Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 380 - 2: The General Mansion’s Cast-Off Scapegoat Wife (Part 2)

Chapter 380: Chapter 2: The General Mansion’s Cast-Off Scapegoat Wife (Part 2)

In the hidden storyline, it was revealed that the original Jiang Lai and the female protagonist Jiang Yu were deliberately swapped in identity.

Eighteen years ago, Madam and the concubine were pregnant simultaneously and gave birth on the same day. On that ancestral worship day, the entire Marquis Mansion stayed in the temple because the temple abbot said that it would be best for the double joy of the Marquis Mansion to give birth in the Bodhisattva Temple.

Thus, that night, a fierce wind blew out all the candles in the temple. After giving birth, the energetic concubine secretly switched her own child with the daughter of the fainted Madam.

When the candles were reignited, the concubine was holding the crying baby, her eyes filled with tears.

From then on, the true daughter of the Marquis Mansion, Jiang Lai, was raised by the concubine, while the concubine’s daughter was pampered and cherished by Madam.

From childhood, Madam Zhao constantly instilled one idea into the original: there is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate, legitimate is noble and illegitimate is lowly. One must never have the ambition to stand out in life.

Growing up in such an environment, the Marquis paid no attention, and Madam disliked Jiang Lai due to her displeasure with Madam Zhao, leaving Jiang Lai only able to rely on Madam Zhao.

While the female protagonist learned the Four Books and Five Classics and the Six Arts, the original Jiang Lai played with mud. When the protagonist became famous across the land, the original was learning how to serve her future husband.

As the Marquis Mansion declined, the Iron General from the General Mansion sought to marry the legitimate daughter of the family. The female protagonist sighed and felt distressed every day, causing Madam Zhao great pain, who then persuaded Jiang Lai to marry the Great General.

Jiang Lai was not foolish; she had heard stories of the Great General, knowing he was bloodthirsty and ruthless, as strong as a bear. In an era where men with grace and slim builds were considered attractive, Iron Generals were never liked by women.

"You need to know your status! A mere illegitimate daughter, being able to marry the current Great General is a blessing! If your sister hadn’t considered the slight kinship with you and your humble status making future matches hard to find, you wouldn’t have gotten this opportunity!

Your mother also means well; marrying into the General Mansion will gain help for the Marquis Mansion, achieving great merit, and bring pride to your mother!"

The original, oppressed and ignored from a young age, hesitated; she indeed longed for a good marriage. Appearance didn’t matter, as long as he treated her well.

Now that her own mother had spoken, how could Jiang Lai refuse? She wore the bridal gown Madam Zhao brought to the Marquis Mansion, and was carried into the General Mansion.

Later, she was repudiated. Madam Zhao cursed her every day in her ear for being useless, thinking only of herself and not her own mother.

Then, the female protagonist Jiang Yu decided to sacrifice herself and marry into the Huangfu Family. How could Madam Zhao let her biological daughter suffer? She turned her attention once again to Jiang Lai.

"The Huangfu Family is enormously wealthy; marrying into their family means no worry of food and clothing, and you’ll be the rightful wife! With your status, marrying as the rightful wife is already a great blessing!

Your sister, as the legitimate daughter, is willing to marry below her status for the Marquis Mansion. You are just an illegitimate daughter, born humble, marrying Huangfu Zhao is already a goodwill, what are you hesitating for!"

"But Huangfu Zhao is ugly and seeks prostitutes..."

"What does a man’s looks matter so much?! Which man doesn’t have three or four wives and mistresses? You’re just an illegitimate daughter, what kind of good man do you expect? Let me tell you, marrying Huangfu Zhao is because of your good sister; he had eyes for her, otherwise, you wouldn’t stand a chance!

Not as good as your sister in every way, yet still so ignorant! Do you want to anger me to death to be satisfied?!"

Jiang Lai lowered her head again, silently shedding tears.

During this period, the female protagonist Jiang Yu visited her once and sent some things over, but never looked at her again.

All storyline loaded completed.

Jiang Lai took a deep breath, slowly opened her eyes, looking at the plain room before her.

"With this real and fake noble identity, I should be the protagonist."

"The original is not as pretty, not as smart as the protagonist, and short-sighted as well. The storyline explained she married only for herself, and felt smug marrying the man her sister wanted, returning with arrogance, feeling she achieved great merit for the Marquis Mansion.

Seeing this, do you think you’re the cannon fodder?

Jiang Yu doesn’t argue with you; is she the protagonist?"

Indeed, if not knowing the real situation, anyone would think the original is just a pathetic self-inflicted suffering character, while the protagonist thinks about the bigger picture, stays low-key and steady, showcasing the qualities of a noble lady.

In the end, the protagonist discovered her true identity, but by then she was the mother of the nation; the identity of a legitimate or illegitimate daughter meant nothing to her.

The erring Madam Zhao, as the protagonist’s biological mother, though once greedy, luckily didn’t commit greater wrongs; she willingly became a nun to wash away sins, and many readers sighed at the pitiful hearts of parents worldwide.

As for the original Jiang Lai, she did marry well, but ultimately died in childbirth, unrelated to the protagonist.

The storyline ends here.

"State the tasks: one, uncover Jiang Lai’s true background.

Two, find someone who truly loves herself.

The second task is also the original cannon fodder’s obsession, a lifetime being others’ stepping stones, despised by Madam, tormented by Madam Zhao, finally planning to sacrifice herself for a better future for the Marquis Mansion, only to be called short-sighted and deserving of death.

So she never really felt love, her desire is to find someone to love herself."

Jiang Lai rubbed her eyes, yawned tiredly.

"Even if the task is completed, the love is not her’s, isn’t it mine?"

"Why bother asking so much! The original still has some obsession left in the body; she can feel it, less question more action, can’t you?"

Jiang Lai nodded listlessly.

"Alright, alright, find a lover... no, someone who loves me. How come one is enough, find, find ten or eight of them."

"Shut up, you are really noisy."

The previous world’s Jiang Lai was better, a person of few words but much action, doing what she thought of without any nonsense. When looking at the current Jiang Lai with her nature restored, Little Buding felt a bit disdainful yet somewhat nostalgic.

Forget it, this is quite good too, after all, being sharp-tongued is one of Jiang Lai’s few remaining qualities.

"Come, draw a skill."

Jiang Lai closed her eyes and randomly chose one, and in the next second, a voice came to her ear.

"Congratulations, you have acquired the skill: Soft and easily pushed down! Skill is being issued, skill issuing completed."

"If you really have no benefits, just forget it, what rubbish, I don’t want it."

Jiang Lai remembered drawing this skill before, being of no use and only delaying her work.

Little Buding felt a bit guilty.

After all, the skills given to Jiang Lai were provided by him; he could only offer these pitiful skills, letting Jiang Lai choose them in various forms.

Previously tricking Jiang Lai into having skills was to make her feel that she was valued, now looking at it seemed almost impossible to hide it anymore.