Chapter 1209: The Meal Replacement Lady is Not Likeable (End)
"Zhan Shulin, you are not even as good as a child. Look, he can catch fish when he is only ten years old, but you can't even catch a shrimp. Haha, it's so embarrassing..." Yuan Shichu laughed at him by the river.
Zhan Shulin bent over and tried to fish for a long time, but he didn't catch anything. Moreover, she laughed at him. He was immediately furious. He scooped up some river water and splashed it on Yuan Shichu, saying, "Let you laugh at me..."
Yuan Shichu was suddenly splashed with water. She was so angry that she yelled, lifted her skirt and jumped into the river, starting a water fight with Zhan Shulin: "I will never be reconciled with you!"
As the water was splashing, several children nearby were also implicated by Zhan Shulin and were splashed with water. They were already ready to make a move, so they immediately had a reason to join Zhan Shulin and deal with Yuan Shichu together.
The other side had more people and more power, and Yuan Shichu was soon thrown into a mess, but she also had helpers: "Zhichun, Zhixia... the four of you come and help me!"
So the group of mermaids stopped touching each other and stopped looking at the scenery. They just played with water in the river, got soaked, and were still laughing. In the end, Zhan Shulin still had some sense and realized that staying in the water for too long would cause catching a cold, so he forcibly stopped them from playing any further.
The days were happy. Both of Zhan Yuanning's pregnant concubines successfully gave birth to children, a son and a daughter. Chen felt sad and bitter, but she had to pretend to be happy and hold a full-month banquet for them.
With the addition of new members to the family, Yuan Shichu failed to successfully divorce Zhan Shulin and had to go back to attend the children's full moon banquet.
The grandson that Mrs. Zhan had been waiting for for so long finally arrived. She smiled so hard that her teeth were showing and her face was flushed. She seemed to be ten years younger and she held her grandson tightly in her arms.
Zhan Yuanning was also very happy. As a man, he naturally had a strong desire to carry on his family line. Now that his wish had come true, he was naturally very happy.
Only Chen forced herself to smile, her face was so haggard that even with thick makeup on, one could still see her old age. She was only in her twenties, which should have been the prime of her life, but she was already heartbroken.
Yuan Shichu looked at her wrist and found that she was still wearing the contraceptive gold-thread nanmu bracelet. Yuan Shichu finally softened his heart and found an opportunity to let her fall, breaking a few nanmu beads. Then she found that the beads were actually hollow and there was some unknown medicinal powder left inside!
No matter how much Chen believed in the "sisterly love" between her and her eldest cousin, after seeing this scene, she couldn't help but doubt the Prince Li's Consort.
She hurriedly found a doctor to test the medicine, and smashed all the beads on the bracelet, and found that each one was filled with powder. When she learned from the doctor that these were all women's contraceptive drugs, she collapsed immediately...
Later, Yuan Shichu learned that she was so sad and angry that she went to Prince Li's Mansion to confront her eldest cousin. They had a big fight and finally broke off their relationship.
When she went to Prince Li's Mansion to question the matter, there was a big fuss. So the news that Prince Li's Concubine actually gave her younger sister a bracelet of contraceptive pills, which caused her younger sister to not have children for several years after marriage, spread out. In a short time, Prince Li's Concubine's reputation was infamous, and even other people in Prince Li's Mansion were affected.
After the evil deeds of Prince Li's concubine were exposed, Prince Li was furious and sent her to the family temple to practice. However, the reputation of the other masters in the palace was affected and it was difficult to save it for a while. After all, everyone knew that Prince Li's concubine became paranoid because Prince Li did not allow her to have his own children. That's why she was jealous of her sister and tried to make her sister suffer the same pain as her...
After Chen came back, she fell seriously ill. However, after she realized that it was not her own fault that she could not have children, but that she was harmed by someone, her worries were largely resolved. Her mood improved a lot, and she invited several doctors to help her regulate her body. Her complexion gradually improved, as if she was recovering from her loss.
"Sister-in-law, have you noticed that there is something wrong with my bracelet a long time ago?" Chen suddenly asked Yuan Shichu when she was visiting.
Yuan Shichu certainly couldn't admit it, otherwise she would be a person who watched someone die without helping. So she shook her head and said in surprise, "How is it possible? I'm not a doctor, let alone a god. I can see the medicine through a layer of bead shell. How can I know that there is something wrong with your bracelet? I just think that the nanmu bracelet is luxurious, but too old-fashioned and not suitable for young women like us to wear. I just mentioned it once or twice, but who knew that you misunderstood that I wanted to sow discord between you sisters..."
Chen felt guilty when she heard what she said. She also thought that what Yuan Shichu said made sense. She had worn it for so long and didn't find any problems. How could Yuan Shichu find out after just a few glances? Therefore, she quickly dispelled her suspicion of Yuan Shichu and scolded her eldest cousin for her viciousness:
"Do you know how many bracelets that woman gave to the sisters?" Chen sneered, "She gave one to every sister who got married! I've always wondered why the daughters of our Chen family have such a hard time having children. One or two of them either had miscarriages or never got pregnant. Even if one was lucky enough to give birth, the child was weak... It's all that bitch's fault! Now my family has expelled her from the clan. This evil woman has caused me so much harm..."
After three years of recuperation, Chen finally became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. However, even though it was a daughter, she was very happy. After all, she was her own flesh and blood. As long as there was one, no matter whether it was a boy or a girl, she would be happy.
Yuan Shichu also gave birth to her and Zhan Shulin's eldest son and daughter, a pair of twins, a boy and a girl.
As for that erroneous "mistress", Zhan Shulin had sent her far away long ago, to a remote but safe place, allowing her to raise the child safely. This was considered to be doing his duty to his close friend.
However, Yuan Shiwan's life was not so smooth. Cheng Shuxiang gave birth to a son before her and was favored by the third prince. Apart from her status, she was no worse than Yuan Shiwan.
The Third Prince married one woman after another and had children one after another. Naturally, the promise he made to Yuan Shiwan was no longer valid. The feelings between the two of them were also worn away bit by bit, and they finally became a couple who respected each other as guests.
However, no matter how many women the Third Prince took in, he could not seize the throne, and in the end he became an idle prince, living a decadent life. Because he had so many women and children, he was always scheming against each other, making the entire palace a mess and a laughing stock.
The Yuan family was not much better off. Because Wang had no children, Yuan Shaozong became the only heir to the Yuan family. However, he was mediocre in talent, and his father Yuan and Wang had not made up their mind to educate him. As a result, he failed to pass the examination to become a scholar, and spent all his time indulging in women, becoming a useless person who depended on his parents for support. When the third prince failed to seize the throne and his father Yuan resigned due to old age, the Yuan family completely declined and became ordinary people.
When they were down and out, they remembered Yuan Shichu, who was already a wealthy and successful wife, and wanted Yuan Shichu to support them. However, Yuan Shichu was too lazy to pay attention to these ungrateful people and naturally ignored them.
In the end, the person who is the most unpopular in everyone's eyes has the last laugh.
(End of this chapter)
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