When the old Hanlin and the other three came to the Qi Residence to ask questions, it was as good as trampling on Madam Wu's face and skinning her clean. Not only her, but Qi Shaosheng and Qi Shaotai's identities as the legitimate sons were also questioned.
Considering the Qi family had achieved royalty status thanks to Qi Xiuyuan, naturally, they acted in accordance with Qi Xiuyuan's attitude. When asked about what happened back then, they said that Madam Wu only became the second wife in hopes of helping to flush away the bad luck so that Mrs. Qi would recover from her illness. However, since this had not received the approval of the elders in the clan, they should still follow the government office's documents.
The document retained in the government office was still the concubine acknowledgement letter written by Qi Feng when he took Madam Wu as a concubine.