Our Bond as Mother and Daughter Is Severed

All the imperial physicians were stunned, even the Emperor was stunned. "What did she call you?"

Noble Consort Li looked at the Emperor and said, "This is my own daughter. If you wish to punish me, I have nothing to say."

The emperor looked at the imperial physicians and said, "All of you, get out of here! Keep your mouths shut, or your entire families will be executed."

After the two imperial physicians left, Noble Consort Li looked at the girl on the bed and said, "This is Yinyin, my daughter. If Your Majesty minds, I will take her away."

The Emperor looked at Noble Consort Li and said, "How come I didn't know you had a daughter before?"

Noble Consort Li sighed and said:

"I was young and impetuous back then, and I thought I had found true love, so I eloped."

Anyway, the matter is already settled, I'll take her out of the palace tonight.

The Emperor of Great Qi held Noble Consort Li's hand and said, "From now on, Yinyin will be our twentieth princess. Our palace has not had a princess for a long time, and Yinyin's arrival is just in time."

Noble Consort Li looked at the Emperor of Great Qi and asked, "Your Majesty, are you really willing?"

"Why wouldn't I want to? I love you. Whether you have children or not, it's the same to me."

This Emperor of Great Qi is truly a lovesick fool.

Even Zhou Wanwan couldn't help but sigh when she heard about it, "The Emperor of Great Qi really does love Zhao Lili."

"Not only did they not blame her, but they also said they were willing to make the child a princess and bestowed upon her a great deal of gold and silver jewelry."

Zhou Wanwan asked, "What about Perfected Baoyi?"

The Old Scholar Tree said:

"Perfected Baoyi! Originally, Noble Consort Li intended to punish him."

He then said that he did it on purpose because he had calculated that the child was a lucky star for their Great Qi Kingdom.

With this child around, the Great Qi Kingdom will prosper.

Noble Consort Li was delighted upon hearing this and let him go; in fact, it is said that he was even promoted one rank.

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "He certainly knows how to flatter."

The Old Scholar Tree sneered, "This kind of person is too shrewd; not worth getting close to."

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said:

"I think this person is very interesting and worth getting to know better."

Because you see, although he's a sycophant, he treats his subordinates very well.

Moreover, he often helps the poor, so he's not a bad person.

The Old Scholar Tree asked, "We've been out for a while now, why don't we go back?"

The Qin Clan and Shen Clan families have been completely looted by them.

Apart from what was kept in the money exchange, they took everything else.

It's really impossible to take the money from the money exchange; after all, these people are very clever, and they've hidden all the money in the Treasure-Gathering Bank.

Zhou Wanwan asked, "How has Shen Tao been these past few days?"

A tree nearby said, "That little girl is so persistent; she insists on marrying Shen Tao, Shen Tao is getting annoyed to death."

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "Let's go take a look."

Zhou Wanwan arrived at the Shen residence. Shen Tao came out and, upon seeing Zhou Wanwan, was about to pour out his grievances.

Then a girl caught up from behind and asked, "Shen Tao, where do you want to go?"

Shen Tao glared at her and said, "Shen Miaomiao, I'm your father."

Shen Miaomiao snorted and said, "What father? I'm not your biological daughter."

Shen Tao said speechlessly, "Not by blood, but better than blood, don't you understand that principle?"

He looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "What brings you here?"

Shen Miaomiao looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Who is this? Zhou Wanwan? You're not Shen Tao's illegitimate daughter, are you?"

Shen Tao glared at her and said, "What nonsense are you spouting! This is my master."

Shen Miaomiao looked at Zhou Wanwan in surprise and said, "Master?"

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "That's right!"

Shen Miaomiao took Zhou Wanwan's hand and said, "Isn't that my master? Master, I'll serve you personally from now on, okay?"

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "Okay!"

Shen Miaomiao jumped three feet high:

"Hey! Shen Tao, did you hear that? From now on, she's my master too."

"My lord, I will serve you well. Could you please grant us a marriage?"

Shen Tao's face turned red with anger. "Shen Miaomiao, you're being ridiculous!"

Shen Miaomiao made a face and said, "Hehe, what am I doing? I really like you!"

