Reborn as a concubine's daughter and entering a noble family: Xie Lang, don't be too seduc

Li's mother was indignant at not being able to persuade the old lady to gain an advantage over Xie Lin and Huo Sanghua.

But because the Marquis had suddenly returned, and fearing he would discover that she had given the old lady the idea, she timidly stayed by the old lady's side, observing the exchange between the old lady and the Marquis...

"...It's perfectly reasonable for the old lady to handle matters concerning the inner quarters; Your Excellency should refrain from doing so..."

"Shut up!" Faced with Li Mama's sophistry, Xie Hou showed no mercy. He had long known that this old woman was the one who instigated many things in front of his wife. If Li Mama hadn't been part of his wife's dowry, he would have sold her off long ago. "You're her dowry, yet you're always by her side gossiping and encouraging her to make things difficult for the younger generation in the family. Look at her, where is she even remotely acting like the mistress of the house!"

"Does Your Excellency think I'm unworthy to be the mistress of this household? Fine, then please write a letter of divorce, and I'll leave the Xie family today! From this day forward, I sever all ties with your Xie family, and all matters concerning your Xie family will be none of my concern." Old Madam Xie, however, understood the implied meaning and slammed her handkerchief to the ground. "The mistress of this household doesn't even have the right to discipline the younger generation; it's better to be one than another!"

"You!—" Xie Hou was caught off guard and killed.

But divorcing one's wife is no small matter.

Even after many years of companionship, there is still some affection involved.

"Look at yourself now! Where is the proper wife you are? You always make things difficult for the children because of your dissatisfaction, and today you even threw a tantrum in the street!"

"Dissatisfied? So the Marquis also knows that I am dissatisfied!" Old Madam Xie was forced to reveal her true colors by these words. She did not deny that she had intentionally made things difficult for Xie Lin and Huo Sanghua, but what angered her even more than having her thoughts exposed by Marquis Xie was... the resentment that had accumulated over many years.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Xie Hou turned away, unwilling to dwell on the matter any longer.

"Why am I dissatisfied? Do you still remember?" Old Madam Xie pressed relentlessly, "...That year, I had just given birth to my son, and how did you treat me?! Snow was falling heavily, the weather was freezing... You abandoned my son and me in a dilapidated temple in the mountains to rescue that woman. You didn't even leave us a horse. The snow was so thick; Li Mama was supporting me, and I was carrying my son, who was less than two days old, trudging through the snow, my body freezing! My son... my son..."

Upon hearing the old lady mention that incident, Li's mother turned pale with fright and hurriedly leaned over to cover her mouth.

"My son's life is also a life, but you only have that woman in your heart! You killed my son to save her!... ..." Old Madam Xie was extremely distraught, holding her hands as if she were forever trapped in that snowy night from years ago, cradling her son who was about to stop breathing in her arms.

The newborn child died on that snowy night, far from any village or shop, with only her dowry maid, Li Mama, for company.

She would never forget how, just as she was filled with anticipation for the happy life she was about to begin with her husband and children, her husband received a secret edict and hastily led everyone away to rescue another woman...

"But you already have Shu'er today!" Xie Hou "reminded" her, not wanting her to remain forever fixated on that time.

"But what about my own son!" Old Madam Xie looked at Marquis Xie with resentment.

The child who died in the snowy night will never come back...

"Madam!" Realizing the old lady had misspoke, Mama Li quickly tried to stop her, "You can't say it, you can't say it! What if our young master finds out..."

The suffering she endured back then was far more than just this one thing.

Her biological son died on a snowy night. Not long after, her husband brought home a child and gave him to her, saying that the child would take the place of her dead son.

She poured all her heart and soul into this child, hoping he would amount to something great.

Like they were bewitched, they placed all their hopes on this child...

This led to constant conflicts with the Marquis.

She couldn't let go of the fact that the Marquis had killed her child for that woman, and the feelings between the couple gradually faded. Later, the world fell into chaos, dynasties changed, and the Marquis led troops to fight abroad for two years.

I haven't been home for two whole years.

She single-handedly managed to keep everything in the house afloat.

When the Marquis returned home again, he brought a child with him. This child was Xie Lin.

How could she not hate him?!

The Marquis said that Xie Lin was born to him and another woman, and that he would raise him at home and have her take good care of the child.

"...That's all in the past, why are you bringing it up now!" Xie Hou's face turned red and then pale, not wanting to talk about what happened back then.

Madam Xie smiled bitterly; she knew it would turn out this way...

He always reacts the same way when the topic of what happened back then comes up.

So she hated him. She hated the Marquis's ruthlessness and his fickle affection, and she hated Xie Lin!

In this family, only Li Mama and Shu'er are her relatives. Everyone who enters the gates of the Marquis's mansion afterward is a bad person!

"Young lady—" Mother Li felt sorry for her; after all, they had grown up together. She hugged the elderly woman, whose forehead was streaked with white, and gently comforted her. "Don't say anymore, don't say anymore..."

Marquis Xie felt deeply guilty, knowing that what he had done to his wife back then was what had caused her to harbor resentment for so many years. "Stop talking about it! Don't let the children know about these things! Remember, you are the mistress of this manor, and you should act like one! Don't make things difficult for Sanghua anymore!"

Upon hearing the name uttered by the Marquis...

Old Madam Xie suddenly realized what was happening, and began to laugh and cry at the same time, as if she had gone mad. "In the end, it all comes down to that bitch!"

She might be able to tolerate it if it were only for Xie Lin and Huo Sanghua.

But when she discovered that the Marquis only truly cared about Sang Hua, years of grievances welled up in her heart once again.

He said angrily, "I don't care who she is. Once she enters the Xie family, she has to abide by the Xie family's rules! She has to suffer the same hardships I endured back then! How can you become a Xie family daughter-in-law without suffering a bit?!"

"No matter who she is, you wouldn't know who she is!"

Enraged, Xie Hou lost all patience with his wife's repeated and aggressive demands.

He felt guilty towards his wife, but now that she was making things difficult for Sang Hua, he felt it was just unwarranted anger directed at her. "Isn't your trouble with her for ulterior motives?! You say it's for the Xie family's rules, but it's all for your own selfish reasons! Her face looks exactly like her mother's! You don't know who her mother is?!"

Ultimately, everything Madam Xie did to Hawthorne—

It was all because of Hawthorne's face, which was exactly the same as her mother's.

He could tolerate everything his wife had done out of resentment over the years, but not this one thing about Sang Hua.

"You finally admit it!" Old Madam Xie completely lost control, rushing forward to grab Xie Hou's collar, screaming in despair, "You finally admit it, don't you! I know, of course I know who her mother is! If it weren't for her mother, how could I have lost my child back then!"