Was she really lost? Or was it that her mother had already begun to consider the children's future and deliberately had her lost so that her younger sister could take her place and marry into the royal family?
He thought it, and he said it out loud.
Madam He said without changing her expression, "When you and Wei'er were young, there were many things you didn't understand. As you grew up, you loved to study, and Wei'er stayed by my side. You and your brother are both smart, but you are even smarter. Wei'er only overheard a couple of things, but she figured it out. You never got involved, and you never listened to gossip, yet you still managed to think of this. I knew then that my son would be no less capable than that woman."
Zheng Sanlang suddenly looked at Madam He, his eyes filled with disbelief. He had only thought about it, never imagined...
Madam He said smugly, "Since you've already guessed, then I might as well tell you everything today, the night before you take the exam. It's better for you to know everything than to let your imagination run wild and disturb your thoughts. Sanlang, your mother hopes you can pass the exam, your mother hopes you can be successful, your mother hopes you can rise above everyone else. For you, your mother would do anything. Sanlang, you mustn't let your mother down."
Zheng Sanlang frowned as he looked at Madam He and asked, "Mother, your son has been trying his best."
“I know my son is hardworking, and I know he, like me, is unwilling to be subservient to others.” Madam He nodded with satisfaction, then said, “So, I started planning from the moment you were born. Your father and I were childhood sweethearts, but because your maternal grandfather committed a crime, that woman was allowed to marry into the family. Your father has deep feelings for me, so naturally he couldn’t bear to let me suffer. In terms of status, before your maternal grandfather’s incident, that woman’s status was not as high as mine.”
"Therefore, I was unwilling to be a concubine, and I was unwilling for my children to be illegitimate. At first, I humbled myself and thought that if the first child was a daughter, I could slow down the plan and gain her more trust. But the first child was a son, so I had to make plans for my son."
"Then I got pregnant with that woman's child. She was pregnant with Zheng Heng, and I was pregnant with Wei'er. I was planning to make a move then. But I thought, what if we had another son? That would be safer. So I didn't. We both had daughters. There were many daughters in the family, but unfortunately, only her daughter was the only legitimate daughter. Your three uncles were born out of wedlock, and even though their daughters were legitimate, they were not favored by the old Marquis and the old lady. At that time, the old lady loved her daughter very much and treated my daughter like the other daughters of the other wives. The old Marquis even arranged a marriage for her with a prince. How could I stand it? My daughter was not as noble as her daughter."
"So, I immediately started planning. I don't know if it was God's help, but we both got pregnant again, one after the other. Then I deliberately went to her room and deliberately made my child disappear. It wasn't her fault; I took the medicine myself. But would your father believe her? I usually serve her like a maid. We were both pregnant, so why should I serve her? But your father naturally believed me. My child disappeared, and your father made a scene at her. In the end, her child was born prematurely, and then I had my people help her. That way, the mother was saved, but the child was saved."
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