"You silly child, I told you long ago that the palace is a place that devours people. It is absolutely not a good destination for a woman, but you refused to listen and insisted on coming in."
"You're so kindhearted and pure. You even give silver to beggars you see by the roadside. How are you going to live here?"
"There are still so many years ahead of you. I'm truly worried."
Her daughter had already fallen into someone else's trap the moment she entered the palace. With several decades still ahead of her, how was she supposed to endure this life?
Madam Su regretted it. She regretted giving her consent back then.
Had she known this would happen, she would rather have kept her at home as an unmarried old maid than agree to let her marry into the palace.
Seeing Madam Su, Jiang Shi, crying, Su Qiao felt a little embarrassed.
"Mother, I'm fine. I wasn't poisoned on my wedding night at all. I only fell ill because I caught a cold, and I'm almost completely recovered now."
As she spoke, she leaned close to Jiang Shi's ear. "I'll tell you secretly: the reason I've remained ill all this time is that I wanted to see you. I have something to take back for you."
Madam Su immediately realized that this thing probably could not be seen or known by anyone else.
She patted her daughter's hand reassuringly and said with a sigh of emotion, "Qiao'er has truly grown up. Now that you're married, you really are different."
Her delicate and gentle daughter had changed so much after entering the palace for just over a month. It made her heart ache.
What exactly had happened during this short month or so?
"Mother, I've missed you all. I've also