Episode 7 - Wife Material, Son Disposable
The episode opens in the Marquis's ancestral hall, where Young Master Qin Yunjii, suspecting his wife Sheng Qingwan of infidelity, publicly declared his intention to divorce her. Sheng Qingwan's mother, Lady Sheng, pleaded desperately, claiming her daughter was carrying the Marquis's legitimate eldest grandson. However, Qin Yunjii's concubine, Ruyan, who was also pregnant, further provoked the situation. During the ensuing conflict, Sheng Qingwan's father, trying to protect his daughter, attacked Ruyan but was knocked down by Qin Yunjii. Subsequently, a medical diagnosis confirmed Sheng Qingwan's pregnancy, but Qin Yunjii insisted it was a bastard child. In a fit of rage, he ordered her to be forcibly given an abortifacient, intending to render her infertile for life. This intense family dispute ultimately alarmed the Old Madam, the elder matriarch of the household.