Jiang Yi had just stepped out of the main hall of Qiulan Palace when he heard Cheng's heart-wrenching cry behind him.
"Niao Niao, I have such a miserable life. I met the wrong person in the past and was almost beaten to death. Then I was lucky enough to meet your father, but unfortunately, your sister resented me because of this."
"But how could she know how much I suffered because of her?"
"For the sake of them, I endured Jiang Cheng's beatings for a whole year."
"When I first married the Marquis, I wanted to have a pair of children. But that's the Marquis's Mansion, and I haven't established myself yet. How could they allow me to take in two children from other families?"
"Because of your sister and brother, I have been looked down upon countless times by my family."
"Later, after much difficulty, your grandmother passed away. I gained some status in the family, so I took your sister in. But... she still resented me. Now she can't even bear to say a word to me."
Cheng spoke with tears and snot, and every word she said was heartbreaking. People who didn't know her would think she was such a good mother.
Jiang Yi had heard this many times. In the past, she longed for family affection and parental love, so she instinctively ignored the unreasonableness in it and was thus exploited by Cheng.
But now it seems that there are loopholes everywhere.
But Jiang Yi had no intention of arguing with Cheng. She continued to walk out. Just as she passed by a willow tree outside the gate of Qiulan Palace, a chicken leg suddenly fell and landed right in front of her.
I could faintly hear a burp.
Jiang Yi understood immediately. She did not look at the tree, but suddenly turned around and entered the hall again.
The secret guard sitting on the willow tree looked at the chicken leg that he had not finished eating with great pity. He suddenly felt a little discouraged and began to listen carefully to the movements in the house.
Since they were a bit far away, the secret guard went to the roof again.
When Cheng saw Jiang Yi come back, she thought Jiang Yi was moved by her.
"My son." Cheng was so excited that she wanted to go forward and hug Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi dodged for a moment, and Cheng sat back in her original position with some embarrassment.
Jiang Yi looked at Cheng, but his eyes no longer had the same admiring look as before, as if he was looking at a stranger.
This made Cheng feel very panicked.
"Xiaoyi." Cheng didn't know what to say after all the words she had prepared. "Come over here and let your mother get close to you, okay?"
She said it almost humbly.
Cheng was about to repeat the same old story again, "You blame me after all, but back then..."
"It's not what happened back then, but since Mother wants to talk about it, I have to talk to her about it."
"When you left the Jiang Mansion, my brother and I were still breastfeeding and knew nothing. But the things you did are known to everyone. Just ask anyone in the Jiang Mansion and they will know."
"It was because my mother despised my father's lowly position that she hooked up with Marquis Wu'an. Furthermore, she was so bold as to lure Marquis Wu'an home. Father caught them, and that's why he beat you."
"If you had cared about us siblings at all, how could you have done such a shameful thing?"
When Jiang Yi talked about what happened in the past, Cheng's face turned pale and blue.
At that time, Marquis Wu'an was only attracted by her beauty and wanted to play with her, but he had never thought of marrying her.
In order to force Marquis Wu'an, she led him to the Jiang family.
At that time, she had never thought that Jiang Cheng, that coward, would actually dare to hit her.
"What do you mean by saying this? Are you looking for revenge on your mother? No matter how bad I am, I gave birth to you and your siblings, and now I am the one who is raising you..."
"I'm saying this to tell Mother I know everything. You'll be using this to manipulate me in the future. Your life in the Marquis' Mansion is difficult because everyone knows you abandoned your husband and children. With your bad character, you naturally don't earn people's respect. After all, my brother and I haven't looked for you since you got married."
"Speaking of it, it's been five years since the old lady of the Marquis' Mansion passed away. For five whole years, Mother didn't think about my sister and me. It was only because something happened to Gu Niaoniao that you thought of me."
Jiang Yi, who was usually very easy to be manipulated by her, suddenly became aggressive, which made Cheng feel a little flustered.
"You still hate me because of Niao Niao. Isn't that right?" Cheng said sadly.
Jiang Yi said, "Shouldn't it be?"
Cheng said, "But your sister is pitiful. She was so young, but she was ruined by a man. She will never be able to have her own children again. You saw it too. At first, your sister didn't want to live. You are her sister. Can you watch her die?"
Jiang Yi's eyes were dark. "Gu Niaoniao is pitiful. What does it have to do with me? Did I let her get together with Cheng Jia? She has no self-respect at such a young age. Isn't that what her mother did?"
"If you want to talk about pity, my brother and I are no more pitiful than her..."
"How can you say that about your sister? She was deceived!" Cheng was furious. "Don't you just want to not have a child for your sister?"
"Xiaoyi, you are in good health and can have many children in the future. How about giving one to your sister?"
"Your sister is now a noble concubine. If you give birth to a child for your sister, that child will become the crown prince in the future. Your sister might even become the queen. When the time comes, your sister will naturally remember your kindness and arrange a marriage for you with a noble family. Wouldn't it be very easy?"
Cheng continued to paint a rosy picture for Jiang Yi.
But Jiang Yi's purpose was only to lead Cheng to tell everything. Now that her goal has been achieved, she doesn't care about anything anymore.
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