Chapter 1

t to ask your uncle and cousin for help with business matters."I shall also bear the curses of your mother, for having no child I have become a sinner in the Shen family.""I'm afraid you're overthinki...In the winter of the 20th year of Xuande's reign, inside the Su family home.

Su Qingyu's face was pale and haggard, she beat on the locked door with all her might.

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 I got married, I was locked inside.

She hasn't eaten or drunk anything for the past three days. It's winter again, and her body can't take it anymore.

Su Qingyu felt a twinge of uneasiness in her heart.

"Bang!"

The crisp sound of the lock being picked echoed from outside. The door creaked open slowly, 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 of them have been living at the Su residence.

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

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

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

Cheng Ruijin's voice was soft, but her face held a clear expression of satisfaction. She had been waiting for this day for far too long, so long that she was almost out of patience.

Su Qingyu looked coldly at Cheng Rujin, "Husband Who are you calling husband Do you still have any shame You're daydreaming. It won't do any good. You will never be able to marry into the Shen family."

Even if I die, you will never be able to marry into this 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 being a concubine is beyond his reach.

Cheng Ruijin, upon hearing this, not only did not become 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 work for elder sister. Don't call too loudly."

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

As soon as the words left his 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 me, daddy hug me."

Even though she had already guessed the truth, 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 reason was that "that side" didn't work. 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 children, her mother-in-law made things difficult for her, and her sisters-in-law mocked her. She endured all of it herself.

He Shen Zhao actually had a child with Cheng Ru Jin. Su Qing Yu's heart felt like it was being ripped out by a sharp blade, paining her whole body to tremble.

Cheng Ruijin walked step by step in front of Su Qingyu, and said in a gloomy voice: "Sister, he's not incapable, he just can't when facing you."

"Besides being the legitimate daughter of a Marquis, what else do you have that surpasses me If it weren't for my family background holding me back, 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 coldly at Cheng Ruijin and asked, "When did you two start"

Cheng Ruijin slightly raised her chin, coquettishly leaned closer to Su Qingyu, and whispered, "You said first time I'll think about it, it was at the funeral of the third master Shen. His elders were studying how to take advantage of filial piety to marry you off, but he was in his study with me, tossing and turning."

So he's not incapable, when we are in bed together, he doesn't know how capable.

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

"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"

Since Master Shen left, the eldest and second houses have started vying for power. It was me who wholeheartedly helped you, using all my dowry money to arrange things for you, and I even went to ask your uncle and cousin for help with business matters.

"I shall also bear the curses of your mother, for having no 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 be the end of the world if we never consummated our marriage."

"Shen Zhao, you have no heart."

By the end, Su Qingyu had practically screamed herself hoarse.

Shen Zhao looked at Su Qingyu with a blank expression, her face cold and hard. Only in her deep eyes did a ripple appear. Shen Zhao incredulously, her voice trembling as she said."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"Since Master Shen...