Wan Ge raised an eyebrow: "You did what she told you to do?"
Consort Ling kowtowed to her again: "My mother is still in their hands, I have no choice but to do this, please forgive me, Your Majesty the Empress."
Her mother and father had a loving relationship for a time, but unfortunately her father betrayed her and married a woman from a wealthy family. Her mother was left without any status or identity when she followed him, which saved her a lot of trouble.
Her father married a noblewoman openly and legitimately, while her mother gave birth in the wild on the same day.
Because of the lack of good conditions, her mother developed health problems after giving birth to her and needed careful care.
The father naturally disliked his mother, but since she was there and they had a past relationship, he took her home as a concubine.
But when he learned that his mother's health was poor and she could no longer get pregnant, his attitude towards her instantly turned cold.
Her mother came from a very ordinary background, incomparable to those noble ladies. In addition, her stepmother knew about her father's past relationship with her mother as soon as she saw her, so she was extremely unfriendly to her and her mother.
Although the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children wasn't drastic, it was still significant. Since she had upset her, she naturally tried every means to torment the mother and daughter.
Ling Meiren knew the truth, but she was powerless to change it. Even if she knew the truth, she couldn't change anything. Entering the palace was her only bargaining chip with her father.
She obeyed her father's arrangement and entered the palace to become the emperor's concubine.
Her father promised to take good care of her mother, give her the best medicine, and ensure she could enjoy her later years in peace.
She certainly felt resentful, but she believed that someone like her should be more aware of her position and not do things that were futile.
Since she has made up her mind to enter the palace as a pawn, then she will always be just a pawn.
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Wan Ge looked at the other person quietly, then asked, "He made you do these things without considering your life at all, do you know that?"
Ling Meiren nodded: "I know, but I have to take this risk for my mother."
Wan Ge immediately laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Ling Meiren asked, somewhat puzzled.
Wan Ge replied, "I laugh at your foolish naivety. You still believe these things after all this time? Once you're dead, what will your mother have to worry about? Do you really think that after you die, your mother will act as she originally said?"
Hearing what Wan Ge said, Ling Meiren's heart skipped a beat. She remembered what they had done before and realized that if she really died, they would definitely not do as agreed.
After all, her stepmother hated her mother to the core. If she lost her only support, her mother's situation would definitely be very difficult, and she might not be able to join her for long.
Wan Ge knew that the other party had figured it out, and smiled again: "You should figure out for yourself who your half-sister really is."
In that instant, Ling Meiren seemed to have lost all her means and strength.
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After finishing her speech, Wan Ge went straight back to her palace. Ling Yu followed beside her and asked in confusion, "Isn't Your Majesty going to see His Majesty?"
"What do you want with His Majesty?" It wasn't that he was receiving envoys from a neighboring country, so of course I couldn't find him right now, and I didn't want to bother him.
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