Wufu agreed with Ah Jiu's thoughts. If she didn't acknowledge them, life would definitely be more comfortable than if she did. After all, it was just the two of them now—mother and daughter—running their own household and making their own decisions.
But to acknowledge a father meant deferring to others without the backing of a prominent family—something likely to put them in a lower position because of being concubine-born or born out of wedlock. Where would their freedom be then?
Being seen as inferior meant being under someone else's thumb, and as a concubine, one was inherently considered lesser. With Madam Zhou's timid nature, who knew how long she could survive in those great and noble households?
And the title of a concubine-born daughter was often synonymous with being raised by a 'young wife.' Could she endure such a status?
