Chapter 606 - 305: Purple Dragon Pearl_2
She only felt pity.
But to have that young girl become her daughter-in-law, she was utterly unwilling. Even after the girl’s status had risen, becoming related to the royal family, being the granddaughter of Pan Zi’an, and her grandfather being ennobled as a baron... Even when the elders said the Old Fairy had destined the young girl for great wealth and honor, she still did not want it. She herself, her maternal and paternal families’ brothers and sisters, nephews and nieces, which one of them wasn’t already wealthy?
Her son was so outstanding, tall, handsome, and the Heir of Duke Weiguo, holding the office of a Third Rank at a young age. Although a military officer, a Scholar General who understood military tactics and formations was very different from a brute. Many women of good families wanted to marry him, and the Princess Shou had hinted as much several times.
Such an excellent son, how could he marry a farmer’s daughter who had been exposed to the public from a young age and been bullied by villains.
What Lady Cui had not expected was that not only did the elders agree to this match, but her husband was willing, and even her son was very fond of it. Her opposition was ineffective; no one listened to her. In desperation, she did the most regrettable foolish thing in her life, going back to her parental home to speak a few words to her own mother and two younger siblings, expressing her reluctance to have Miss Qian as a daughter-in-law. Her intention was for her younger siblings in the Pan family to pass a message to Prince Consort Pan, who cared about face, perhaps he might convince the Qian family to back down knowingly.
A few words of familial trivialities spoken among close relatives, yet her parental family took advantage of them.
Her parental family, who had given birth to and raised her, even went so far as to spread rumors about Miss Qian to drive a wedge between the Qian and Liang families for the sake of helping the Fifth Prince, ultimately pushing her out as a scapegoat.
She was mostly to blame, knowing full well she was only slightly at fault, yet the rest of the blame was placed squarely on her.
Abandoned by her parental family, scorned by her in-laws, blamed by her son, rebuked by the Empress Dowager, laughed at by everyone... What she could not stand the most was the disgust in her husband’s eyes.
Lady Cui felt as though she had been abandoned by everyone. During those days, her life was in utter darkness, and she truly wanted to hang herself with a rope. Thankfully, although her son was upset with her, he still cared for her, and her obedient daughter was always by her side, and even Liang Jinchen, her step-son, often kept her company. Her husband had also come to stay with her for a few days, which helped her survive the most difficult times.