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Lady Cai was so upset by her daughter's stubbornness that she nearly spat blood.
"Mother, please believe me, he is truly wonderful, truly wonderful." Cheng Wanlian clung to her mother's arm, crying: "Mother, once you meet him, you'll understand."
If she weren't worried about Fu Hanwen thinking she was rash and leaving a bad impression, she would have gone to see him directly long ago.
She had already concluded that to win Fu Hanwen over, only her mother could help her.
Lady Cai and Cheng Wenhong cherished their only daughter as if she were a fragile treasure, unable to let her become a concubine. Even if Fu Hanwen were the Prime Minister, they would never allow their daughter to be a mere concubine!
Lady Cai, in her fury and fear that her daughter might do something scandalous, decided to have her locked in the room, forbidding her from going out.
However angry Lady Cai was, she couldn't bring herself to blame her daughter, and naturally resented Xue Yi.
