The pre-dawn light slowly dispelled the darkness, and the first rays of sunlight after the rain poured down through the skylight.

Shen Yunjiao was gently awakened by the warm sunlight that brushed against her face.

It rained last night, and she had no blanket to cover herself with, so she was lying on the cold, damp floor.

As expected, I caught a cold.

Shen Yunjiao felt dizzy and even sneezed.

As if sensing something, another heavy package fell from the window.

She hurried to the side, opened the package, and a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.

This breakfast was delicious and visually appealing.

Shen Yunjiao is willing to call it Prince Brand food delivery.

Xiao Huaijin is truly the most caring man in the Yong Dynasty. How come such a good man isn't the male lead?

Shen Yunjiao shook the colorful rope on her wrist, the pink jade tied to it gleaming gently in the sunlight.

Shen Yunjiao suddenly remembered Xiao Huaijin's focused and serious expression when he was braiding rope last night.

She admitted that she was shamefully attracted to him, but reason told her that even if Xiao Huaijin was interested in her at the moment, how long could this sincerity last?

The first thing a successful woman must abandon is being obsessed with romance.

Shen Yunjiao made up her mind and buried her vague feelings for Xiao Huaijin deep in her heart.

"Knock knock knock".

After three knocks on the door, a young girl dressed as a maid entered, carrying a food box in her hand.

"Young Madam, the young master instructed me to bring you breakfast."

Shen Yunjiao was stunned. Didn't that dog of a prince say that he wouldn't let her eat or drink?

The maid placed the food box on the ground and then walked out the door, facing Shen Yunjiao.

As a result, they almost bumped into Madam Xu, who walked in with a grand procession, along with a group of servants behind her, and of course, Madam Pei, who had nothing better to do.

"Get out of here, you blind slut!" Madam Xu frowned and scolded.

The poor maid was so frightened that her face turned pale. She knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly to apologize, and then hurriedly left.

Following behind Madam Xu, Madam Pei gave her personal nanny a wink, and the nanny understood immediately, picking up the food box that the maid had just placed on the ground.

"Shen Yunjiao, how dare you eat?" Madam Xu strode up to Shen Yunjiao and said coldly, "What, why aren't you kneeling down?"

Shen Yunjiao was originally sitting on a futon, but after hearing Xu Shi's condescending tone, she felt very uncomfortable.

But when she tried to stand up, two burly head maids rushed out from behind Xu Shi, grabbed her shoulders and held her down firmly.

"Hold her down!" Madam Pei shouted urgently when she saw that Shen Yunjiao still had the strength to struggle.

“What does Mother-in-law want to do? If it’s because of what happened yesterday, His Highness has already punished me. If you want to punish me again, aren’t you afraid of being labeled a harsh daughter-in-law?” Shen Yunjiao stared directly at Madam Xu, her eyes showing no fear whatsoever.

This time, Xu was not intimidated by Shen Yunjiao. She smiled at Shen Yunjiao and slowly replied:

"Xuan'er is punishing you because you abused your power, spoke inappropriately, and are unfit to be the mistress of the household."

"But the reason I'm here to settle scores with you today is something else entirely."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yunjiao gave a mocking smile. "I'd like to hear what reason your mother-in-law has to come to the ancestral hall so early in the morning."

Madam Xu chuckled twice, glanced at Madam Pei, and gave her a meaningful look.

The old nanny beside the second madam then brought up a young maid wearing a bright green vest.

This maid was a sweeper in Shen Yunjiao's courtyard; she wasn't usually allowed to serve Shen Yunjiao.

But Chen Yunjiao remembered her because she once saw this little maid loosening the soil in the flower garden in the middle of the night when she returned to the mansion.

At the time, she was thinking, "Why is this girl so diligent?"

Looking back now, I think she must have been Xu Shi's spy planted by her side.

Madam Pei walked up to the maid, put her hands on her hips, and said loudly, "Tell me everything you know, or I'll rip out your tongue!"

"I shouldn't have done that!" The maid said haltingly, her shoulders trembling. "The young mistress has been going out frequently recently. I noticed that she always tried to hide herself when she went out, so I boldly followed her."

"And then? Where did she go?" After saying this, Madam Xu glanced triumphantly at Shen Yunjiao.

Shen Yunjiao's heart jumped instantly; she hadn't realized that she had been followed all along.

If everyone found out that she had been raising the blind prince in a separate residence, her life would be over.

Seeing the fleeting panic on Shen Yunjiao's face, Madam Xu chuckled twice and said to the maid, "Speak quickly!"

The maid hesitated for a moment, but for the sake of her indenture, she gritted her teeth and replied, "The young mistress goes to the clinic to get medicine every time she goes out. I later secretly asked the handyman at the clinic, and he said that the young mistress wanted to ask for a secret medicine to give birth to a child. After getting the medicine, the young mistress went to the villa to brew and drink it secretly."

"Later, I spent money to get information out of the doctor at that clinic. The doctor said that the young mistress was born without a penis."

Hearing this, Shen Yunjiao relaxed completely. It seemed that the maid had never followed her at all, and these words must have been taught to her by Madam Xu.

"What? A barren woman?" Madam Pei feigned surprise and walked up to Madam Xu. "Sister-in-law, does this mean that Shen Yunjiao is destined not to be able to produce offspring for the Pei family?"

Madam Xu glared fiercely at Shen Yunjiao, "So, my son actually married a hen that can't lay eggs! Shen Yunjiao, how long do you plan to keep this secret hidden?!"

Shen Yunjiao smiled coldly: "And then what? I can't have children, does Madam intend to punish me according to family rules?"

"How could I dare to hit you? What if I hurt you and you started making a scene in front of your old man? Our entire Pei family would suffer the consequences," Madam Xu replied with a sneer.

Madam Pei, however, smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry. I've heard that there was a secret recipe from the previous dynasty that was specifically for treating women with erectile dysfunction. It's much more effective than medicine."

"I've heard that if you burn some incense oil at a woman's feet, she'll get pregnant soon."

After speaking, Madam Pei raised an eyebrow and looked at Shen Yunjiao, "Since this method seems to work, why don't we let Xuan-ge's daughter-in-law try it today?"

Shen Yunjiao sneered. Wasn't this just a disguised form of self-torture? What family would burn their wife alive if she couldn't get pregnant?

"May I ask, Second Aunt, where did you get this secret recipe? Do you have any proof?" Shen Yunjiao tried to break free from the two old women, but the force on her shoulders increased.

Shen Yunjiao let out a soft hiss.

Upon hearing this, Madam Xu smiled coolly and said, "Whatever the method, as long as it works, that's fine. For Xuan'er's sake and for the Pei family's sake, just bear with it."

"Someone, bring the things up here."

She waved her hand, and a servant behind her carried an oil bottle with a blue flame burning towards Shen Yunjiao.

Shen Yunjiao's eyes widened. She never expected that the first torment she would suffer after transmigrating into the book would be having the soles of her feet burned?!

This torture is just too inhuman!

"Isn't your mother-in-law afraid of having a hard time explaining this to my father?" Shen Yunjiao saw the servant approaching with the oil bottle, which was being lit with a flame, and cold sweat kept seeping down her back.

Madam Xu smiled nonchalantly: "If the Prime Minister knew that I was treating his daughter, he certainly wouldn't blame us. After all, the Prime Minister's mansion definitely cares about its reputation."