Chapter 2499: Chapter 2500: The Woman in the Chrysanthemum Pavilion
"Alright, Master."
The man, upon hearing her words, felt a great relief in his heart, as he no longer had to worry about discord among brothers because of a woman.
Moreover, their master had always been a man of his word, never deceiving them with empty promises.
"Go, keep a close watch on the Ding Family for me," Liu Yuyang instructed him once more.
Within the Ding Clan, there was more than just one parasite like Jin Cuiniang. If she wasn’t mistaken, the concubine named Qiongying wasn’t a simple character either.
Now that her son was in Sangsang’s hands, perhaps at first, this woman could endure it, but surely it wouldn’t be long before she made a move.
After spending so much time in such illustrious surroundings, it was easy to see oneself as extraordinary, as if others had to yield to and flatter her.
And Concubine Qiongying had given Family Head Ding Zhuzui several children. She was even carrying another one now, which further fueled the woman’s sense of entitlement.
"Yes, Master."
"Da, I remember you mentioning that Family Head Ding once had a woman to whom he was secretly committed for life, right?" Suddenly, Liu Yuyang asked Da.
"Yes, Master. Before Family Head Ding took his position, he was traveling early in life and got injured outside. Later, he was saved by that woman, and over time they fell in love. For her, he almost gave up his place as the head of the Ding Family."
Da pondered for a moment, gathering his thoughts, and then replied to Liu Yuyang.
She was a woman with nothing at all, just a bit luckier to have saved the young master of the Ding family, and they lived together for several months.
However, as the head of the Ding Family, how could he possibly have a woman by his side who didn’t even have a noble lineage? Moreover, at the time, Ding Zhuzui was determined to make that woman Madam Ding.
She was to be the legitimate wife. Not only did his parents disapprove, but the other elders of the Ding Family would disagree as well.
"Back then, Old Madam Ding acted decisively by drugging Family Head Ding so he would forget that woman, which led him back to the Ding Family. Later, the woman’s whereabouts became unknown.
Recently, however, as we’ve been looking into Ding Zhuzui’s past, we’ve found that woman. She is in the North City of Sky City, working as a cleaning woman in the lowest brothel, Ju Can Pavilion."
"A woman from Ju Can Pavilion?"
Liu Yuyang raised an eyebrow, looking at Da, and asked.
"Does she have anyone else with her?"
If there wasn’t someone else by her side to support her spirit, how could a woman do such work in Ju Can Pavilion? Women wouldn’t willingly choose to unless they had no other choice.
"Yes, Master," Da replied.
"When she was forced to leave Ding Zhuzui, Old Madam Ding, being kind, gave her a significant amount of money. But the rest of the Ding family didn’t think the same way.
They believed that if this woman remained in the world, she would inevitably affect Ding Zhuzui in the future, so they wanted to root out the problem completely.
At that time, the woman was already pregnant with Ding Zhuzui’s child. Amid life and death struggles, she managed to survive and later gave birth to twins for Ding Zhuzui.
Fearing further persecution from the Ding family, she became a cleaning woman at Ju Can Pavilion, using her meager wages to raise her two sons."
"That was a long time ago. Her two sons must be grown by now, right?" Liu Yuyang asked.