"You may be shameless, but I still have a sense of shame!"

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Miaomiao and said, "Miaomiao, you go back first, I'll try to persuade him for you."

Shen Miaomiao asked with a face full of surprise, "Master, really?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Of course it's true, you should go back now!"

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and said, "You don't like Shen Miaomiao?"

Shen Tao blushed and said, "This is my daughter, I raised her from a baby. How can she become my wife? Isn't this ridiculous?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and said:

"You know what a child bride is, right? Isn't this the same thing?"

But it depends on whether you like her or not. Don't worry, she's definitely not your biological daughter.

Shen Tao was silent for a moment before saying, "I feel like I'm worse than an animal, that's definitely not acceptable."

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and said, "Yes, I heard that Shen Miaomiao broke off her engagement."

"Yes, the Ye Family has broken off the engagement."

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and said, "Do you know that her mother has arranged another marriage for her? They're already engaged."

Shen Tao's eyes widened. "What? Impossible! We haven't received any news on our end."

Zhou Wanwan said, "Ah? You don't know? The Nie Family, Nie Jingshen!"

Shen Tao exclaimed angrily, "Is it that idiot? Has Qin Shuang gone mad? How could she marry her daughter to an idiot?"

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said:

"That's right! The Nie Family's dowry was quite high: two shops, two estates, and 100,000 taels of silver."

She's currently short of money, so of course she won't refuse.

Zhou Wanwan has basically emptied the pockets of both the Shen Clan and Qin Clan, leaving them penniless.

The Nie Family family took a liking to Shen Miaomiao, and the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

Shen Tao trembled with rage. "She's dreaming! The daughter I raised with such care and effort, she wants to marry off to a fool? No way!"

Shen Tao took Zhou Wanwan to the Shen Clan. Qin Shuang, while sipping tea, said, "Isn't this County Magistrate Shen? What are you doing at our house?"

Shen Tao stared coldly at her and said, "Qin Shuang, who told you to marry your daughter to a fool?"

Qin Shuang snorted coldly and said, "What's it to you? That's my daughter, what does it have to do with you?"

Shen Tao retorted angrily, "Have you no shame? That child was born from you, don't you feel any remorse?"

Qin Shuang said disdainfully:

"What kind of filial piety and parental love are we putting on now?"

Now that my reputation is ruined, Miaomiao will naturally be unable to get married, so she might as well marry into the Nie Family.

"The Nie Family is so rich, Miaomiao won't suffer any losses."

Shen Tao said angrily, "No matter what, we can't let her marry a fool."

Qin Shuang smiled faintly and said:

"So what if someone's an idiot? Idiots are easy to control!"

"The Nie Family only has one son, a fool. If we can control him, wouldn't that be the same as controlling the Nie Family?"

Shen Miaomiao rushed in and said, "I don't want to marry that idiot! You can marry him if you want!"

Qin Shuang's face turned ashen with anger. "How dare you! How dare you disobey me? Haven't I treated you well since we were children?"

Shen Miaomiao scoffed coldly:

"What's so good about it? What's so good about it? From childhood to adulthood, you've never cared whether I live or die."

You called me a cheap girl, a money-loser, and useless.

Most children are raised by their mothers, but I was raised by my father.

Qin Shuang looked at her and said, "So what? You're my daughter, not Shen Tao's. He doesn't want us anymore. Wake up!"

Shen Miaomiao looked at her coldly and said:

"Qin Shuang, have you no shame? How could I have a mother like you?"

We have no relationship anymore, and my household registration has been transferred to my older brother's place.

Our mother-daughter relationship is now completely severed.

Qin Shuang pointed at her nose and cursed:

"Shen Miaomiao, I carried you for ten months and gave birth to you."

Without me, there would be no you! How dare you talk to me like that!

Shen Miaomiao sneered:

Did you get my consent when you gave birth to me?

I don't want to jump out of your belly, it's disgusting.

Qin Shuang said, "You're not leaving today. Stay home and wait to be married. You're not allowed to go anywhere."

Shen Miaomiao's older brother Shen Bin, walked in and said, "Shen Miaomiao's household registration is with me now. If I say she won't marry, then she won't."