Soon, news spread throughout the General's Mansion that Sheng Wenjin had brought back a mentally challenged woman, and that Madam Chu treated her very well...

"Mother! What do you think my sister-in-law is thinking? I heard that the illegitimate daughter of the Prince Rui's mansion is beautiful, but she's stupid. Wen Jin brought such a woman back and said he wants to marry her. If our General's mansion marries a woman like that, won't the noble circles in the capital laugh their heads off!"

Madam Sheng rushed to Old Madam Sheng early in the morning and told her everything she had heard that morning.

Finally, he didn't forget to sow discord among the Chu family.

Mu Rou'er died, and she thought that the power to manage the household might finally be in her hands. But to her surprise, Old Madam Sheng had no intention of giving her the power to manage the household at all.

Chu didn't want the power to manage the household, but the old master, the old lady, and the eldest brother of the Sheng family all begged Chu to take charge of the Sheng family.

She just didn't understand, why?

Why are there such big differences between women?

She desperately wanted something but couldn't get it, while Chu Shi wouldn't even take it when offered. She was really resentful and disliked Chu Shi very much.

Upon hearing what Madam Sheng said, Old Madam Sheng's face immediately darkened.

"Hmph! The Chu family has been going too far these past few years, completely disregarding the reputation of the General's Mansion!"

Wen Jin is, after all, the eldest son of the General's Mansion, and recently he has become a renowned scholar in the capital. Countless noble families are vying to marry their daughters to him. For this Chu family to want to marry Wen Jin a fool who is of no benefit to the General's Mansion—has she lost her mind?

"No way! I can't let my grandson marry a fool. If he's going to marry, he'll marry a noblewoman from the capital!"

As she spoke, Madam Sheng stood up and walked towards the East Garden.

Previously, because of Mu Rou'er's existence, regardless of whether things succeeded or failed, Chu Shi and her children would not have a good ending, so she no longer needed to care about Chu Shi and her children.

But things are different now. Without Mu Rou'er, her son has not been purged by Prince Rui and Consort Jin.

If things go well in the future, perhaps none of Chu and her children will always be thinking about getting rid of them.

Since he wasn't destined to die, she could naturally dote on this excellent grandson even more.

Madam Sheng stormed into the East Garden and saw Madam Chu holding Si Rouxue's hand, picking out fabrics.

Old Madam Sheng walked over and questioned him directly:

"Chu, are the rumors circulating in the manor today true?"

"What message?" Chu asked, puzzled.

"Hmph! The servants in the manor are all saying you're going to marry Wen Jin to this idiot?"

Madam Sheng didn't want to beat around the bush with Madam Chu, so she asked directly.

"Yes, Xue'er is the woman Wen Jin loves, and she's also the future daughter-in-law I've chosen!"

Chu readily admitted it.

"Are you crazy?!" Old Madam Sheng glared angrily.

"Let me tell you, let alone this fool, Wen Jin would never marry an ordinary woman! He is the eldest son of the General's Mansion, so naturally he would marry a noble lady of equal social standing!"

Old Madam Sheng paused here, seeing that Madam Chu was indifferently picking through the fabrics in her hands and did not answer her.

He cursed inwardly that Chu was disrespectful to her mother-in-law and was an unfilial child.

However, he tried his best to remain calm and continued:

"In the first few days, Minister Wu of the Ministry of War had already mentioned to Ling Tian that he planned to betroth his eldest granddaughter to Wen Jin as his wife."

After Wen Jin passes the imperial examination, you should find a matchmaker and propose marriage!

Upon hearing this, Madam Chu glanced at Old Madam Sheng indifferently.

"Wen Jin is my son. It's no trouble for his mother-in-law to worry about who he marries!"

"you……"

Madam Sheng was so angry at Chu's words that she almost choked. Her eyes widened and her finger trembled as she pointed at Chu.

"What kind of attitude is this! I am Wen Jin's grandmother, and I naturally have the right to inquire about his marriage!" Old Madam Sheng said sternly.

Chu smiled nonchalantly, put down the fabric in her hand, raised her head, and her eyes shone with determination.

“Mother-in-law, I remember two years ago, when Wen Jin was in a coma, you didn’t even come to see him. After Wen Jin woke up, you didn’t say much about him either. Because Wen Jin was eating, drinking and having fun all day, you didn’t even want to look at him.”

What, now that Wen Jin has become a renowned scholar in the capital, you suddenly remember that he is your grandson?

If you truly cared for Wen Jin, you wouldn't have ignored him when he was seriously ill and in a coma, made sarcastic remarks when he first regained consciousness, or tried to interfere in his marriage and cause him trouble when he was striving to improve himself.

As for Wen Jin's marriage, I, as his mother, have my own plans, so I won't trouble my mother-in-law with that."

Chu's words were like a resounding slap across the face of Old Madam Sheng.

Madam Sheng was speechless after hearing what Madam Chu said, her face turning pale and then red.

As Chu Shi said, she did not show enough concern for Sheng Wenjin.

When Sheng Wenjin was unconscious, she just thought of him as a cripple, so she didn't take it to heart.

Later, when Sheng Wenjin came to his senses, she felt that he either only knew how to have fun or stayed at home all day, and was not a promising child, so she didn't pay much attention to him.

It wasn't until recently, when Sheng Wenjin suddenly became exceptionally talented and famous in Kyoto, that she realized the importance of this grandson.

But can we blame her?

Could she have known that Mu Rou'er would die?

Could she have known that her grandson would be so successful?

If she had known earlier, she would have fallen for him long ago.

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