Chapter 1

naturally have my own way, but in a while, it will be hard on elder sister. Don't scream too loud."Su Qingyu's heart sank, and she asked, "What do you want to do"As soon as his words fell, Shen Zhao...In the winter of the twentieth year of Xuande's reign, Su's residence.

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

Three days ago, her grandmother fell ill. She returned home to visit, and as soon as she stepped into the room where she had lived before marriage, she was locked inside.

She hadn't eaten or drunk anything for the past three days. It was a harsh winter, and her body had already reached its limit.

Su Qingyu felt a twinge of uneasiness in her heart.

"Bang!"

The sound of a crisp lock being opened came from outside, the door slowly creaked open, but the person who entered 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 have been living at Su's house.

While Cheng Ruijin's hand was still holding a two-year-old child, she had never seen this child before, and Cheng Ruijin was also unmarried.

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

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

Chén Rújǐn's voice was soft, and her face held a clear expression of pride. She had waited for this day for far too long; so long that she was almost 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 will never be able to marry into my family.

The Shen family's status is far beyond what a lowly criminal like Cheng Ruijin could ever dream of. Let alone becoming the legitimate wife, even being a concubine is out of her reach.

Cheng Ruijin, hearing this, not only didn't get angry, but laughed loudly a few 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 loud."

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

As soon as his words fell, Shen Zhao walked in from outside, accompanied by a middle-aged man.

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

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 consummating the marriage. Shen Zhao's excuse was that he was incapable 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 feel inferior and depressed.

Because she had no child, she was made difficult by her mother-in-law and mocked by her sisters-in-law. She endured all of this herself.

Even though Su Qingyu was happy for Shen Zhao and Cheng Ruijin, her heart ached like she had been stabbed by a sharp blade. The pain made her tremble throughout her whole body.

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

"Aside from being born into a marquis's household, what makes you superior to me If not for my family's status, 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 were not in vain.

Su Qingyu glared at Cheng Rujin and asked, "When did you two start"

Cheng Ruijin slightly raised her chin, coquettishly leaning closer to Su Qingyu, and whispered, "You're talking about the first time Let me think, it was at the funeral of Master Shen the Third. His elders were discussing using filial piety to arrange your marriage while he was in his study, having a wild night with me."

"So he's not bad, he knows what he's doing when we're in bed."

Su Qingyu looked at Shen Zhao incredulously, her voice trembling as she spoke.

"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 House and Second House started vying for power. It was I who put all my effort into helping you, using my dowry to manage your finances and even going to your uncle and cousin to help with business matters.

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

"I'm afraid you're overthinking things, even considering adopting a child. It wouldn't matter if you never consummated the marriage."

"Shen Zhao, you have no heart."

When it came down to it, Su Qingyu gave it her all.

Shen Zhao looked at Su Qingyu with an expressionless face, her face cold and hard. Only in the depths of her eyes did a ripple appear.e's doing when we're in bed."Su Qingyu looked at Shen Zhao incredulously, her voice trembling as she spoke."Shen Zhao, how could you do such a thing Look into your heart and ask yourself, how have I t...