Mrs. Hu didn't dare say another word.
She knew this troublemaker's temper all too well!
Hot-headed and can't stand being wronged for even a second.
She'd throw a fit and let the Prime Minister pick up the pieces!
If I admit I pushed her... Yeah, better keep my mouth shut!
Didn't they say it was Miss Liu who got pushed off the city wall and died? And look at her, totally fine!
Who am I, really? Just a nobody... just a servant.
......
After Grace finished scolding, she turned and left.
Hope and Claire hurried after her.
Only Mrs. Hu was left, looking like a drowned rat, stomping her way down the shortcut back to Serenity Pavilion, gritting her teeth the whole way.
When they arrived at Jade Hall, Aunt Crystal, who served Grace’s mother, came out to greet her.
Aunt Crystal was the head maid in charge at Jade Hall.
Rumor had it that Grace’s mother once saved Aunt Crystal’s life, so she stayed at Jade Hall ever since. She was clever and reliable.
All the younger ones, like Grace and her friends, called her "Aunt Crystal."
As they passed through several doors, the closer Grace got to her mother, the stronger her guilt grew.
Before she left home for Moonwater Abbey, she’d been bullied by a few relatives and came here to complain to her mother.
She’d even asked her mother why she’d given birth to her.
Born without a Spirit Root, basically useless—she’d rather be dead!
Her mother just kept holding her hand, asking what had happened.
Grace was annoyed and shook her off.
At that moment, her mother coughed up a little blood.
Her father happened to see the whole scene.
He slapped her right then and there, furious, and told her to get out—said he never wanted to see such an unfilial daughter again...
Seeing her mother cough up blood made Grace feel even guiltier. Just then, Serena Jane from Moonwater Abbey came to the house for a ritual, so Grace took her advice and went to copy scriptures and pray for her mother...
......
Inside Jade Hall, Grace’s mother lay on the bed, face pale and bloodless, looking even thinner than before she left.
But even so, her natural beauty couldn’t be hidden. She had a fragile, pitiful air that made you want to protect her.
Grace’s father, Minister Zhuo, was a handsome man with a gentle and noble demeanor.
They said he was once known as the number one young master of Blue Moon Kingdom.
Grace Wan fell for Minister Zhuo at first sight and took the initiative to find a matchmaker.
Because Grace Wan came from a modest background and wasn’t a good match, she could only become Minister Zhuo’s concubine.
Later, she gave birth to the eldest son, Kevin Zhuo.
Just when she thought her hard work deserved a promotion to main wife, Grace’s mother appeared.
They say Lena was picked up by Minister Zhuo on the road.
When he found Lena, she was covered in wounds. Once she recovered, she’d forgotten where she came from and even her own name.
But she was incredibly beautiful.
In Grace’s memory, Lena was always sickly, but her looks and smile were unmatched by any beauty she met during her years as a hostage.
You could imagine how stunning she must have been when she wasn’t sick.
Minister Zhuo was probably bewitched by Lena’s beauty. Despite all the family’s opposition, he named her Lena, married her as his official wife, and a year later, Grace was born.
Sadly, not long after giving birth to her, her health got worse and worse, and she was bedridden...
In her previous life, Grace was clueless and didn’t notice a thing.
But this time around, Grace saw everything clearly.
Grace Wan lost out to Lena, who had an even lower background and didn’t even have a name at first, and was robbed of her position as the main wife. Who knows how much she must have hated her—probably wished she could tear Lena to pieces...