Lady Cui hesitated, "I don't curry favor with the elders, what advantages can Lady Qin and Lady Lin actually gain?"
Liang Jinyu responded, "The advantages are significant. The less the mother wins the elders' favor and the more estranged she becomes from the eldest brother and his wife, especially if she becomes enemies with the eldest sister-in-law, the more isolated and helpless she will be, and the more she will depend on the third brother and his wife..."
Lady Cui was not foolish, just that a series of blows had made her lose her bearings, and years of trust in Maternal Aunt Qin had prevented her from thinking it through. Upon hearing her daughter's words, she began to ponder.
