Meng Qianqian, at the age of 15, married into the Lu Family to bring joy to the elderly matriarch.

On the wedding night, urgent news arrived from the border that her husband had been commanded to go to war. Six months later, he tragically died at the hands of Beiliang soldiers.

Five years later, the husband who had been presumed dead returned, and by his side was an ethereal mute woman named Wan'er.

Lu Lingxiao said that Wan'er was the descendant of a loyal and righteous family, entirely different from her—a merchant girl reeking of copper coins. He claimed Wan'er was a true paragon of noble character.

Lu Lingxiao also said that Wan'er was an eagle soaring in the heavens, while someone like her was nothing more than a fragile flower, unworthy of comparison.

It was not until the land was broken, the city walls fell, and she wielded a Red Tassel Spear to crush countless soldiers that Lu Lingxiao realized he had misjudged her.

She was not a delicate flower confined within the depths of the mansion; she was the fiercest west wind of Yumen Pass.

Seeing Meng Qianqian looking utterly mortified and at a loss, Lady Wang let out a chuckle: "Alright, alright, I'll stop teasing you."


Lady Wang spoke with a sense of pride: "When I learned you were Meng Xiaojiu, my heart felt so much more at ease. The Lu Family must be beside themselves with regret by now! Giving up someone as outstanding as you for some mute girl from the border—if I were them, I might as well cough up blood!"


Meng Qianqian awkwardly replied, "You jest, Lady."


Lady Wang grasped her hand earnestly and said, "I'm not joking; I mean it. Qianqian, you're a good girl. It's the Lu Family who doesn't deserve you. Let those five years of sincerity be nothing but food for dogs. You're still young and have a long road ahead; you'll surely find a man who truly cherishes you."


Chapter 102 - Chapter 101: Enemies on a Narrow Road