Madam Yun had indeed been with the Marquis of Shunqing for many years; even though she had failed to enter the estate initially, the Marquis had remained unable to forget her, eventually bringing her back into his life.
Having grasped the Marquis’ temperament, she saw the Grand Princess’s anger subside and quickly withdrew her gaze, kneeling on the ground to plead piteously for mercy. "I will never dare to do this again. My own life is cheap and can be taken at any time, but if this affects the Eldest Young Master, my death would be too light a punishment. I beg Your Highness, for the sake of the Eldest Young Master, please spare my life."
As soon as these words left her lips, the Marquis of Shunqing and Madam Luo’s expressions shifted for a fleeting moment. This was precisely the reason they had hesitated to deal with Madam Yun: as the biological mother of Qi Jinshan and a woman of equal standing to the First Madam, she was not a concubine who could be sold off on a whim. If something were to happen to her, the younger generation of the entire household would be forced into a period of ritual mourning—a troublesome affair indeed.
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