Xiao Cui seemed to sense something. She raised her head in the cold wind and looked at Yang Zhao under the eaves.
The light shone on her, as if casting a soft glow over her, making the already beautiful woman with skin as white as snow appear even more delicate and graceful. Her beauty was stunning, yet also made people feel ashamed of themselves.
After just one glance, Xiao Cui lowered her head.
She continued to kneel shivering in the snow and cold wind. Although the maid sent by the Chen family to take care of her had placed a thick cushion under her kneeling position because she was pregnant, and she was also wrapped up thickly, the piercing cold still made her face pale.
She knew that she had to get through this first.
So that she and her child can survive...
At this moment, a shadow fell over her head, and then a warm hot water bottle fell into her arms.
Xiao Cui looked up subconsciously, and saw that it was Dong Shuang.
Dong Shuang glanced at her, then said expressionlessly to the Chen family's maid beside her, "My mistress said that this is the Shen family, and Xiao Cui is pregnant with the Chen family's child. If anything happens to the child, it will probably cause the Chen family to harbor resentment against the Shen family. If you want to be punished, go back to the Chen family or my aunt's courtyard, not outside the old lady's courtyard."
After saying that, Dong Shuang turned and left.
The Chen family's wife looked unhappy and grumbled, "It's not my place to punish her, yet she comes to show off in front of an old woman like me. If she has the guts, why doesn't she go and scold your aunt? It's really bad luck!"
Xiao Cui's eyes flickered slightly.
Holding the hot water bottle tightly in her arms, she looked up at the white figure gradually disappearing through the hanging flower gate...
This whole scene was seen by Nanny Liu who had just sent Yang Zhao out. Nanny Liu frowned, looked at Xiao Cui, then looked at Yang Zhao who was leaving, turned around and quickly returned to the house.
"Old lady!"
Nanny Liu glanced at Shen Sulan, then leaned over to whisper in the old lady's ear.
"What's wrong?" Shen Sulan asked unclearly.
After hearing what Aunt Liu said, Old Lady Shen's face darkened. She immediately looked at Shen Sulan and asked, "Lan'er, you let Xiao Cui come back with you? And you even made her kneel outside my yard?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Sulan disapproved and said, "Yes, mother, you don't know, this Xiao Cui is so scheming. I don't know how she coaxed my mother-in-law. After she was brought back that day, my mother-in-law dispatched all the maids around her to serve her, and treated her like an ancestor. Why does the Chen family humiliate me like this! I am the mistress of the Chen family who was brought into the house in a sedan chair carried by eight people. Even if Xiao Cui is pregnant, I can crush her to death like an ant..."
If she hadn't found an opportunity at the Chen family, why would she have brought her back...
When Mrs. Shen heard this, her face turned dark.
"You are just joking!"
The old lady immediately ordered Aunt Liu, "Aunt Liu, quickly have Xiao Cui sent to the side courtyard and settled down. Find an experienced maid to look after her. Don't let anything happen to the baby in her belly."
"yes."
Nanny Liu went out quickly.
Shen Sulan glared angrily: "Mom, what are you doing..."
"Shut up!"
The old lady rarely spoke so harshly: "Lan'er, it's okay for you to be a little arrogant on weekdays, but today you actually wanted to bring disaster to our Shen family like this. You really disappoint me!"
Shen Sulan was stunned.
She looked bewildered: "Mom, what are you talking about? How did I bring disaster to our Shen family?"
Seeing Shen Sulan's ignorant look, Old Lady Shen's anger subsided a little, but her face was still calm as she said, "That Xiao Cui is now pregnant with the Chen family's child. You brought her back, but instead of settling her down properly, you let her kneel openly outside my yard. If something goes wrong, others will think that I, an old lady, can't tolerate a lowly maid who is harming other people's offspring."
The Shen family's male members had just returned, and they were in the spotlight. If the Shen family was once again labeled as vicious, would their reputation be ruined? How would they be able to marry off their daughters in the future? Furthermore, the Chen family would also hold a grudge against them.
"But she is just a lowly maid. If something happens, it happens. Whose family hasn't executed a few lowly maids and concubines..." Shen Sulan said unconvincedly. That bitch dared to climb into her man's bed, and she wanted to kill her.
Old Madam Shen looked at her daughter, whose face was horrified with jealousy, took a deep breath, held her hand and said, "Lan'er, you also said that she was just a lowly servant, why bother with her?"
"mother……"
"Listen to what your mother says first."
Old Madam Shen interrupted her and explained the situation to her in detail: "If it were an ordinary family, it would be understandable for the mistress to want to deal with a lowly maid or concubine, but the Chen family has been a single-line family for generations."
"You and your uncle have been married for seven years, but you have never given birth to a child for the Chen family. Your uncle is also a man of his word, and he has not taken a concubine in these seven years. But now if you harm Xiao Cui's unborn child, how do you think your mother-in-law will react? And what about your uncle?"
Shen Sulan was stunned.
What will happen?
Thinking back to the day when she was taken back, that old man didn't care about her life or death at all. Instead, he looked at Xiao Cui lovingly and asked about her well-being. And her husband couldn't hide his happiness on his face...
Shen Sulan felt cold all over.
She seemed to have just recovered from her jealousy and anger, and her eyes instantly turned red: "Mother, what should I do then? Am I really going to let that bitch give birth to a child and become the concubine of the Chen family? It will be too much for me?" She couldn't stand the thought of it.
How could the old lady not understand her daughter? She hated her son-in-law for actually attacking the maidservant beside her daughter. If it were someone else, perhaps he would not let her daughter be so sad, but...
"Lan'er, you must remember that this concubine is just a concubine. She can never surpass you, the wife of the principal wife. The laws of our Mo Dynasty stipulate that favoring a concubine over your wife is a serious crime. The Chen family will never treat you unfairly just because of a concubine."
I don't treat her unfairly, but I don't spoil her either.
Madam Shen patted the back of her hand lightly, her tone helpless: "Lan'er, this is the fate of us women. Even your father had six concubines, not to mention other men. For the past seven years, the son-in-law of the Chen family has only had Xiao Cui, which is not bad."
Shen Sulan's eyes were filled with tears: "But he clearly promised me..."
"Li'er had promised Yang Zhao, but his son is already five years old."
Madam Shen really couldn't help it, and her sharp words broke Shen Sulan's innocence: "Lan'er, never believe that a man will only be loyal to one woman. Men in this world are all heartless and ungrateful. We are the legal wives, and what we have to do is to hold on to the harem."
"This concubine is just a concubine. In the final analysis, she is just a noble servant. When she gives birth to the child, whether she lives or dies is up to you, the mistress of the house, to decide. You can do whatever you want with her then."
Shen Sulan’s eyes lit up.
In fact, she was just blinded by jealousy and anger. Now, after hearing the old lady's analysis and guidance, her mood suddenly became much better and her mind gradually became clearer.
"Mom, you're right."
Shen Sulan's eyes flashed with viciousness, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Then she'd better give birth to a son, otherwise..."
She can no longer bear children, and she really needs a child by her side. Then... we can find a way to keep the child alive!!
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