Hongji's father, among several women, had ceased causing trouble since the big wife had almost suffered a stroke after falling ill.
Only Aunt Lai had been monopolizing the stage.
Aunt Lai ceaselessly sought favor, evolving from the original Mrs. Lai into the duo of sisterly concubines.
The arrival of old housekeeper Ye had made Hongji's father even more conscious of his crisis, realizing that his eldest son might have already learned the truth about his identity.
Why had housekeeper Ye not exposed the truth? When housekeeper Ye had visited, he was both shocked and scared, feeling like his doom was imminent.
Unexpectedly, housekeeper Ye said nothing, and he even nervously suspected whether old housekeeper Yue had obtained some leverage and might report him to the authorities, leading to his arrest and delivery to the officials.
With such fear, he felt as if the sky were about to collapse upon him, and if responsibility was pursued, both he and his wife would end up in jail.