Chapter 603 - 614: The Play Must Go On
They felt sympathy for the dying second daughter-in-law, but since the concubine of the Du Family held more power, their hands were tied.
In the Jie Family, such chaos prevailed that while the legitimate wife of the second son was addressed as the second daughter-in-law, the little concubine was also called Madam. In all of Beijing, except for princes and nobles, probably only the Jie Family had such a situation.
Concubine Du constantly wept, and when the maid of the third young lady came to report that Miss Du was in bad shape, she cried even louder, leading those uninformed to believe she truly shared a deep sisterly bond with Miss Du.
The maids of the third young lady looked down on her with scorn, whispering among themselves, "Our young lady always said that Concubine Du was even better at acting than the actresses in the theater troupes, and it seems she wasn’t lying."
"Indeed, look at the way she’s crying, covering her face with a handkerchief, her wails breaking heaven’s silence, yet not a single tear to be seen."
"The tears aren’t there now because the second son hasn’t arrived yet, just wait until he gets here and you’ll see if she has tears or not."
"That’s true, this wretched woman."
Concubine Du lay prostrate in front of Miss Du’s bed, crying hoarsely, gasping for breath.
"Sister, before father passed away he said you were my only kin. If you leave, what will I have left in this world? There will only be me left in the Du Family, what am I supposed to do..."
Xie Qinyun rolled her eyes and looked at her with scorn.