Qu Linglong thanked her, took the handkerchief and clutched it in her hand. Tears rolled silently down her cheeks as she said self-deprecatingly, "My mother-in-law used to mock me a lot for being a barren hen, but I had no way to defend myself and could only swallow my anger..."

Shen Tangning paused, her expression almost imperceptible, and couldn't help but think of her dark past: "And now?"

Qu Linglong wiped away her tears and sneered, her tone filled with satisfaction: "From now on, I can point my finger at her and curse her son, saying he's the one who can't lay eggs!"

The two looked at each other and laughed almost simultaneously.

Watching Pei Yunhe flee from the opposite side in a disheveled state, almost losing his composure as he boarded the carriage, Shen Tangning's eyes darkened slightly: "My husband said that childbirth is a woman's right, not a standard to measure their value."

Qu Linglong looked up at her, pondered for a moment, and said, "Lord Chi is indeed a responsible person, but..."

In such times, being overly clear-headed is like being an oddball.

Shen Tangning didn't press further, but stood up and said to her, "I can only help you this far; the rest is up to you."

Qu Linglong stood up and thanked her solemnly: "Tang Ning, thank you."

She doesn't know when she'll be able to break free of this cage on her own.

——

Human beings' greatest hobby is gossip, and Pei Yunhe's affair became the talk of the town in less than a day.

The most pitiful one is that Mrs. Pei, who has been married for three years and is still a virgin!

Chi Yan's eyelids twitched, and his first thought was of Shen Tangning. Could her recent unusual behavior be because of this?

But how did she know such important private information about someone?

So when they got home, Chi Yan began to interrogate Shen Tangning.

She sat in the chair, looking at him with a composed expression: "Commander, are you interrogating me?"

Chi Yan bent down, his expression serious: "Confess and you will be treated leniently."

"Mrs. Pei told me."

In fact, Qu Linglong herself was not quite sure what Pei Yunhe's hidden ailment was; she only felt that he was impotent.

However, after hearing her say that Pei Yunhe never undressed in front of her, Shen Tangning guessed that he might have some physical defects.

He frowned, as if remembering something: "You didn't see it then, did you?"

"What do you see?" Shen Tangning feigned confusion, but secretly wanted to laugh.

What could she possibly see from that far away?

Chi Yan hesitated, his expression complicated: "It's that... you know, it'll give you a sty if you see it!"

She finally couldn't hold back, and her eyes crinkled into a smile: "No."

"That's good." Chi Yan remembered something else, lifted her chin and narrowed his eyes, "Where did you get the Five-Stone Powder?"

The production and sale of Wushi San by private individuals are strictly prohibited. It can only be purchased from compliant channels such as pharmacies, but even so, there are still restrictions, and it is impossible to purchase in large quantities.

Pei Yunhe's appearance clearly indicated that he had overdosed.

He was out there running himself ragged trying to catch the suspect, while she was out there committing crimes at home, defying the odds.

Shen Tangning blinked: "That's not Wushi Powder."

Chi Yan paused, then asked, "What is that?"

"A drug that can cause confusion and hallucinations."

He asked in surprise, "Where did you get this from?"

Shen Tangning cleared her throat: "It was sent back by your cousin. He really likes to find odd and unusual things and send them to me."

Chi Yan: "..."

I suddenly had the illusion that I had married a mob boss.