They felt sympathy for the dying second daughter-in-law, but since the concubine of the Du Family held more power, their hands were tied.
In the Jie Family, such chaos prevailed that while the legitimate wife of the second son was addressed as the second daughter-in-law, the little concubine was also called Madam. In all of Beijing, except for princes and nobles, probably only the Jie Family had such a situation.
Concubine Du constantly wept, and when the maid of the third young lady came to report that Miss Du was in bad shape, she cried even louder, leading those uninformed to believe she truly shared a deep sisterly bond with Miss Du.
The maids of the third young lady looked down on her with scorn, whispering among themselves, "Our young lady always said that Concubine Du was even better at acting than the actresses in the theater troupes, and it seems she wasn't lying."
