Chapter 160: Madam, You Deserve Only to Be a Concubine!

"Although this humble daughter does have a twin sister named Baili Yin, she and I look completely different from one another."

Baili Jin had resumed her usual glib manner, dropping any further pretense of being a refined lady.

Besides, seeing that the Ninth Prince was practically about to be seduced by that ugly wretch Yin, if she didn't seize the chance to fight for herself right now, she feared she would never have another opportunity.

"Yin was born hideously ugly, someone that everyone finds repulsive at first glance. Because of this, my father and mother sent her away to live elsewhere ever since she was a little girl. Could the Ninth Prince have remembered wrongly? The person who met the Ninth Prince on the street that day was this humble daughter, not Yin."

With these words, Baili Jin looked expectantly at Nalan Dijiu.

She was now beginning to regret her choice of attire. Had she known the Ninth Prince would mistake the person, she would have worn the exact same clothes and styled herself just as she had on that day in the street.

"What meeting on the street? Just how noble is my master the Prince? Would he ever meet the likes of you on the street?! And who the Prince spoke of was certainly not any Baili Yin. General Pingnan, everyone knows you have numerous children. How is it that, when all is said and throwing names around, you seem to have only these two daughters, Baili Jin and Baili Yin?"

Nalan Dijiu's attendant spoke up with a hint of anger.

"Ninth Prince, this concubine indeed has only two daughters, Jin and Yin."

Qian Yueshuang wore a beaming smile, deliberately trying to curry favor with Nalan Dijiu.

"This Prince has heard that the wife of General Pingnan was originally a concubine. Seeing you today, it is indeed as rumored. Only, I never expected that even after replacing the former General's wife for all these years, Mistress Qian's inner thoughts and conduct still retain the true colors of a mere concubine."

Nalan Dijiu remained expressionless, his voice unhurried.

"The Ninth Prince jests; this concubine is indeed the legitimate wife of the General."

Qian Yueshuang had no idea how she had offended Nalan Dijiu, so she fawned over him with even greater caution.

Her voice grew noticeably coy and sweet.

"My master the Prince never jests. Under the vast heavens, only a proper first-wife treats all the children beneath her husband's knees as her very own. But a concubine, of lowly and humble birth, how could she ever possess the qualification of a true wife to embrace both the legitimate and illegitimate children of her husband as her own flesh and blood?"

Nalan Dijiu's attendant continued.

"Yet, General Pingnan, your wife regards only the daughters she bore herself as her children, while ignoring the daughters born to others. May I ask if General Pingnan shares this exact view? Do you completely disregard the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate offspring, and treat only the two daughters born to this wife as your own children?"

"The Ninth Prince's rebuke is just. It is this subordinate's wife who lacks virtue, making the Ninth Prince witness a farce."

Hearing this, the expression on Baili Gang's face instantly shifted to one of panic.

"What are you still standing there for in a daze? Why haven't you hurried off to invite all our daughters out?!"

After carefully offering his apologies to Nalan Dijiu, Baili Gang lowered his voice to scold Qian Yueshuang.

Qian Yueshuang had originally harbored pleasant fantasies and a joyful heart, believing that as Baili Jin's mother, she might receive some special regard from Nalan Dijiu.

Yet at this very moment, upon hearing these words spoken by Nalan Dijiu...