The Aloof Meets the Unhinged

Xunqi woke up one day and suddenly had a mother!

Everyone told her that her mother was the Left Prime Minister of the current dynasty. This woman took her into the Prime Minister’s Residence, and she began a completely transformed, wonderful life.

Want money? Her mother gave her money. Want power? She was the Left Prime Minister’s only daughter.

Just as she thought she’d spend the rest of her life drifting aimlessly, she discovered that her mother was still a virgin.

Her mother had never married, never consummated a marriage. So how did she come to exist?

And so, as a daughter, she observed her cold, beautiful mother up close, and was shocked to find herself trapped in an enormous deception.

Everyone was lying to her.

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Yan Zhi’an had served the Female Emperor for many years, helping her kill her husband and seize the throne. She had been Prime Minister for barely half a year when the Female Emperor sent her a daughter.

The Female Emperor said: “Take her back, raise her in your household as your illegitimate daughter. Once I have full control of the court, I will take her back.”

Yan Zhi’an had no choice. She brought the ‘daughter’ from the prison back to her residence and told her: “I am your mother. I gave birth to you.”

The fool believed it, and affectionately called her mother.

Yan Zhi’an frowned. She didn’t like that title. She was going to teach this ignorant girl before her into an Heir Apparent with the talent of an emperor.

Xunqi loved to cry, loved to make a fuss, loved to turn the world upside down. She stirred up the entire Capital City, and Yan Zhi’an followed behind her every day, cleaning up the mess.

The Female Emperor rested easy, having dumped her daughter on Yan Zhi’an to raise. If she raised her poorly, the whole world would fall into chaos.

Later, the deception was exposed by the girl.

Looking at the girl she had personally shaped into a thorned rose, Yan Zhi’an felt regret.

Xunqi confined her to the residence, watching her day after day. “The Left Prime Minister deceived me for so many years. What will you use to repay me?”

There was nothing to repay with.

Xunqi looked at the pure, jade-like woman before her, a smile in her deep, dark eyes: “How about this — the Left Prime Minister gives her body to me? Would that do?”

You deceived me. I’ll take everything you have to repay it.

Later, Yan Zhi’an faked her death and left the Capital, trying to escape this ill-fated bond.

But after seeing Xunqi go mad, her heart softened again. This child she had raised for five years — she was the one she cherished most.

Short Scene:

At thirteen, Xunqi: Mother, look at me.

At eighteen, grown up, Xunqi: Yan Zhi’an, look at me.

*Fake mother-daughter story, 14-year age gap.