels of silver are enough to ensure that his family will live a worry-free life.
"Thank you." Liu Xue choked up as he thanked her.
Sheng Hongxiao waved to him and watched him get on the carriage.
Five days later, Liu Xue arrived at his long-lost home carrying the bags he had purchased on the road.
He looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar wooden door, and a sharp pain surged in his heart.
After more than a decade, he finally realized that maybe... he shouldn't have left at all.
"Bang!"
The wooden door was pushed open by a woman, and Liu Xue recognized her.
She... was none other than Xu Ru, the child bride who grew up with him.
"You... who are you?" Xu Ru looked at him blankly, and the wooden basin in his hand fell to the ground.
"Plop!"
Liu Xue knelt down on the ground: "Xiao Ru, I was wrong."
The other two women heard his voice and came out. Looking at his thin face and tired expression, they cried and scolded him.
The four of them gathered together and burst into tears.
At this time, Liu Shuangshuang in the Qin Mansion was still indulging in the pleasure of scolding servants at will and squandering money.
As soon as Ling Meng stepped into the door, she was almost hit by the teacup thrown by Liu Shuangshuang.
Her face was livid and her eyes were as sharp as knives as she glared at everything in the mess in the room.
Several maids were kneeling on the ground, their eyes full of resentment, but they dared not utter a word.
Liu Shuangshuang, who was sitting on a chair and eating grapes casually, was still spitting out the grape skins without knowing what was going on.
"Everyone go out." Ling Meng suppressed the anger in her heart.
"Yes, sir..." The maids left one after another as if they had been liberated.
Ling Meng closed the door, feeling secretly resentful, and really wanted to kill Liu Shuangshuang.
For nine years, she had been secretly planning in the Qin Mansion!
Finally, every maid and servant in every corner of the Qin family became her loyal pawns, obedient to her and follow her orders.
However, ever since the uninvited guest entered the mansion, the maids and servants looked at her with a mixture of dissatisfaction and blame.
Some of them knew that she had a daughter and another secret family.
This news, like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, quickly spread throughout the Qin Mansion.
Now, I’m afraid everyone knows it!
She must severely punish Liu Shuangshuang and make her understand what behaviors are acceptable and what behaviors are taboo!
Ling Meng turned around with a kind smile on her face: "Shuangshuang..."
"Mother, what brings you here?" Liu Shuangshuang had stayed in the Qin residence for a few days and had already discovered many secrets.
Instead of being trapped in that shabby yard and living with Liu Xue, this place obviously made her grow rapidly.
She already knew that her mother's status as a concubine was not legitimate, her relationship with her biological father Liu Xue was ambiguous, and her relationship with the current Qin Wenyuan was equally complicated.
And her identity as a daughter is even more unreasonable.
However, she didn't care.
Just follow her instructions, cooperate with her to play the role of a true "crazy girl" in the Qin Mansion, and enjoy yourself.
Ling Meng spoke softly and patiently, "Shuangshuang, you are now a distinguished person in the Qin Mansion. Your every move represents the reputation of the Qin family. You can no longer act arbitrarily and punish servants at will."
"No?" Liu Shuangshuang sneered, her nose turned up, "Aren't these servants here to be used by their masters? I can do whatever I want with them!"
Ling Meng clenched her fists, trying to suppress her inner anger, and advised softly: "Shuangshuang, mother is not talking too much, but you also know that mother's situation in the Qin Mansion is worrying. Only when the two of us work together can we gain a foothold in this mansion. In the future, you can also enjoy the glory and wealth of the Qin family to your heart's content."
"Humph!" Liu Shuangshuang disagreed and sneered, "Okay!"
Ling Meng felt relieved.
"But..." Liu Shuangshuang jumped off the chair, walked to Lingmeng in dissatisfaction, and asked, "Tomorrow's flower-viewing banquet, Qin Huaiyu, that bastard, can attend, but why can't I?"
Ling Meng's smile turned awkward.
Why? The answer is self-evident!
Ling Meng's anger was hard to suppress.
Ever since Liu Shuangshuang entered her life, Qin Wenyuan had never been intimate with her since he returned home.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see the similarities between Liu Shuangshuang's eyebrows and hers!
Although her words that day successfully deceived the old lady and everyone else, how could Qin Wenyuan, her bedmate, not notice something?
On the contrary, this made Qin Huaiyu's bloodline left by Sheng Yunrong even more favored by Qin Wenyuan!
And Liu Shuangshuang...she would be lucky as long as he didn't see her existence!
She also wants to attend the flower viewing party tomorrow?
Stop embarrassing her!
"Uh..." Ling Meng smiled awkwardly, "Maybe it's because they don't know your identity yet and haven't sent you an invitation yet."
"I must go." Liu Shuangshuang said resolutely.
Her dark eyes stared at Ling Meng, with no emotion or anger in them, only a calm and firm command: "If you don't let me go, I will tell my current father the secret of your past."
"ah?"
Ling Meng was shocked.
She didn't expect that Liu Shuangshuang would actually threaten her.
"Shuangshuang, have you forgotten what I said just now?" Ling Meng forced a smile, "If you don't cooperate with me, then...", her tone revealed a hint of severity and warning.