In the winter of the 20th year of Xuande, in the inner residence of the Su family.
Su Qingyu's face was pale and haggard, and she banged hard on the locked door.
Three days ago, her grandmother was ill, so she went back to visit her. As soon as she entered the house where she lived before she got married, she was locked up.
She hadn't eaten or drunk anything for the past three days, and it was winter, so her body couldn't bear it any longer.
Su Qingyu felt a little uneasy.
"Bang."
A crisp sound of unlocking was heard from outside, and the door was slowly opened. The person who came in surprised Su Qingyu.
"Cousin? Why is it you?"
The visitor was Su Qingyu's distant cousin Cheng Ruijin. Cheng Ruijin's mother was her aunt, and the mother and daughter had been living in the Su family.
Cheng Ruijin was holding a two-year-old child in her hand. She had never seen this child before and she was not married.
But the facial features of this child...are extremely similar to those of her husband, Shen Zhao.
"Cousin, don't waste your energy. You will never be able to leave this room in your life. Our husband has also brought a doctor."
Cheng Ruijin spoke softly, with a look of obvious pride on her face. She had been waiting for this day for so long that she was almost out of patience.
Su Qingyu looked at Cheng Ruijin coldly, "Husband? Who are you calling husband? Do you still have any shame? It's useless to think about him. You will never be able to marry into the Shen family in this life."
"Even if I die, you can't marry into my family."
The Shen family was a very high-class family, and Cheng Rujin, a descendant of a criminal, could not dream of it. Not to mention marrying into the family as a principal wife, even as a concubine, Cheng Rujin was not qualified.
Cheng Rujin was not angry at all when she heard this. She even laughed a few times, then gritted her teeth and said, "Of course I have my own way. But it will be hard for you in a while, sister. Don't scream too loudly."
Su Qingyu's heart sank, and she asked, "What do you want to do?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Zhao walked in from outside, accompanied by a middle-aged man.
As soon as the child saw Shen Zhao, he rushed over and said, "Daddy, hold me, Daddy, hold me."
Even though she already had a guess in her mind, Su Qingyu still felt dizzy for a moment.
"Chen Zhao, didn't you say you were... impotent? Where did this child come from?"
She and Shen Zhao had been married for three years but hadn't consummated their marriage, Shen Zhao's excuse being that she wasn't good enough in that area. She then braved the pressure from the Shen family and secretly researched pharmacology. Because Shen Zhao didn't even have a concubine, she didn't suspect him and instead cared deeply for him, fearing he might become depressed and inferior.
Because she had no children, she was bullied by her mother-in-law and laughed at by her sisters-in-law, but she endured it all.
But Chen Zhao actually had a child with Cheng Rujin. Su Qingyu felt as if her heart was cut by a sharp knife, and her whole body was shaking with pain.
Cheng Rujin walked up to Su Qingyu step by step and said in a gloomy voice: "Cousin, it's not that he can't do it, but he can't do it when facing you."
"Besides being the daughter of a marquis, how can you compare to me? If it weren't for my family background, how could I have lost to you?"
For Cheng Ruijin, her family background was a thorn in her heart, but fortunately her three years of forbearance were not in vain.
Su Qingyu looked at Cheng Ruijin coldly and asked, "When did you start?"
Cheng Ruijin raised her chin slightly, approached Su Qingyu proudly, and whispered, "You mean the first time? Let me think about it, it was at the funeral of the Third Master of the Shen family. His elders were discussing how to get you married during the mourning period, but he was making love with me in the study."
"So it's not that he's incompetent. He's incredibly good in bed with me."
Su Qingyu looked at Shen Zhao in disbelief and said in a trembling voice.
"Chen Zhao, how could you do such a thing? Ask yourself, how have I treated you over the past few years?"
"Ever since Third Master Shen passed away, the first and second houses have been fighting for power. I've been helping you with all my strength. I've used all my dowry to help you with your business. I've even asked your uncle and cousin for help with your business matters."
"I will also bear your mother's curse, because I have no children, and I have become a sinner of the Shen family."
"I'm afraid you're overly worried and might even be thinking about adopting a child. It wouldn't matter if we couldn't consummate the marriage."
“Chen Zhao, you have no heart.”
By the end of her speech, Su Qingyu was almost hoarse.
Chen Zhao looked at Su Qingyu expressionlessly, his face was cold and hard, only a layer of ripples appeared in his deep eyes.
Cheng Rujin glanced at Shen Zhao subconsciously, and a strong sense of uneasiness surged in his heart.
During this period, Shen Zhao's attitude towards Su Qingyu was very different from before. When he mentioned Su Qingyu, he no longer showed disgust and impatience. She was afraid that if this continued, Shen Zhao would not be able to bear it.
Su Qingyu suddenly seemed to have a clear mind, and said to Shen Zhao in a cold voice.
"Chen Zhao, let's get a divorce."
"Whether you marry Cheng Rujin or someone else has nothing to do with me."
A trace of confusion suddenly flashed across Shen Zhao's eyes, and he moved his lips as if wanting to say something.
But before Shen Zhao could speak, Cheng Rujin said to him: "Husband, take the child out first, Mr. Zhou and I are enough here."
She then said to the man beside Shen Zhao: “Mr. Zhou, do it now.”
Su Qingyu subconsciously took two steps back, "What are you going to do?"
Cheng Rujin sneered and said, "Don't be nervous, cousin. I'm just borrowing your face for a while. From now on, I will be the young lady of the Shen family and the legitimate daughter of the Pingning Marquis's mansion."
"Don't worry, I will live well and will not disgrace your status as the legitimate daughter of the Marquis' Mansion."
Mr. Zhou was already preparing the knife at this time. The sunlight shone through the gaps in the window frame, and the blade emitted a dazzling cold light.
Su Qingyu was so scared that she stepped back repeatedly and shouted loudly: "Chen Zhao, you can't do this. I can get a divorce, but you can't do this to me."
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