After her father won a great victory, he changed his mind and turned on them, deciding to abandon her and her mother.
He said, "I am the undefeated Marquis of Anping. You two mustn't drag me down. Leave quietly and don't disgrace my family."
Her grandmother turned on them too. "You barren old hen, you want to stop my grandson from coming home? I'll beat you two jinxes to death!"
Her two uncles, their wives, and her younger aunt all watched coldly from the sidelines.
Su Dai lay on her mother's shoulder, wrapped her arms around her neck, and whispered, "Don't be scared, Mother. I won't bless them anymore. They'll soon have nothing but bad days ahead."
Qin Shi was heartbroken and thought her daughter was just saying nonsense from some story.
But later, the Su family fell into ruin. The undefeated Marquis of Anping could no longer win a single battle. Her former in-laws, who had treated her so cruelly, suffered from constant illness. Her two brothers-in-law's businesses repeatedly failed, costing them everything, and her younger sister-in-law, who could have married into a noble family, had her engagement broken off.
Meanwhile, she and her daughter were doing better and better.
She went into the mountains and found ginseng.
The person she saved by chance turned out to be a prince of the current dynasty.
Her fifty-year-old father passed the highest imperial examination.
Her brother joined the army and became a legendary general.
She had more and more suitors, and her status rose higher and higher. She became the most honored woman in the land, while her precious darling lived a free and prosperous life.
