So, what was Palace Young Master thinking when he looked at her back then?

"My mother... she must love me, right?" Lin Qi suddenly whispered.

Grandma Lin’s expression grew resolute. “You can question anything, but you can never question whether your mother truly loves you.”

The best proof is right in front of me: Grandmother Lin.

If you didn't love Lin Qi, why would you only make a few demands when Lin Jie brought his illegitimate daughter into the Lin family? And all of them were for Lin Qi?

To scheme for Lin Qi's position as head of the family, is Gong Shaojun's love for his daughter.

Forcing Granny Lin to set up a soul stone and obey Lin Qi for life, it is also Palace Shaojun's love for his daughter.

Lin Qi was stunned. She had to admit this fact.

Gong Shaojun may be heartless towards others, but he is truly devoted to his daughter.

Aunt Lin continued to answer her initial question.

"It's just fate that your mother married your father."

Lin Qi blinked, her big eyes full of curiosity.

Back then, the Lin family's ancestors were traveling and saved the young master of the Bingcheng Palace. Coincidentally, a highly accomplished monk passed by and proclaimed that there was a destined marriage between children from both families. The two family heads, overjoyed, immediately arranged the engagement.

“The direct lineage of the Lin family only has your father. The Bingcheng Palace family has two girls. Your mother is older, so it was natural for her to have a relationship with your father. When they reached the right age, both families had no objections and married them.”

"At first, your parents' relationship wasn't great, but at least they treated each other with respect. It's just that your mother loved cultivating, and your father loved to travel. After marriage, they were both busy with their own things, and there wasn't much affection between them. In the end, they gradually drifted apart. However, your birth did bring their relationship back together for a while."

But it's only for a while.

Subsequently, it returned to its original state.

Grandma Lin took Lin Qi's hand and patted it. Seeing the seriousness and maturity on Lin Qi's young face, she suddenly didn't want to treat her as a child in need of protection anymore.

She confessed a secret she had kept buried for many years.

Three years ago when I sent you to Tiān Yī Zong, the Gōng family sent someone back and forth to inquire about news. Back and forth they went, and I discovered something amiss. Only then did I realize that the Gōng family had actually tricked us into marriage all those years ago...

"What?!" Lin Qi widened her eyes in shock.

>Catfishing?

Lin Qi frowned and pressed, "Grandaunt, what's going on again?"

"The Palace family had only one daughter."

Lin Guzu's helpless gaze fell on Lin Qi, and she opened her mouth with some difficulty, "Your mother... is not a biological daughter of the Gong family."

Marriage fraud is a fact.

Unfortunately, Gong Shaojun has been married into the Lin family for several years and has children. She has even helped the Lin family develop.

It's not that she can't leave the Lin family now, it's that the Lin family can't do without her as a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Even after knowing the truth, Lin Guzu did not tell anyone.

The deed is done. It's a good thing for both families that Miss Gong is the daughter of the Gong family.

Although the Lin family ultimately came out on top, Lin Guzu was still left feeling a bit disgusted.

The Palace Family's actions are very underhanded.

“I later sent people to investigate. Your mother was an orphan picked up by the Palace Madam on the road. The Palace Madam and the Gong family had been married for a long time without children, so she adopted your mother as her foster daughter. She raised her for two years, and then the Palace Madam suddenly became pregnant. A year later, she gave birth to a girl, who was officially named your mother’s sister.”

"The Palace family is a large clan, so they wouldn't mistreat your mother, but they wouldn't treat her particularly well either."

Due to Gong Shaojun's personality, she lived in the Gong family like a ghost, so Lin Guzu was unable to find out much about Gong Shaojun from within the Gong family.

"Lin Qi was now puzzled. 'Although the Lin family isn't well-known in Nanzhou, it's not much different from the Bingcheng Gong family. And for both families to have a marriage alliance is a wonderful thing. How could my mother have gotten such an advantage?'"

Grandma Lin was pleased to see Lin Qi.

As expected of the head of the Lin family, he is so intelligent at such a young age.

After putting her trust in Lin Qi, Elder Aunt Lin handed over the management of the Lin family to him.

"Of course, the head of the palace and his wife would naturally want their second young lady to marry into the Lin family."

Lin Qi's mind raced, immediately responding, "Miss Second of the Gong family wouldn't want to?"

"Aunt Lin nodded with a smile, "Miss Gong'er had entered a sect near Bingcheng at the time and made a private agreement with the young master of that sect. She refused to marry into the Lin family no matter what."

"The Palace family didn't want to miss out on this marriage, so they thought of Miss Palace Shaojun, the eldest daughter who had been neglected for a long time."

"Because the Ice City and the Desolate City were very far apart, the Lin family had not been able to gather any useful information and ended up getting married blindly."

If it weren't for the incident three years ago, the Gong family wouldn't have sent someone over, and Granny Lin wouldn't have noticed anything amiss. She might have been kept in the dark her whole life.

Speaking of this matter, Granny Lin was actually very angry.

If the Palace family doesn't want to marry into this match, just say so. The Lin family is not forcing your daughter to marry them.

The Result was that everyone wanted Gu Family's daughter, both for her beauty and intelligence. They didn't want to lose the young master of the sect and they didn't want to ruin the promising future of Lin family in Abandoned City. So they decided on a marriage scam.

"The eldest daughter of the Palace family married the young master of the Chao Yun sect, and is now the mistress of the sect. Your mother married into the Lin family, and almost cut off all ties with the Palace family afterwards."

At first, Lin Guzu felt a little strange.

Although Bingcheng and Huangcheng are far apart, it's not to the point where they have no contact for several years.

For a cultivator, distance is never an issue.

It's simply that Gong Shaojun has a cold personality and is indifferent to family. Even though the Gong family has her biological parents, they should at least send someone to check on their daughter's condition, right?

At first, Aunt Lin thought maybe there was a major conflict between Gong Shaojun and his family, and she even personally asked him, preparing to mediate.

The Result Prince Shaojun declined her, only saying that she did not like socializing and had specifically instructed the Palace family not to bring gifts.

After marrying into the Lin family, she became a member of the Lin family and should avoid excessive involvement with the Palace family.

This statement is common in the mortal world, but it sounds quite strange to hear in the cultivation world.

Lin Guzu was not in a good mood, so she stopped asking questions.

"Later, I had people investigate, and it turned out that your mother willingly married into the Lin family." Lin Guzu spoke calmly.

These messages aren't a big secret in the Gong family; just ask around and you'll find out.

The second young lady of the Palace Family refused to marry, causing a stir for some time. Your mother then stepped forward, willing to accept this marriage proposal, but she made three agreements with the Palace Family.

Lin Qi pondered for a moment, then asked, "Are you referring to what Aunt-Grandmother just said?"

Auntie Lin nodded, "I don't know the specifics, only that she declared her marriage to the Lin family as a way of repaying the Palace Family for their many years of nurturing."

After she married into the Lin family, she was not prepared to have any further contact with the Gong family, and she also asked the Gong family not to send anyone to the Lin family to find her.

Of course, she wouldn't reveal anything while living in the Lin family. She would continue to live as a member of the Gong family.

In this matter, Gong Shaojun has done his utmost for the Gong family.

But in Lin's family, it was a blatant case of marriage fraud.

For some reason, after hearing this truth, Lin Qi had a feeling that it was indeed as she expected.

(Editor in charge:the second eunuch regains his manhood novel)