Madam Gong was by no means a good person; for many years, she had endured her husband bringing his illegitimate child home without saying a word.
After all, it was her own lack of ability, as she hadn't been able to bear a son or a daughter for her husband.
But she also raised the son of her husband's concubine by her side, treating him like her own biological child. In her eyes, Meng Yunzheng absolutely should not surpass her adopted son. How could an illegitimate child with a lowly status marry the daughter of a noble family?
If this marriage alliance were to succeed, would she still have a say in her own home?
Madam Gong felt that Gong Qiu was planning to abandon her and her sickly adopted son, intending to focus on grooming Meng Yunzheng as his successor.
She would not allow such a thing to happen, so Madam Gong secretly took action against Meng Yunzheng.
She also knew that Meng Yunzheng had a Doctor Zhao by his side, and she planned to harm them both together.
