Chapter 1

didn't even have a concubine, she didn't suspect anything and instead cared for him everywhere, fearing that he would be inferior and depressed.Because she had nothing to show for herself, she was ma...In the winter of the twenty years of Xuande, inside the Su family's residence.

Su Qingyu's face was as pale as paper, her features haggard and drawn. She pounded relentlessly on the locked door.

Three days ago, my grandmother fell ill. I went back home to visit her. As soon as I stepped into the room where I used to live before getting married, I was locked inside.

For the past three days, she hadn't eaten or drunk anything. It was a harsh winter, and her body couldn't take it anymore.

Su Qingyu felt a twinge of unease in her heart.

"Bang!"

A crisp click of the lock echoed from outside, followed by the slow creak of the door opening. But the person who entered was unexpected to Su Qingyu.

"Cousin How is it you"

The visitor is Su Qingyu's distant cousin, Cheng Ruijin. Cheng Ruijin's mother is her aunt-in-law, and the two have been living with the Su family.

...while Cheng Ruijin still held a two-year-old child by her hand. She had never seen the child before, and Cheng Ruijin was also unmarried.

But this child's facial features... are remarkably similar to her husband, Shen Zhao.

"Auntie, don't waste your effort. You'll never leave this house for the rest of your life. Our husbands have even brought a doctor."

Cheng Ruijin's voice was soft, and a clear look of pride was on her face. She had been waiting for this day, for far too long, so long that she almost lost her patience.

Su Qingyu looked coldly at Cheng Ruijin, "Husband Who are you calling husband Do you even have any shame It's useless for you to think about him, you will never be able to marry into the Shen family."

Even if I die, you can't possibly marry into our family.

The Shen family's status is far too high for someone like Cheng Ruijin, a descendant of a criminal, to even aspire to. Let alone becoming the main wife, even as a concubine, Cheng Ruijin wouldn't be qualified.

Cheng Rujin, upon hearing this, not only did not get angry, but burst into laughter several times. Then, gritting her teeth, she said: "I naturally have my own way, but in a while, it will be hard on elder sister. Don't scream too loudly."

Su Qingyu's heart sank, and she asked, "What do you want to do"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Shen Zhao walked in from outside, accompanied by a middle-aged man.

As soon as the child saw Shen Zhao, he rushed over and said, "Daddy hug, daddy hug me."

Even though she had already guessed, Su Qingyu still felt dizzy for a moment.

"Shen Zhao, didn't you say that you... weren't going to have children Where did this child come from"

She had been married to Shen Zhao for three years without consummating the marriage. Shen Zhao's excuse was that he was unable to on that side. She, alone, bore the pressure from the Shen family and secretly studied pharmacology. Since Shen Zhao didn't even have a concubine, she didn't suspect anything and instead cared for him everywhere, fearing that he would be inferior and depressed.

Because she had nothing to show for herself, she was made difficult by her mother-in-law and ridiculed by her sisters-in-law. She endured all of this on her own.

Shen Zhao actually had a child with Cheng Rujin. Su Qingyu's heart felt as if it were pierced by a sharp blade, paining her whole body with trembling.

Cheng Ruijin walked step by step to Su Qingyu's side, his voice gloomy: "Sister, he's not unable to, he's just incapable when facing you."

Besides being the daughter of a marquis's household, what else do you have that surpasses me If not for my family background, how could I possibly lose to you

For Cheng Ruijin, her family background was like a thorn embedded in her heart. Fortunately, three years of forbearance had not been in vain.

Su Qingyu looked at Cheng Ruijin with cold eyes and asked, "When did you start"

Cheng Ruijin slightly raised her chin, approaching Su Qingyu coquettishly and whispered, "You said first time Let me think, it was at the funeral of Shen's third master. His elders were discussing taking advantage of filial piety to get you married while he was in his study with me, rolling around like thunder and lightning."

So he's not incapable, he knows how to please me in bed.

Su Qingyu looked at Shen Zhao in disbelief, her voice trembling as she said.

"Shen Zhao, how could you do such a thing Ask yourself, how have I treated you these past few years"

Ever since Master Shen left, the eldest and second branches of the family have started vying for power. It's because of me putting in all this effort to help you; I even used my dowry money to help manage your finances. And when it came to business matters, I went to your uncle and cousins on your behalf.

"I will still bear your mother's curses, for without a child, I have become the sinner of the Shen family."

I'm afraid you're overthinking things, even considering adopting a child, as if being unable to consummate the marriage is inevitable.

"Shen Zhao, you have no heart."

By the end, Su Qingyu was nearly out of breath.

Shen Zhao looked at Su Qingyu with a blank expression, his face cold and hard. Only the depths of his eyes flickered with waves.hing Ask yourself, how have I treated you these past few years"Ever since Master Shen left, the eldest and second branches of the family have started vying for power. It's because of me putting in all...