It's good to exchange marriages. My sister eats coarse food while I wear gold and silver.

Yuan Buwei shook her head: "I looked for her, but she seems to have disappeared. But she also got sick, so I guess she won't end well."

"The emperor has been in good spirits recently, probably because he has found a solution to the infection. A few days ago, he selected several ministers' daughters to enter the palace." When the imperial concubine said this, she had no envy or jealousy, but was full of pity. "I think those newcomers are about the same age as Fu'er..."

"Everyone has their own destiny. Even if they are born with luxury, they cannot control their own lives. Or maybe they have been domesticated since childhood."

"Tamed? This word describes it well. Aren't we also raised like canaries in a cage since we were born?" The imperial concubine smiled at Yuan Buwei, "So, sometimes I really envy you. You have no worries and can turn around and leave at any time. But since I had Fu'er, I have been tied down. I always think that if I do more, my daughter can have an easier time. I was devoured little by little, and finally became the same as them. The only thing that made me stick to it is that I never got involved in their dirty tricks."

"So, would a mother choose to fake her own death and leave for the sake of her newborn child?"

"A newborn baby?" The imperial concubine's eyes were filled with surprise. "Who is it?"

"I heard from the senior sister that she once went to a free clinic and met a little girl."

I'm sorry, Senior Sister, I have to let you take the blame.

"If this is the case, then the mother must have been desperate, or she felt that her existence would bring danger to the child, so she chose to fake her death?" The imperial concubine gave her analysis.

"Then if the Third Princess and the Emperor are in danger at the same time, will you choose the Emperor or the Third Princess?"

"The emperor is the heaven to me. If he is in danger, I will of course choose to save her. But I am also a mother. If I have to choose between them, then..." The imperial concubine's eyes flashed, "I will choose to save the emperor, and then die with Fu'er."

Whether it is Princess Jinghe or Senior Sister Wei.

They are willing to sacrifice for their children, even at the cost of their lives.

But Yuan Buwei understood that what Lu Sui wanted was not his biological mother's life, but perhaps just a greeting or a letter.

But his biological mother didn't even give him such a simple thing.

How could Lu Sui not feel resentment and hatred in his heart?

After the medicine was ready, the imperial concubine saw that it was getting late, so she asked Yuan Buwei to go home early.

Yuan Buwei sat in the carriage and thought for a long time before saying to the coachman, "Let's go to Wanning Marquis' Mansion!"

"Bu, Bu Wei?"

I haven't seen my father-in-law for a few days. His beard is unshaven and his clothes are wrinkled.

What was placed on the desk were not books or paintings, but wine bottles.

The whole room was filled with a smell of decay.

"That day, everyone was angry, and what they said was naturally the most hurtful." Yuan Buwei bowed to her father-in-law, "I came back today to verify some things with you."

"I don't have time to talk to you." Wan Ninghou was still feeling dizzy and irritated. "You should go back quickly, otherwise Lin Shuangjiang will find out and cause trouble for me again."

"Then I'll make a long story short."

Yuan Buwei looked at the Wanning Marquis Mansion and said, "I didn't understand what you did before, but after talking with Princess Jinghe and the Imperial Concubine today, I realized that after more than 20 years of living together, you have long regarded Lu Sui as your own son. You don't want to tell him the truth because you are afraid that he will leave, right?"

"My head is dizzy now, and I don't have the energy to listen to you." Wan Ninghou waved his hand, "Go, go, go quickly."

"Lu Bing is your biological son, but his personality and thoughts are completely different from what you want in a son. Lu Sui, on the other hand, can satisfy all your wishes and even help you realize the wish you didn't fulfill when you were young." Yuan Buwei took a deep breath and saw that Wan Ninghou was stunned. She knew she had hit the nail on the head. "I don't know if his parents have contacted you in the past twenty years. If they did, you probably wouldn't tell Lu Sui."

"Nonsense, is Lu Sui such a popular person? Do I have to rely on him to realize my dream?" Wan Ning Hou denied with a snort.

"Everyone is selfish. They naturally want to find a place to put their unfulfilled wishes. Lu Sui is your best hope, so you will pass the title to him. Everyone calls him Young Marquis Lu. I think you must be happy and proud. This is your son. He has won face for you and made the Wanning Marquisate famous in the capital. This is a sure-fire deal for you. You usually set strict standards for him just because you want him to do better and achieve better results..."

"Yuan Buwei, stop talking nonsense. I, Lu Jiang, am upright and honest. If I treat Lu Sui as a tool to achieve my own goals, I will be struck by lightning!" Marquis Wanning was angry and called his daughter-in-law by her full name for the first time.

"I'm not blaming you. On the contrary, it's your strictness and persistence that made Lu Sui what he is today. But do you know how important parents are to a child? While my second brother and third sister were spoiled by you, Lu Sui could only practice martial arts under the scorching sun. He is a human being, not a piece of wood. He is made of flesh and blood, and he has seven emotions and six desires. But you insisted on removing things that a person should have from his body. Even when he questioned why you concealed the truth, you were first angry, angry at his resistance and rebellion. Why?"

Yuan Buwei's voice was choked with sobs when she said this: "I have always felt that my parents are the worst people in the world, but at least they are open about it, and you... I can't say you are mean, but at least you are selfish."

"I'm doing this for his own good!"

Wan Ning Hou held it in for a long time before saying this: "His identity is very sensitive. Besides, his parents haven't contacted me in the past 20 years, which means they don't want to bring trouble to Lu Sui. They just want him to be well. This is the greatest protection that parents can give to their children. Is this... is this wrong?"

"Of course it's wrong."

Yuan Buwei was startled, and turned to look at Lu Sui who was striding in: "You? Why are you back?"

"I wanted to come back yesterday, but I didn't expect you, Awei, to be one step ahead of me." Lu Sui smiled at Yuan Buwei, raised his head, looked at the father he had called for more than 20 years, and his eyes gradually turned cold. "I am very grateful to you for cultivating me for 22 years, which has made me what I am today. But when you did these things, did you ever ask for my opinion? Now that the matter has been exposed, you are acting like a victim. Am I not the one who is hurt the most?"