Chapter 1

ed, "Daddy, hug me, daddy!"Even though she had a hunch, Su Qingyu still felt dizzy for a moment."Shen Zhao, didn't you say you... wouldn't have children Where did this child come from"She had been mar...In the winter of the 20th year of Xuande, Su's mansion.

Su Qingyu's face was ashen, haggard and she beat relentlessly on the locked door.

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

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

Su Qingyu felt a twinge of unease in her heart.

"Bang."

The crisp sound of unlocking came from outside, the door creaked open, but the person who came in surprised Su Qingyu.

"Cousin How is it you"

The visitor is Su Qingyu's distant cousin, Cheng Ruijin. Cheng Ruijin's mother is her aunt, and the two of them have been living at the Su family's house.

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

However, the child's facial features... are remarkably similar to those of her husband Shen Zhao.

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

Cheng Ruijin's voice was soft, and she had a clear look of pride on her face. She had waited for this day for far too long; it felt like she was losing patience.

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

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

The Shen family's status is far too high for someone like Cheng Ruijin, a descendant of a criminal official, to even dream of. Let alone marrying in as the legitimate wife, even becoming a concubine would be beyond Cheng Ruijin's reach.

Cheng Rujin, upon hearing this, not only wasn't angry, but laughed heartily a few times. Then, gritting her teeth, she said, "Of course I have my own way. But in a while, it will be hard on you sister. Don't scream too loud."

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

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

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

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

"Shen Zhao, didn't you say you... wouldn't have children Where did this child come from"

She had been married to Shen Zhao for three years without consummation. Shen Zhao's reason was that he couldn't perform well in that aspect. She bore the pressure from the Shen family alone 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 he would become self-conscious and depressed.

Because she had no children, she was constantly being bullied by her mother-in-law and mocked by her sisters-in-law. She endured all of it silently.

Shen Zhao actually had a child with Cheng Ruijin. Su Qingyu's heart felt like it was being ripped apart by a sharp blade, paining her whole body.

Cheng Ruijin walked step by step to Su Qingyu's front, and said in a gloomy voice: "Sister, he is not incapable, but he is incapable when facing you."

"Besides being the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household, what 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 stuck in her heart. Fortunately, three years of forbearance were not in vain.

Su Qingyu looked coldly at Cheng Rujin and asked, "When did you start"

Cheng Ruijin slightly raised her chin, approaching Su Qingyu coquettishly and whispered, "You're talking about the first time Let me think, it was at Master Shen's funeral. His elders were discussing how to get you married under the guise of filial piety, but he was in his study, tossing and turning with me."

"So he's not incapable, when he's with me in bed, he knows how to perform."

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

"Shen Zhao, how could you do such a thing Look into your heart and ask yourself, how have I treated you these past few years"

"Ever since Master Shen left, the first and second branches have started to vie for power. It's thanks to my full support that you've gotten this far; I even used my dowry money to help you out, and I went to ask your uncle and cousin for help with business matters."

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

"I'm afraid you overthink things, even considering adopting a child. It doesn't matter if you never consummate your marriage."

"Shen Zhao, you have no heart."

By the end, Su Qingyu had cried herself hoarse.

Shen Zhao looked at Su Qingyu with a blank expression, his face cold and hard, only the depths of his eyes rippling. words left her lips, Shen Zhao walked in from outside, accompanied by a middle-aged man.As soon as the child saw Shen Zhao, he rushed over and cried, "Daddy, hug me, daddy!"Even though she had a hunc...