บท 1522: Arrogance of a Counterfeit (5)

Cao Yueqin snorted with contempt. "How can a god-granddaughter compare with a biological granddaughter? Also, do you know how I lived during these years in the outside world? My mother died after giving birth to me. If my adoptive mother didn't take me in, I wouldn't have survived! However, my adoptive father's family background is weak, so do you know how much ridicule I received? Yet, someone illegitimate like Jun Ling'er occupied my spot and enjoyed my affections!"

"What did you say?" Eldest Elder's originally impatient expression turned furious. "You said Old Family Head's daughter is already dead? Who? Who killed a member of my Jun Family?"

Cao Yueqin humphed. "If it weren't for Grandfather Jun abandoning my mother and causing her to not have enough money to treat her illness, she wouldn't have passed away after giving birth to me."