A Blessing in Disguise

"Its only mistake was being born to that hussy! Making you expose them in front of everyone, humiliating me! It was punished because of you! Does Your Lordship still not understand?" By the end, Madam Jiang was questioning him, looking at him with sarcasm and mockery.
Hearing this, Qi Yuan Marquis felt guilty, wanting to speak several times but holding back.
Although Qi Yuan Marquis inherited the title, he had no talent. Thanks to the protection of his ancestors, he only managed to secure a minor official position in court, without any real power. He feared Madam Jiang to this extent because Madam Jiang's maternal family was the Empress Dowager's maternal clan, and the Empress Dowager was her paternal aunt. If not for this point, Madam Jiang's arrogance and haughtiness over the years would not have been tolerated by Qi Yuan Marquis.
Seeing his father's timid demeanor, Jin Xin immediately knew that this matter still needed to provoke him.
"Marquis, if you let this matter go today, tomorrow, people on the streets will say you fear your wife and are uselessly weak."
Hearing this, Qi Yuan Marquis frowned, "What nonsense are you spouting? When did I say I would let it go?"
"Then Father, please prove to us who is truly the master of this Marquis's Manor? If the Madam is in charge, then I have nothing more to say. Tomorrow, I will plead with His Highness to grant my mother freedom."
Her words made Madam Jiang let out a cold laugh, looking at Jin Xin with full mockery, "Have you forgotten, you hussy, who is the true mistress in Prince Rui's Manor?"
"I haven't forgotten, but if this matter isn't resolved, I will spread rumors and gossip about the Marquis's Manor outside, letting the whole world know how harshly the Qi Yuan Marquis's Manor has treated my mother and me," Jin Xin said through gritted teeth.
"You dare!" Hearing this, Qi Yuan Marquis immediately shouted.
"Unless you kill me right now! Otherwise, a bald man fears no hair-pulling!" She was not afraid at all, her eyes resolute as she looked at each person, standing tall and becoming very powerful.
Hearing this, Qi Yuan Marquis looked towards Madam Jiang. Although she was extremely furious, in the end, she did not call her servants to do anything to Jin Xin.
At this moment, Jin Xin was favored, and the Marquis's Manor truly could not deal with her. Once they touched her, it would be no different from provoking Prince Rui.
"What do you want? How do you want to resolve this?" Madam Jiang asked through gritted teeth.
Jin Xin helped Madam An stand up and looked towards Qi Yuan Marquis, "I want Father to elevate my mother to a concubine. This small request isn't too much, is it?"
Only when her mother had the status of a concubine could she be considered a young lady of the Marquis's Manor, escaping her status as a servant, and have a place to stand in the Prince's Manor.
It wasn't that she hadn't thought of helping her mother leave, but her younger brother was a child of the Marquis's Manor, and Jiang Tian Cheng would not let him leave. Elevating her to a concubine was the best method.
Qi Yuan Marquis naturally had no objections, but he still instinctively looked towards Madam Jiang.
Madam Jiang stared at Jin Xin, enunciating each word, "Fine, then she shall be elevated to a concubine."
Afterward, she looked towards Qi Yuan Marquis, saying in a strange tone, "Congratulations, Marquis. Finally, your family of four will have proper titles."
Upon hearing this news, Jiang Yu Shu flew into a rage and rushed out, but Madam Jiang quickly came to console her.