"Oh? Is that so?"

Chu's tone was indifferent, clearly indicating that she was not interested in what Mu Rou'er had done.

"Sister, what's wrong with you? You used to be very angry when you heard Mu Rou'er doing such things, but now you seem indifferent!" Sister-in-law Jiang from the Chu family asked with some doubt.

She knew how much her sister-in-law cared about Sheng Lingtian. In the past, if she heard that Mu Rou'er was going to a banquet in her place, she would definitely be sad and angry. Now, it seemed that she didn't care at all.

"Sister-in-law, I will never get angry because of Mu Rou'er again. To be precise, I will never get angry because of Sheng Lingtian's women again."

Chu smiled calmly, and spoke in an extremely calm tone.

"Sigh! This Sheng Lingtian has been married to you for over ten years and has never taken a concubine. I thought he was a good man, but who knew he had been keeping a mistress outside all along."

The eldest son is actually a year older than Wen Jin. It's obvious that he hooked up with you before he even married you!

Your older brother has been nagging you a lot these past six months. If he had known it would turn out like this, he definitely wouldn't have agreed to let you marry him!

Jiang said angrily!

Chu smiled bitterly. She had been so blind before that she couldn't see Sheng Lingtian's wolfish ambitions.

For so many years, Sheng Lingtian had always doted on her, and he didn't even have a concubine or a son. She actually thought he was truly devoted to her, but it turned out he was just using her and the power of the Chu family!

She found it strange that she hadn't been able to see through such lies before!

Is she stupid?

Madam Chu shook her head, shaking off the jumbled thoughts in her mind, unwilling to think any further. She looked at her sisters-in-law and said...

"Sisters-in-law, please have a seat. Wanwan will be brought over shortly, so please take a look at her. Wanwan is beautiful; I'm sure you'll all like her!"

"You! You never like to hear anything bad about Sheng Lingtian! Fine, you're already his wife, and you've given him four children. Even if he's not good, we have to accept it!"

However, Mu Rou'er is just a concubine, we can't let her bully you! You are, after all, Sheng Lingtian's lawfully wedded wife, what does that lowly thing count for!

They actually dared to attend your birthday banquet in your place.

Since ancient times, I have never heard of a concubine attending a birthday banquet in place of the mistress of a household when the mistress was unable to attend.

This is absolutely outrageous!

You! Don't be so weak, show some of the vigor you had in your youth!

"I'm so disappointed in you," said Jiang, the eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I know what to do!" Madam Chu looked at Madam Jiang with a gentle smile.

She wasn't afraid of others saying bad things about Sheng Lingtian; she just didn't want to say anything that would worry her family before everything was investigated thoroughly.

Looking at Chu's beautiful face, Li, the third sister-in-law of the Chu family, couldn't help but interject.

"Sister, I really don't understand! You're so beautiful, why does General Sheng favor that vixen from the West Garden? What makes that vixen better than you?"

In terms of looks, I'm inferior to you; in terms of family background, I'm inferior to you; in terms of talent, we're worlds apart. Do you think Sheng Lingtian has something wrong with his eyes?

"There is definitely something wrong with his eyes!"

Chu replied calmly.

"Uh—" Li stared wide-eyed at Chu. "You...you've changed so much!"

"hehe!"

Chu simply smiled faintly, offering no explanation.

Liu, the second sister-in-law of the Chu family, glanced at Li and shook her head, signaling Li not to say anything more. She knew Chu well; Chu was a woman of deep thoughts.

She must be completely heartbroken to think that way...

She didn't say much, but smiled at her and patted the back of Chu's hand.

Madam Chu smiled at Madam Liu, indicating that she was alright.

The room fell silent.

Fortunately, at that moment, Sheng Wanwan was carried into the house by her wet nurse.

"Oh my! This must be our precious little one! He's so handsome, just like his mother!"

When Jiang saw Sheng Wanwan being carried in, she quickly stood up from her chair and ran over to tease her.

"Let me see! Let me see!" Li, with her fiery and energetic nature, also ran over.

"This child is so adorable!" Looking at Sheng Wanwan's exquisitely beautiful appearance, Madam Liu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise!

"Yes! Indeed, looking at this little one, I'm sure he'll grow up to be just like his mother, famous throughout the capital! Hehehe..."

Liu took Sheng Wanwan from the wet nurse's arms and walked towards Chu.

"Has the child been named yet?"

"Get up! Call her Wanwan, Sheng Wanwan!"

Chu replied with a smile.

"Wanwan, these are your eldest aunt, second aunt, and third aunt!"

Chu pointed to the three women surrounding the swaddling clothes and introduced them earnestly.

"Hey you! How old is this child? And you're already introducing her to potential matchmakers! What? Does she even remember her?"

Second sister-in-law Liu covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed.

Li looked at Sheng Wanwan and reached out to poke her chubby cheeks.

"Haha, Second Sister-in-law, this child looks so smart! Look, her eyes were rolling around as she followed my sister's introduction!"

Seeing this, Jiang also went over to take a look.

"Hehe! It really is!"

The three aunts stared at Sheng Wanwan, all praising her.

Chu watched this scene with a smile on her lips.

Little did they know that when she introduced them to her daughter, she didn't want her daughter to remember them, but rather she wanted to hear from Sheng Wanwan's heartfelt words about the fate these sisters-in-law would face, so that she could take precautions in advance.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished her introduction, Sheng Wanwan's inner thoughts resurfaced.

[My eldest aunt, second aunt, third aunt? Sigh!]

My aunt was alright; her brother was the Grand Secretary, wielding immense power! Protected by him, my aunt and uncle lived peacefully until Sheng Moshi and Si Mingchen reached the pinnacle of their lives.

However, once these two took office, they began to crack down on Prince Si Mingye's faction.

My aunt's brother also couldn't escape their persecution; the whole family died tragically.

Without protection, the eldest uncle's family was soon found dead in a dilapidated temple!

Although it was a tragic situation, she still had more than ten years to live, which was fortunate.

My second maternal uncle's family suffered a terrible fate. My second uncle was the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, but because of his uprightness, he offended a treacherous official close to the emperor and was falsely accused of embezzlement and bribery. He was scheduled to be beheaded in about a year. My second maternal aunt died because of my uncle's wrongful death, and being a melancholic and gentle person herself, she spent her days in tears and died of depression in less than three years...

But there's no rush. I'll be able to speak in a year, and then I'll find a way to warn my second uncle to avoid trouble.

My third aunt and uncle aren't doing too well either. Although things are going smoothly for them now, their business will start to decline once the Chu family falls into complete ruin! In the end, Mu Rou'er even snatched all their business away.

However, they did live to a ripe old age and die peacefully, though their later years were rather impoverished.