She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

"Why has it come to this? Her sons are the Eldest Son and the Second Son of the Duke’s Mansion, and her daughter is the Second Miss of the Duke’s Mansion. She had cultivated them in the arts of zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, each without compare, and even married them into the family of the Imperial Academy Libationer Ji, a family of scholarly farmers."

"As their birth mother, she had not an ounce of dignity, and for such a trifling matter, she was confined to such a place. Duke An, that brute who knows neither kinship nor humanity and who kills without batting an eye, that old man not yet dead, declared that she would be locked up here for life."

"Maternal Aunt Liu felt, for the first time, that her two sons were so utterly hopeless, so useless. If only they were like that wretched Ye Xinyan, they would certainly come to visit her in the Buddhist temple hall, heedless of all else. Even if the guards did not allow it, they would fight their way through."

"Although this could not save her, at least she could frequently see her sons, see someone."

"But her sons were not of such disposition; they dared not. Even her daughter, she was not sure if she would go to considerable lengths to plead with Duke An and the Duchess An, or carelessly barge into the Buddhist temple hall, to see her beloved birth mother."

"In this place, devoid of even a needle or a thread, let alone the two quilts she had, if there were no kin, no hope, how would she ever get through the remainder of her years?"

"In a state of utter despair, Maternal Aunt Liu cried incessantly when a voice rose beside her, ’Maternal Aunt Liu had better think more positively. Although this place does not match the bright and beautiful living quarters of the Duke’s Mansion’s masters, you hardly lack food or clothing. Compared to the poor souls outside who fluctuate between hunger and satiety, your life here is quite decent.’"

"Maternal Aunt Liu lifted her tearful eyes to look over, only to see an old woman servant with a severe expression standing in the middle of the floor. Although the words spoken were meant to be comforting, the tone was not very kind, at best it was perfunctory, without a hint of emotions."