Even the children she selected didn't know she wasn't their mother.
She treated these children well—no, she was good to every child. But it was all just a facade.
She was especially adept at appearances; otherwise, with so many other women, Wei Jiazhang wouldn't still favor her. It's because she knew how to manage people.
The children also treated her as a mother, thinking she was a kind and good mother.
Especially when they were training hard, being treated cruelly, bullied, neglected, and injured in various ways, she would care for them like a loving mother. These children were particularly grateful to her, seeing her as the greatest presence in their hearts.
For her, these children were even more dedicated, willing to endure any hardship, even risk their lives gladly.
But all of this was just an illusion she created to exploit them.
