Chapter 1

into my family.The Shen family's status is far beyond what a lowly criminal descendant like Cheng Rujin could ever aspire to. Let alone becoming the legitimate wife, even as a concubine, Cheng Rujin w...In the winter of the twenty years of Xuande, inside Su's residence.

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

Three days ago, my grandmother fell ill. I went back home to visit her. As soon as I walked into the room where I lived before I got 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 had long since grown weak from the cold.

Su Qingyu felt a twinge of uneasiness in her heart.

"Bang."

A crisp click of unlocking echoed from outside, the door creaked open slowly, but the person who entered was unexpected to Su Qingyu.

"Cousin How is it you"

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

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

But the child's facial features... are extremely similar to 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 brought a doctor."

Cheng Ruijin's voice was soft, but her face wore a distinctly proud expression. She had been waiting for this day for far too long; so long that she was almost losing patience.

Su Qingyu coldly looked at Cheng Rujin, "Husband Who are you calling husband Do you even have any shame Thinking about him is useless. You'll never be able to marry into the Shen family."

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

The Shen family's status is far beyond what a lowly criminal descendant like Cheng Rujin could ever aspire to. Let alone becoming the legitimate wife, even as a concubine, Cheng Rujin wouldn't be qualified.

Cheng Ruijin, upon hearing this, not only did not become angry, but burst into laughter several times. Then, gritting his teeth, he said: “I naturally have my own way, but in a while, it will be hard work for elder sister. Don't scream too loud.”

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

No sooner had the words left his lips than 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 her suspicions, Su Qingyu still felt dizzy for a moment.

"Shen Zhao, didn't you say that 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 wasn't capable on that front. She, therefore, shouldered the pressure from the Shen family alone and quietly researched 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 feel inferior and depressed.

Because she had no children, she was given a hard time by her mother-in-law and ridiculed by her sisters-in-law. She endured all of this silently.

Shen Zhao actually had a child with Cheng Ruijin. Su Qingyu's heart felt as if it had been ripped out by a sharp blade, aching all over and trembling.

Cheng Ruijin walked step by step to Su Qingyu's side, his voice gloomy and said: "Cousin, he is not incapable, but he is incapable when facing you."

"Besides being born the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household, what do you have that surpasses me If not for my family's burdens, 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, acting coquettishly as she leaned closer to Su Qingyu and whispered, "You're talking about the first time Let me think... it was at the funeral of Third Master Shen. His elders were discussing how to get you two married under the guise of filial piety, but he was in his study with me, making love."

So he's not bad, he knows how to please me 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, how have I treated you these past few years"

Ever since Master Shen left, the first and second houses have started vying for power. It's because of my full support for you that things haven't gone completely south. I even used my dowry money to help your business, and I went to ask your uncle and cousin for help.

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

"I'm afraid you overthink things, even considering adopting a child, saying that it's okay even if you can't consummate the marriage."

"Shen Zhao, you have no heart."

By the end, Su Qingyu had given it her all.

Shen Zhao looked at Su Qingyu with an impassive expression, his face cold and hard. Only the depths of his eyes rippled with emotion.e days ago, my grandmother fell ill. I went back home to visit her. As soon as I walked into the room where I lived before I got married, I was locked inside.She hadn't eaten or drunk anything for the...