Early in the morning, Madam Wang took her daughter to attend the coming-of-age ceremony of Princess Changping at the Prince's Mansion. She hit a hard wall there, and before she could catch her breath, she learned of the big trouble at her maternal home. It was already dark when she returned to the Wu Family.
Nothing was going right. In her half a lifetime, Madam Wang had never felt so exhausted as she did now. Her entire body ached as she leaned on the chaise longue. Thinking of the cold-hearted and indifferent Wu Lihong made her want to spill blood in anger.
At the Marquis Yongan's Mansion, he had promised so sweetly to help find connections and negotiate. But as soon as he left the Marquis's place, he turned into another person entirely. Back home, he went straight to the concubine's courtyard.
"Bastard!" Madam Wang was furious and swept the teacup off the small table, letting it smash to the floor.
