After arriving at the courtyard, Madam Chu instructed Zhucui to prepare gifts for her family. Although she and her family lived in the capital after her marriage, she rarely went back to visit them.
The reason is simple: once a woman gets married, she becomes part of her husband's family, and frequently returning home would upset them.
But now, the Chu family no longer wants to live at the mercy of the Sheng family!
Madam Chu sat in front of the bronze mirror, combed her hair, changed her clothes, and waited in the room for Sheng Lingtian to return.
The curtain was lifted, and Sheng Lingtian walked in.
"You all go down first!"
Sheng Lingtian spoke coldly to Granny Zhao and Tanxiang!
Granny Zhao and Tanxiang glanced at Madam Chu but did not move.
"What! You think I can't boss you around anymore?"
Sheng Lingtian coldly swept his gaze across them, his tone somber.
"You may all leave!"
Chu glanced at Sheng Lingtian and said indifferently.
Granny Zhao and Tanxiang exchanged a glance, quickly bowed, and left the room, closing the door behind them!
"Chu family, what do you mean?"
Sheng Lingtian angrily approached Chu Shi and looked down at her.
"What do you mean? I don't understand what you're saying!"
Chu looked up at Sheng Lingtian with an expressionless gaze...
"You knew all along that Mu Rou'er had taken your dowry, didn't you? Since you knew all along, why didn't you say so sooner or later, but instead brought it up at the full moon banquet? Were you just trying to embarrass me?"
Sheng Lingtian stared at her and questioned her, word by word.
"I don't know! How could I have known all along? You know, all my thoughts were on you before. For the past six months, I've spent every day hiding in the East Garden, grieving for you. How could I have any mind to care about anything else?"
Chu looked directly into Sheng Lingtian's eyes and said calmly!
"Even if you didn't know beforehand, you shouldn't have brought up the dowry at today's birthday party. You could have just told me privately! Why did you have to make it known to the whole city?"
Sheng Lingtian said angrily.
"I'll tell you in private? Heh heh heh... General, do you really not know that Mu Rou'er took my dowry?"
A mocking smile appeared on Chu's lips!
"you……"
Sheng Lingtian was momentarily speechless, caught off guard by the Chu family's words. Of course he knew, but he simply didn't care!
“General, we’ve been together for eighteen years. You should know what kind of person I am! I was willing to use my dowry to supplement the General’s family before because I considered the General, my parents-in-law, and my two brothers-in-law as family! But now I’m not willing to…”
Chu's eyes flashed, and a mocking smile appeared on her lips.
What do you mean by that?
Sheng Lingtian frowned slightly.
"Literally, General, I will no longer use my personal savings to subsidize the General's Mansion."
As she spoke, Madam Chu stood up, looking at Sheng Lingtian with expectant eyes.
"General, if you still care about our eighteen years of relationship, could you please let me go? Give me a letter of divorce?"
"You want a divorce?"
Sheng Lingtian looked at the Chu family in disbelief.
"Is the general willing?"
When Chu asked this question, her expression was indifferent.
Sheng Lingtian fell silent. He stared at the Chu family for a long time, a hint of annoyance flashing in his eyes.
There was a time when Chu looked at him with joy, dependence, and love!
Later, he brought Mu Rou'er back, and because he was afraid that Mu Rou'er would harm Chu and her children, he deliberately neglected Chu.
Her eyes filled with confusion, disbelief, resentment, and grievance...
But now, all of that has disappeared, and all that remains is indifference!
It was as if he was no longer in her heart!
Sheng Lingtian's gaze remained fixed on the Chu family. He gritted his teeth and said, word by word:
"I! Don't! Want! To!"
"Heh... I knew you wouldn't agree. And rightly so, how could someone like you so easily relinquish your power? After all, if you weren't my husband anymore, controlling the Chu family army wouldn't be so simple!"
Chu sneered and casually put on her fox fur coat.
This fox fur coat is made of snow fox pelt, and when she wears it, it accentuates her snow-white skin, making her look like a bewitching enchantress.
Sheng Lingtian was enraged by Chu's words:
"Chu Lan, is it because you've been lonely for too long that you want to leave me so badly? If so, this general will grant your wish today!"
As he spoke, Sheng Lingtian grabbed Chu Shi's hands, which were tied with a fox fur coat, and pulled her into his arms.
Chu's body slammed into Sheng Lingtian's chest!
"Sheng Lingtian! What are you doing?"
"You are my wife, don't you know what I want to do? For the past six months, haven't you been hoping I would come to your room to do this kind of thing?"
As Sheng Lingtian spoke, he lowered his head and kissed Chu's soft lips.
The moment their lips touched, Sheng Lingtian felt an unparalleled sense of satisfaction.
He admitted that although they were an old married couple and Chu was already thirty-three years old, his infatuation with Chu's body had never diminished. On the contrary, because he had not touched Chu for half a year, his desire for her had become stronger and stronger!
His penis reacted quickly, pressing hard against Chu's groin.
The Chu family was furious.
"Sheng Lingtian, don't touch me! I find it disgusting!"
She pushed Sheng Lingtian away.
"Chu Lan, let me tell you, you are my lawfully wedded wife. You will never leave the General's Mansion in this lifetime, unless you die or I die!"
Sheng Lingtian was pushed so hard by Chu Shi that he sat down on the edge of the bed, his eyes burning with rage as he glared at Chu Shi, gritting his teeth...
"Hehe... Sheng Lingtian, don't you love Mu Rou'er very much? Aren't you afraid she'll make a scene if she finds out about this?"
Chu gave a cold laugh, put on her fox fur coat, and turned to leave...
Sheng Lingtian took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and suppressed the rage within him...
"Madam, just now..."
Zhu Cui was already standing in the courtyard, but hearing the commotion coming from inside the house, she didn't dare to go in...
"It's nothing! Let's go!"
As she spoke, Chu walked outside.
The wet nurse carried the sleeping Sheng Wanwan, following behind Madam Chu...
...
The Chu Mansion was originally the residence of the old General Zhenguo.
Although it has lost its former glory, it remains one of the finest residences in the capital.
The old Zhenguo General's Mansion was bestowed by the late emperor and symbolizes the glory of the past.
Inside, there are winding paths, pavilions, and towers, all exquisitely luxurious and magnificent.
As Chu Shi walked along the corridor with her maids and nannies, a strange sense of nostalgia rose in her heart as she looked at the scenery around her.
I vaguely remember that when I was young, I loved to play the zither and paint in the waterside pavilion, and I also loved to stroll and admire the flowers in the garden. When the mood struck me, I would take my long sword and practice a few moves in the garden.
At that time, she was still the carefree eldest daughter of the Chu family.
Everyone says she is beautiful and skilled in both literature and martial arts; she could easily be an empress!
But it's ironic that I ended up falling for a poor guy!
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