When power fails, speak not of noble birth;
When the family falls, talk not of kinship.
By chance she once helped old Granny Liu—
And so by luck she met her benefactress.
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Annotation
This verdict concerns Qiaojie. After the Jia family's downfall, Qiaojie was nearly sold off but was rescued by Granny Liu. 'Helped old Granny Liu' refers to Wang Xifeng's past kindness to Granny Liu, planting the seed of good karma. 'By luck' embeds the character 'qiao' (巧, meaning cleverness/luck).
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