Quick Transmigration Hoarding: My Selfishness Leads to a Killing Frenzy

Chapter 318: The Cat Substitutes for the Prince 1

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't wake the lady."

In her daze, Qingmo heard a sound and squinted her eyes slightly.

A maid and an old nanny tiptoed to the cradle, gently swapped the baby in their hands with the baby in the swaddling clothes, and then quietly left the room.

Qingmo didn't say anything, just watched all this quietly. She flicked a talisman on the child, which could save his life.

She felt a tearing pain in her lower body and was weak and powerless, probably because she had just given birth. And that child must have been the original owner's child.

What an interesting charade of a substitution!

He first took out a pill and swallowed it, and only then did the discomfort in his body disappear.

"Xiao Wu, receive the plot."

The original owner was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Anyang. At a banquet, she took a liking to Fu Jinhuai, who was powerless and insignificant at the time.

A minor official of the seventh rank, with no family support behind him, and apart from his presentable appearance, he was practically penniless.

In ancient times, people valued marriages between people of equal social standing. Naturally, the Marquis of Anyang would not have looked down on someone from such a humble family, and would certainly not have agreed to marry his beloved daughter to him.

Unfortunately, the original owner was a hopeless romantic and refused to marry anyone but Fu Jinhuai.

In order to force the Marquis of Anyang to agree to their marriage, the two of them consummated their relationship.

The original owner had been defiled, which was a symbol of impurity in ancient times. If this were to become known, the person would be expelled from their family at best, and at worst, drowned in a pond.

Marquis Anyang would naturally not marry his daughter into a wealthy and powerful family again; otherwise, it would not be a marriage alliance but an enmity.

And so, the original owner successfully married Fu Jinhuai. Fu Jinhuai always treated her with great care and consideration, especially in front of outsiders. Even the Marquis of Anyang, who had always looked down on him, saw that he was truly sincere towards his daughter and no longer rejected him.

With the support of the Marquis of Anyang's family, Fu Jinhuai rose rapidly through the ranks, becoming a fourth-rank official in just three years, a previously unknown seventh-rank official.

Unfortunately, the couple had been married for several years but had not conceived. Under the mother-in-law's intentional or unintentional hints, the virtuous and generous original owner took the initiative to suggest that he take a concubine, but Fu Jinhuai refused.

“My heart belongs only to my wife, and there is no room for any other woman. How could I possibly take a concubine? My wife, please don’t say that again, or I will get angry.”

Originally, the original owner was somewhat unhappy about Fu Jinhuai taking a concubine, but after hearing what he said, her unhappiness immediately disappeared, and she became even more determined to take a concubine for him.

After all, her husband respected and loved her, so she couldn't let him be childless and be ridiculed behind his back.

She took the initiative to propose taking a concubine, and her mother-in-law naturally praised her for being generous and sensible. The next day, she sent a matchmaker to bring an orphan girl.

The original owner saw that Mo Yuyu was pretty, of low status and had no support, and believed that she would not pose any threat to him, so he agreed to take her into his family.

The mother-in-law also promised that any children Mo Yuyu would give birth to would be registered under her name, and no one could surpass her.

She was just a concubine, and the original owner didn't take her seriously. Although she was magnanimous, she was not foolish.

Having grown up surrounded by such influences, she believed she possessed some skill and tact. Her mother was the mistress of a marquis's household, and her father had numerous concubines in his harem.

If this concubine doesn't obey, she has plenty of ways to deal with her.

The husband, who repeatedly said he would never take a concubine, eventually entered the concubine's room, but he did not neglect the original owner in the slightest. He only said that it was all for the sake of offspring, and that he had no choice.

Unexpectedly, the original owner and his concubine became pregnant at the same time, and all of this was just a scheme by someone with ulterior motives.

During the original owner's pregnancy, Fu Jinhuai took extra care of her, rarely stepping into the concubine's room, and showing that he didn't care about Mo Yuyu and the child in her belly, which made the original owner even more at ease.

After ten months of pregnancy and childbirth, coincidentally, she and the concubine gave birth on the same day, both giving birth to sons, but their social statuses were worlds apart.

The original owner naturally cherished his child, showering him with endless love and doing everything he could to help him succeed.

The child born to the concubine was an illegitimate son. Not only was he not favored by Fu Jinhuai, but even his own mother often insulted and punished him.

The original owner saw it all but didn't interfere. After all, it wasn't her own child, and she was overjoyed that her husband didn't like it.

Little did they expect that, in a scheme to switch the baby, their own child would be the one being abused.

When her son grew up and passed the imperial examination with flying colors, a cup of poison sent her to her death. Only then did the original owner learn the whole truth: it was all premeditated.

Her husband already had someone he loved, but for the sake of his future, he remained devoted to her for ten years, playing the role of a loving couple.

The son she had carefully raised was nothing more than the child of a concubine.

All of this was Fu Jinhuai's idea; only the child of his beloved could be his legitimate son.

He intends to use the power of the original owner's maternal family to help him and his beloved's son rise to prominence.

When that day comes, it will be the original owner's death day, and her child will also go to the underworld.

After her death, she pinned all the blame on her illegitimate son, claiming that he had poisoned the mistress of the house and ultimately committed suicide out of guilt.

With the original owner gone, the family of three was finally reunited.

Although Mo Yuyu is still just a concubine and cannot be promoted to the position of principal wife, as long as Fu Jinhuai does not have a principal wife, she is the only mistress of this mansion.

They were all enjoying themselves, while the only ones sacrificed were the original owner and her child; everything was just a stepping stone for others.