Qiao Xi hurriedly asked, "But why did Mom grow up by your side?"
Yin Lianxin lowered her eyes. "Lianyi married into the Xia family and gave birth to four children in a row. However, when she was pregnant with Yunqiu, her husband had another woman outside. In a fit of anger, she had difficulty giving birth and almost died on the operating table. Hence, when she saw Yunqiu, she was filled with resentment and wanted to abandon her."
Qiao Xi was dumbstruck. She blamed her husband's affair and her difficult birth on the child?
"She said that Yunqiu was a jinx and a demon sent by the heavens to punish her. Coupled with her depression after giving birth, she hated Yunqiu even more. I couldn't bear to see Yunqiu suffer by her side, so I brought Yunqiu over and announced to the public that she was my daughter. I look exactly the same as Lianyi, and Yunqiu looked similar to me, so no one doubted Yunqiu's identity."