Xu Wanying scoffed: "I haven't even seen a man's face once since I got married. He's probably already dead out there. It doesn't matter if I have a few concubines. Besides, even if Feng Xing really wants to be a concubine, with Liu Mama's shrewd mind, she'll definitely look down on Jiang Chengli and will focus on currying favor with the young master."
At this moment, Feng Xing will most likely have to perform the concubine's rites for Li Chunlan.
As soon as Xu Wanying finished speaking, a third urgent cough was heard.
"Cough cough cough—cough cough cough—" This time, Li Chunlan couldn't hold back anymore; she coughed the most violently, and her eyes turned red.
"Sister-in-law, are you alright? Why does this food taste so pungent today?" Xu Wanying was genuinely worried this time.
[System, system, please check quickly! Could someone have poisoned the food? Four people are eating, and three of them are coughing uncontrollably. What's going on?]
Clearly, she wasn't worried about the health of the three people, but rather about being implicated and poisoned herself.
The system replied irritably: "Eat without worry. You were the first one to eat, so you'll be the first to die. You've been eating for so long and you're still alive, so it's definitely not poisonous!"
Xu Wanying clicked her tongue: [System, your words are getting increasingly harsh.]
After finishing their meal, the three members of the Cen family took their leave.
Back at Shou Kang Yuan, after closing the door, the three of them looked at each other and couldn't help but sigh.
“Mother, my third sister-in-law is really hard to please. Even when she’s happy, she doesn’t care about life or death. She only cares about these affairs of adultery and keeping mistresses.” Li Chunlan spoke first, completely at a loss.
"Sister-in-law, I'm still here, don't say such unpleasant things," Jiang Jinyu couldn't help but remind her.
"Am I being rude? I've already been very tactful. The divine artifact's words were truly unrestrained. Little sister, you're smart. Think about how to please your third sister-in-law, give her more energy, and then pay more attention to the fate of everyone in the Marquis's mansion."
"The reason why my father-in-law died on Concubine Zhou's belly last time has still not been found. A concubine in the inner quarters, her rise and fall, honor and disgrace all depend on a man. She was pregnant. How could she kill someone? Not only will she not live, but the child in her belly will also die."
When it comes to survival, Li Chunlan's mind becomes incredibly sharp.
If my father-in-law dies so mysteriously, it's definitely not a good thing. There might be some dangerous factors that have quietly infiltrated the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion and are threatening everyone.
Jiang Jinyu couldn't help but feel deflated when the topic came up: "It's easy for my sister-in-law to say. My third sister-in-law is the hardest person in the world to coax. You've been there before. Every time I bring her several boxes of gold and silver jewelry, she's happy, but not as enthusiastic. If I go a few more times, I doubt she'll even care about rare treasures."
Li Chunlan instantly recalled what had happened before and felt somewhat discouraged.
She sent another generous gift, containing rare hairpins, jewelry, fabrics, and spices—either genuine or tribute items, all extremely precious.
Xu Wanying was indeed very happy at first, but that emotion came quickly and went quickly.
"You can't blame me for this. When I sent those nice things over, my third sister-in-law felt that she could only look at them but not use them. It was just a way to hurt her feelings. As soon as I heard that, I immediately picked out a whole set of clothes and jewelry for her to change into. She said to the magic weapon directly: 'Wearing new clothes at home is like throwing a flirtatious glance at a blind person. It's a waste of time and effort, no one appreciates it. It's not even worth the trouble.'"
"I was so angry at the time. Am I not a human being? Why would she dress up for me? But she didn't care. Maybe when my third brother comes back, she'll be more interested in dressing up."
As Li Chunlan spoke, she began to grit her teeth.
My third sister-in-law has such a bad temper; she's hard to appease and can drive you crazy.
Because she has a magical artifact protecting her, others don't even dare to get angry and can only endure it, which is a double blow.
“Chengli is definitely out of the question. You all heard what she said today. She basically said that Chengli might have died out there. I don’t think she would dress up for Chengli,” Cen Shi said, then couldn’t help but sigh.
If anyone else had cursed their own son like that, Cen would have already lost her temper, but Xu Wanying said she would just let it go in one ear and out the other.
After all, her third daughter-in-law was the person who trusted her the most in the world, so she could tolerate such minor verbal attacks.
"Jinyu, why don't you go play chess with her again?" Cen Shi remembered that last time Jiang Jinyu and Pan Ge'er coaxed Xu Wanying into being happy and even managed to find out important information.
But as soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Jinyu suddenly started gagging.
"yue, yue—"
He started gagging, not just once or twice, but he couldn't stop.
Jiang Jinyu waved her hands repeatedly, tears welling up in her eyes, which were now red.
After finally calming down, she immediately said, "Mother, do you think I can still play chess in this state? Yue, I can't even stand the word 'chess' anymore, it makes me want to vomit, Yue—"
As she explained, she kept gagging, which sent chills down everyone's spine.
Madam Cen immediately had someone help her out: "Pan-ge'er was much worse off than you last time, he didn't vomit like this. Hurry up and go out to calm down, or I'll vomit too."
Jiang Jinyu stood up and, as she walked out, offered a suggestion: "Mother, since Third Sister-in-law finds dressing up at home boring, let's take her out, or we can host a flower-viewing banquet at home."
Upon hearing this, Madam Cen immediately nodded in agreement: "You're right!"
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