Even if the Lian Family tries to pin everything on Xu Zaohua and Gu Ruinian, they cannot escape the keen eyes of these ladies.
The ladies speculated on the original nature of the matter privately, and their deduction was about ninety percent accurate.
Most of the ladies who attended the banquet have concubines and illegitimate children in their families, but it's rare to see someone like Mrs. Hua, who conspired with her son against the dignity of an illegitimate daughter.
If raised properly, an illegitimate daughter is also a child of one's own family and can be an asset; an industrious illegitimate daughter can also benefit the family.
Some ladies even wish their own illegitimate daughters would succeed.
Thus, most people look down on Mrs. Hua's actions.
Even more so on the second young master of the Lian Family.
