Qi's face was gloomy, and she was about to get angry again. No one's daughter would be happy to be speculated like this, let alone the daughter who had always been her favorite.
"Don't be angry yet. Ask the maidservant beside you to go outside the screen and take a look."
Bai Zhiyue took off her clothes and went into the water while speaking. The temperature was a little hot, but bearable.
Qi gave a wink to the maid beside her before slowly getting into the water.
After a while, the maid came back and whispered in Qi's ear,
"Get her out. You guys stay outside and guard her. Don't let anyone in. What kind of nonsense is this? How can a little girl do such a thing?"
The maid retreated
"That's right! Your daughter isn't actually close to you and can't leave you. Instead, she's monitoring you, or rather, monitoring everyone you interact with."
"She's my daughter. Why are you spying on me? Are you jealous of our good mother-daughter relationship?"
"Does she always try to butt in on you when you're interacting with other people? Does she always say weird things to make you angry or make others angry with you?"
"No way, she's doing this for my own good!"
"Oh, it's for your own good. Is it because of her that you have trouble getting along with other ladies and even don't want to associate with your former close friends anymore?
You don't have a good relationship with your other two sisters, but you get along well with your illegitimate son and daughter, and you always feel that the other two are not as popular as her."
Qi was confused by Bai Zhiyue's series of questions, but the more she thought about it, the more it made sense.
His expression kept changing
"She is my daughter after all. Maybe she is a little possessive and doesn't like me being nice to others."
"She's so jealous she wants to kill and skin your cat. Do you think that's normal? Is it really possessiveness towards your mother?"
"How do you know this?"
"Actually, I followed Madam here today to make a deal with her."
"Deal? What kind of deal can we make?"
"It's about your daughter's background. This news is absolutely true. Think about what I just said and think about it from outside your daughter's perspective. Do you find it scary?"
Qi stood up in shock
"What's the meaning?"
"I want to exchange your farm for a piece of important news that will affect your life. Do you want to make this deal?"
She hadn't yet realized what Bai Zhiyue meant.
"You can think about it carefully before answering me."
After saying this, she closed her eyes and gave Qi enough time to think.
"Where did you get this information? Can you guarantee it's correct?"
"I can't tell you how I got it, but it's absolutely authentic."
"Okay, I agree, as long as your information is worth it."
"It's absolutely worth it. I believe you will be satisfied after listening to it. Can you trust the girl outside the door?"
"It's true. The ones I brought with me when I got married have all been married off. This one was found by my mother for me. It's not from the Marquis' Mansion."
"That's good. You must make sure not to scream out loud after hearing this. Get ready, I'm going to tell you."
Qi's heart was in her throat because of her.
"Lingxiu wasn't your child. Think about it, which concubine in the mansion gave birth to a child on the same day?"
Qi was almost knocked unconscious by this bomb, and gritted his teeth desperately.
"You mean Lingxiu is Aunt Liu's child? Then her son...?"
"Yes, her son was originally yours, but she replaced your child with a concubine's child to teach her how to please and control you.
Everything she does is for a purpose, to make you lose your husband, your family, your friends, and end up with nothing.
The most infuriating thing is that you have corrupted your own son and will think about how he will treat you after he registers your name."
Qi couldn't hold on any longer and was about to fall down, Bai Zhiyue hurriedly supported her.
"Don't let anything happen to you. If anything happens, Lingxiu will definitely blame it on me and will cause trouble again when she gets back."
She held Bai Zhiyue's wrist tightly, with such force that it seemed as if she wanted to break it.
"Is everything you say true?"
"real"
"I~I~"
"I advise you not to make it public for now. Go back to Prince Qi's mansion and ask him to help investigate. If necessary, I can provide a truth pill, but the price is separate!"
Qi gritted his teeth and said
"I'll listen to you and return to Prince Qi's mansion immediately. I want the truth pill too. I'll remember this favor and will definitely reward you handsomely once I've taken care of it."
"Besides, just send the deed to the farm back to my house. You didn't notice the way Lingxiu looked at me just now. She wanted to eat me. And take good care of your cat. She's been eyeing it for a long time."
You should have noticed long ago that your cat dislikes her. Animals are the most intelligent and can sense her evil intentions, which is why they have always been hostile to her."
"She also kept saying that the cat didn't like her always clinging to me, so she would catch her whenever she got close."
"She has been taught by that concubine to be very scheming and has no bottom line. You'd better control her when you return to the palace."
"I understand. Now that I think about it, when I went back to the palace before and talked to my parents, she always leaned close to me, as if she didn't want to leave me. I guess she wanted to listen to what we were talking about."
"Protect the other two daughters. She's not a pushover."
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome. I'm here to trade."
The two of them got dressed and went out
"Mother, your hair is not covered. Let me help you dry it."
When Lingxiu saw Qi coming out, she ran up to him and said with concern
Qi used a lot of effort to suppress himself.
"My Xiu'er is sensible and loves his mother, but the maid is here, so why should my little son do it?"
In fact, there was already a maid next to her who was prepared. She was just wasting her time and energy and could only say nice things.
But I used to fall for this.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Madam Qi. I'll be back now. We had a good chat this time. I'll see you next time."
Qi forced a smile
"Okay, I'll see you next time!"
Seeing Bai Zhiyue returning to her own farm, Lingxiu leaned on Qi, which was her usual thing.
Qi really feels like she is going to die now. She is not even as good as a child.
"Mother, what did you talk about? She looked down on you and even mocked us."
"These are just some gossips between ladies. Children, please don't ask about them."
"What little talk? I think she just wants to get close to mother. Ever since you mentioned how many big farms our family has and how much more there are at my grandparents' place, her attitude has changed. She's acting like a mean person."
"Don't talk nonsense. It was us who spoke rudely first. She didn't have any bad intentions."
"How could Mother speak up for someone so quickly? Have you forgotten she even made me cry? Humph! Mother has changed!"
"Okay, stop talking about these irrelevant things. Stay one night and go back tomorrow morning. Go and do whatever you want to do or have fun."
"Wasn't Mother supposed to stay here for a few days? Why is she going back again? Did she say something to upset Mother?"
Qi didn't want to deal with this daughter anymore.
"I remembered I have some things to take care of!"
After saying that, he ignored her. If it wasn't too late today, she would have wanted to go back now.
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