Xu burst into tears, complaining about her husband's cruelty.
Shen Nanxing listened quietly until half an hour later, when Xu's crying gradually subsided and her chattering stopped.
She wiped her tears and sniffed, then said with some embarrassment: "Nanxing, I lost my composure and made a fool of myself."
Shen Nanxing took out a handkerchief and gently wiped away her tears: "Mom, Nanxing will never laugh at you. Nanxing just feels sorry for you."
"You are the only legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. Your status is inestimable. You have been raised in the palm of your maternal grandfather's hand since childhood. Now, for the sake of a man, you are lowering your status and learning the flattering tactics of a concubine. Is it worth it?"
"This dress doesn't suit you."
Xu looked down at the dress she had been trying to wear for several days but still couldn't get used to, and tears fell again: "But your father likes women like her, she likes to dress like this."
The dress was extremely tight, revealing the woman's exquisite figure at a glance. The neckline was also very low, and if you looked to the side slightly, you could even vaguely see half of the woman's breasts.
"Mom, these are clothes only prostitutes in brothels would wear, all for the purpose of seducing men. The mom I remember was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, talented and noble. There's really no need for her to lower herself for a man like my dad."
"Just think about it, if your grandmother and three uncles knew about your condition, how sad they would be..."
Xu's tears welled up: "But because of your father, mother has not contacted them for sixteen years. They will definitely not recognize me..."
Sixteen years ago, when she was pregnant, she discovered that her husband had a mistress and even had a child with her. She returned to her parents' home in tears.
At that time, her parents and three brothers wanted to go to the Nanyang Marquis' Mansion to ask for an explanation, but she believed her husband's lies and refused to let her family go to the Nanyang Marquis' Mansion. She even threatened her family with her name, forcing them to keep the matter secret.
The husband said that he had been fond of her for a long time, but he thought he was not worthy of her status as the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, so he often went out to get drunk. The reason why he had a mistress was that he was drunk one time and mistook the woman for her in a daze, and he couldn't help himself and did the wrong thing.
Later, the woman disappeared until a year ago when she found him with the child in her arms. She also threatened him that if he didn't support her and the child, she would tell her about the matter.
Because he cared too much about her feelings and was afraid that she would be angry, he kept the person away from her without telling her.
Her husband explained all this to her, then knelt by her bedside for a day and a night, swearing that she was the only one in his heart. He would only give his mistresses a small amount of money every month, and would never meet them, let alone let them see each other in public, and would never affect their relationship...
She softened her heart and cried with her husband, and their relationship became even better after that.
But after this incident, her parents and brothers always disliked her husband and tried to make things difficult for him, which made her extremely depressed.
She was so angry that she went back to her parents' home, had a big quarrel with her parents and brothers, and then cut off all contact with them.
Later, when her father passed away, she took a gamble and did not go back.
But just a few months later, her husband forcibly took his concubine, the current Concubine Qiu, into the house. She brought with her not only a son, but also a daughter.
The daughter is one year younger than her children.
Only then did Xu realize that her husband had been deceiving her. He had clearly been secretly having close dealings with his mistress's family. The reason he had restrained himself before was only because her father was General Mingwei, who commanded the Mingwei cavalry, and he did not dare to act rashly.
Without the support of her family, she had no other options but to struggle on...
Mrs. Xu's eyes were red. "It's my fault. I didn't know how to judge people and I loved the wrong person. Not only did I fail to fulfill my filial duty to my parents, but I also made you suffer with me..."
"It was mother's fault. Eight years ago, your brother passed away. I forced you to pretend to be him and learn martial arts because I didn't want the title of Marquis to fall into the hands of someone else."
"But now, your identity as a woman has just been exposed. You just married into Prince Jing's mansion yesterday, and your father is eager to make that woman his concubine, just to make his illegitimate son a legitimate son, so that he can inherit the title in the future..."
"Mother lost, completely. She has alienated her family and can't keep her husband's heart. Now she even has to give up her title of Marquis to a bastard..."
Xu was immersed in great grief. Suddenly, she remembered something and her eyes lit up. She held her daughter's hand and said, "Fortunately, Nanxing, you got married to Prince Jing as you wished. You and Prince Jing have been childhood sweethearts. Your mother forced you to dress as a man for many years and almost broke off your marriage with Prince Jing."
"Fortunately, you and Prince Jing have finally achieved a happy ending. Prince Jing has loved you since childhood. You and Prince Jing will live a good life in the future. This is also my only comfort. Nanxing, you must be happy!"
Shen Nanxing closed her eyes and decided not to talk about her relationship with Prince Jing for now. Instead, she asked seriously, "Mom, even though Dad treated you like that, you still love him, right?"
Xu paused, her fingers subconsciously pinching the collar of her shirt at her chest: "Nanxing, I..."
"The reason your father is interested in that woman is simply because she has a son. He is only thinking about his son."
"He has me in his heart. He touched that woman because she looked a bit like me. Now, it's just because she's so seductive that he's temporarily bewitched by her. He's angry with me because I lied to him about you disguising yourself as a man. I..."
Mrs. Xu spoke incoherently, but she could not continue speaking because of her daughter's gaze that seemed to see through everything.
Shen Nanxing should be angry, angry that her mother could not tell right from wrong for a man.
It was obvious that her father had been deceiving her mother from the very beginning, and now he was trying to make his concubine his equal wife and seize the title of marquis. He had bullied her mother to this point, but her mother still couldn't let him go and was still thinking about him!!!
But she has no right to say anything about her mother.
Because she was in the same situation in her previous life, even worse. Because she trusted a man too easily, she died tragically and her family was destroyed...
Finally I know where her idiotic brain came from.
It was only after she had lived a new life that she realized that in order to get the water out of her mother's head, she had to take a long-term view.
Never mind, let’s give him a strong medicine first.
Shen Nanxing frowned tightly, her eyes full of seriousness, and looked at her mother with extremely sincere eyes: "Mom, I accidentally bumped my head yesterday and remembered something."
"Eight years ago, my brother and I fell off a cliff in the mountains behind Huashan Temple. It wasn't just us playing around and accidentally falling down."
"Someone pushed us down there."
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