'What kind of bright future can an illegitimate child expect? Every girl from a good family marries for an alliance—it all just depends on whether you land a good family or a bad one.'
'The First Madam never did things that hurt others without benefiting herself. Even when arranging a marriage for an illegitimate daughter, she would surely deliberate and choose the family with care.'
'Thinking of this, she grew a little envious of her illegitimate cousins.'
'Besides, Song Yunzhao had a point. Her eldest uncle in the main branch had only two sons: the elder was legitimate, the younger illegitimate. While the Eldest Aunt wasn't as attentive to the illegitimate son as she was to her own, she still put in a great deal of effort. It was obvious she intended for the illegitimate son to be a right-hand man to the legitimate one in the future.'
