Looking at Shen Xiuyan's dead look, Li Tingxue responded without changing her expression or heartbeat.

Shen Xiuyan didn't know how to refute it for a moment. He trembled his lips for a few times before finally squeezing out a sentence with difficulty: "Then... Second Brother, does he know about this?"

Li Tingxue shook her head slightly and said slowly, "Of course I don't know! Otherwise, my family would have been in an uproar long ago, and he would have made a huge fuss and known to everyone.

It was a coincidence that I saw my mother-in-law arranging flowers there, so I thought of going over to chat with her. But as soon as I got to her, I heard her muttering these words.

There was no one around at the time; I was the only one who heard it. To be honest, when I first heard such a secret, I was extremely panicked, fearing that my mother-in-law would look at me and notice something was wrong with me.

Well, speaking of the second child, his life experience is quite miserable. He was born in a complicated family.

If he knew that he was just a tool used by his father to prove to everyone that he likes women, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood!

Li Tingxue sometimes really admires her mother-in-law.

She clearly knew what a terrible person her father-in-law was, yet she was able to endure it silently for such a long time?

It's really unbelievable!

I don’t know how my mother-in-law could be so tolerant.

Isn't there a trace of resentment in her heart?

This temper is too good!

Shen Xiuyan explained the reason: "It's not that my mother has a bad temper, but she has no other choice!

I remember that when I was discovered to be alive, my mother had already begun to regret the engagement.

Unfortunately, the Jiang family suppressed my mother and refused to allow her to divorce my father. After all, if my mother really chose to divorce, what would happen to the Jiang family's unmarried daughters?

You have to know that at that time, the Jiang family not only relied on the power of the Marquis' Mansion to make their business flourish, but they also held the Marquis' Mansion in high awe and did not dare to offend it easily. Under such circumstances, how could they allow my mother to divorce?

“And at that time, my grandfather gave my mother quite generous compensation in order to make up for the debt he had caused her.

Not only that, my grandfather even personally petitioned the Emperor to grant my mother the title of Imperial Consort. I'm sure you've heard of this, too, right?

You should know that your mother has always been kind-hearted and good-natured. From a young age, she was taught to obey her father at home, her husband after marriage, and her son after her husband's death...

It can be said that my mother has never done anything that crossed the line or was rebellious in her life.

Aside from my father's unusual behavior, there weren't any major incidents in our family. Faced with fate, my mother ultimately chose to silently endure and submit.

Li Tingxue nodded slightly, indicating that she already understood the reason.

Since ancient times, most women in the world have not been like this!

Before getting married, most women follow such teachings. After getting married, they serve their husbands wholeheartedly. Once their husbands pass away, they place their hopes on their sons.

For a married woman, no matter what her husband looks like, she seems to have no choice but to accept reality and submit to the fate.

She is also a woman, how could she not know these principles?

Alas! This is truly the unspeakable sorrow of being a woman!

Since she married into the Marquis' Mansion for so many years, she has gained a lot of experience and learned some things.

Take the mother-in-law’s attitude towards Shen Xiuyan for example!

The reason why the mother-in-law did not reject Shen Xiuyan as obviously as she did to others, but instead allowed him to take over the connections left by the old marquis, was certainly because Shen Xiuyan himself was well-behaved, sensible, and filial to his elders.

But on the other hand, the more critical factor lies in the third brother's special background - he cannot trace his ancestors back to his roots, so the mother-in-law treats Shen Xiuyan differently.

Also, I am still young after all, and no one can predict how my future will develop!

He looks lazy and idle all day long, and his personality is somewhat similar to that of his father-in-law, except that he is not as fickle as his father-in-law.

Li Tingxue couldn't help but sigh, "I think my mother-in-law knows exactly what she desires, so she happily accepts this arrangement.

But there are some people who have no abilities themselves, but are full of imbalances in their hearts. They blame others and complain all day long, making their original lives a mess, and eventually become a shrew who can only complain.

That's really sad and lamentable!"

Although she did not live the same life as her mother-in-law, she really admired her mother-in-law from the bottom of her heart because her mother-in-law always maintained a good mental state and faced life positively and optimistically.

Shen Xiuyan also sighed: "Isn't it! This is also what I have admired about my mother since I was a child. No matter what situation she is in, she can always find the best way to make herself live."

"It is precisely because of this that women like this can live a carefree life. Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, they would think that the mother-in-law married the father-in-law and had no love in her life, and her life was not happy!

But in fact, the mother-in-law didn't care about the father-in-law at all. She adjusted her attitude, filled her heart with her own spiritual world, and lived a happy life.

At this point, Shen Xiuyan's face showed a touch of tenderness, and then he said: "That's why I love and admire my mother."

Li Tingxue beside him immediately echoed, "Yeah, yeah, me too."