The life swap begins with Consort Hua becoming Lady Qin.

"If I cannot, it must be because you have not done enough!"

Old Mrs. Wang's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

Her hand gripping the cane tightened suddenly, a tightness gripped her chest, and her breathing became heavy.

Throughout her life, she had heard and witnessed many stories of unfilial children, and the words "heartless and cruel" were often uttered from her lips.

But she never imagined that her most favored and indulged daughter would one day become such a person, becoming the best embodiment of those four words.

Wang Ruoyu, however, seemed not to notice her reaction.

She had suppressed her resentment for two lifetimes, and finally found an outlet: "You said it! I've always been smarter than Wang Ruofu since I was little! You said I was the most precious daughter of the Wang family! You said neither my brother nor Wang Ruofu could compare to me! Then why, why are the men you find for me always inferior to hers? Why do I have to fawn over her? Why did you choose her in the end and abandon me!"

Wang Ruo stared intently at her, laughing and crying at the same time, her voice so low it sent chills down one's spine: "Mother, you abandoned me. You tacitly allowed them to send me to the prison. Do you know how cold it is in there? It's pitch black, the food is all spoiled, and there are rats and cockroaches at night!"

But you didn't care about me. Because Wang Ruofu's son was successful, you chose her and didn't want me.

You don't love me at all, you don't like me that much. You only like children who make you proud, children who bring honor to the family and make you look good!

Grandma Wang frowned, but stubbornly stared straight at Wang Ruoyu.

She could hear every single word she said clearly, but when they were put together, she couldn't understand them!

This daughter seems to have truly gone mad.

But Wang Ruoyu still wouldn't look at her; only the ending of her previous life floated before her eyes.

Back then, if Mother had argued with reason to the end, even if she couldn't save her, she could have dragged Wang Ruofu down with her. At that time, every single one of the Sheng family's brats—Sheng Changbai, Sheng Hualan, Sheng Minglan—would have become a laughingstock.

But the mother hesitated!

All for the mere threat of Sheng Changbai's resignation.

How ridiculous.

Her mother kept saying she loved her the most, but in the end, she abandoned her for some bastard surnamed Sheng.

So when she was finally released from prison by Madam Qin's men, she didn't run away. How could she possibly run away? She was so angry that her heart, liver, spleen, and lungs ached! So she did as Madam Qin wished, sneaked into Cheng Garden, and wanted to die together with Sheng Minglan.

Once Sheng Minglan dies, how could someone of Gu Tingye's status not remarry? Once he has a new wife, his relationship with the Sheng family will definitely suffer greatly.

Sheng Changbai's career will not be smooth sailing then, and only in this way can she vent her anger.

But she never expected that Gu Tingye would suddenly return and kill her with an arrow.

This second chance at life should have been a gift from heaven.

She could have avoided the detours she took in her past life, made her life better, and taken revenge on those who had harmed her in her past life.

Gu Tingye, Sheng Minglan, Sheng Changbai, Wang Ruofu, and the old hag of the Sheng family—none of them deserve a good ending!

But who knew that Wang Ruofu's body would be possessed by a wandering ghost.

That wandering ghost not only seized the empress's position, but also fathered two sons and two daughters, making his position as secure as a rock, leaving her no chance to even reach out.

Gu Tingye is gone, now he's Bai Ye. Even if she wanted to harm him again, she couldn't find a way. Desperate, she could only think of having Yuan'er marry him first, and then, once they had children, she'd find a way to send him to his death. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation—revenge at the same time?

Unfortunately, this method has not yet been implemented.

As for Sheng Minglan, she has also disappeared without a trace.

Several years ago, she specially sent someone to Yangzhou, hoping to find that vile woman surnamed Wei. But who knew that the vile woman had disappeared without a trace, as if she had vanished into thin air.

She could only guess that it was probably that wandering ghost who was behind it all.

There's also Sheng Changbai.

Sheng Changbai!

The mere thought of that name made Wang Ruoyu's teeth itch with hatred.

She hated Sheng Changbai more than Gu Tingye and Sheng Minglan.

He is the reason why Wang Ruofu was still able to live out his old age peacefully, even though he was stupid and clumsy and did not win Sheng Hong's favor in his previous life!

This was also the reason why my mother abandoned me after weighing the pros and cons!

If it weren't for his success, if it weren't for his threat to resign, why would the Wang family have abandoned her? Why would her mother have abandoned her?

But in this lifetime, Sheng Changbai disappeared.

Along with the real King Ruofu, they all disappeared.

As her son and daughter grew up, Wang Ruoyu finally realized something—

She gave birth to the same children as before.

Changsong is Kang Jin from the previous life, and Yuan'er is still her Yuan'er, not Sheng Changbai, nor Sheng Hualan!

The child that Sheng Hong tricked into aborting not long ago was probably her Yoon-ah.

So she couldn't get revenge.

Changsong could no longer possess the destiny of Sheng Changbai, who entered officialdom at a young age, rose rapidly through the ranks, and eventually became prime minister.

But she was not reconciled.

Really not reconciled!

Old Mrs. Wang was so angry that she was trembling all over.

She couldn't understand the rambling words Wang Ruoyu was saying, but that didn't stop her from understanding the true resentment in her daughter's heart.

It didn't stop her from feeling like her face was being peeled off layer by layer, revealing the most embarrassing and ugly parts underneath.

So this is what she really thought of her daughter, whom she had doted on for so many years!

It turns out that all those years of favoritism, subsidies, and indulgence were not seen as gratitude or maternal love by Wang Ruoyu, but as something she was entitled to.

That's still far from enough.

She finally realized that her boundless indulgence had not raised a bright and capable child who could bring her honor, but rather an ungrateful and shameless monster.

Not to mention surpassing her now incredibly fortunate and intelligent second daughter, she is far inferior even to her husband's son, who is rigid, inflexible, and only has mediocre talent.

"it is good."

Grandma Wang suddenly laughed and said, "Good, good, good."

Wang Ruoyu snapped out of her surging memories and overwhelming anger, staring intently at her.

Grandma Wang, leaning on her cane, said, "Since that's the case, our mother-daughter relationship ends here. I will take Changsong and Yuan'er back to Sichuan to raise and care for them myself. Their marriages will also be arranged there in the future. You can go back to Youyang in peace, and don't cause any more trouble in the future."

Wang Ruoyu stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "Mother?"

Old Mrs. Wang turned away and stopped looking at her.

But before leaving, she still softened for a moment.

She didn't turn around, but said in a hoarse voice, "I'll give you one last piece of advice. Go back to Youyang, live a good life, and be a wealthy and leisurely person for the rest of your life. This is the last bit of dignity I, as your mother, can earn for you."

"Mother!"

Wang Ruo shouted loudly.

But then, her voice suddenly softened, almost eerily so: "Are you going to abandon me again?"

Grandma Wang didn't answer. She leaned on her cane and slowly walked towards the door.

Wang Ruoyu suddenly stood up and tried to rush over, but was stopped at the door.

The old women and maids waiting outside were prepared. They held her down from both sides, and no matter how much she struggled, they wouldn't let her take another step forward.

Grandma Wang did not turn around.

Wang Ruoyu finally broke down, crying out, "Mother! Mother, come back! You can't do this to me! You said I was your most beloved child, you said it! You can't abandon me again. In the next life, we won't have a next life! If you abandon me again, you'll never find me again, Mother! Mother!"