Aunt Jiang wiped her tears with a handkerchief, her eyes were so distressed, so tender, and so regretful, her pale lips trembled slightly, and she seemed to want to say something but stopped, as if she had many reasons to do so.

Shen didn't feel happy at all, but a kind of pain that the dust had settled, and her heart ached.

The corner of her eye swept across the folded silk paper on the ground, and a sarcastic smile arose in her heart.

It would be great if Nanny Yu really left some evidence. This was just written by someone imitating Nanny Yu's handwriting, and the fingerprints were also left by Nanny Chen. It could fool people for a while, but it wouldn't stand up to scrutiny.

Shen took a deep breath, her face looked as steady as a rock, and she said in an extremely calm tone: "Jiang Minshan, from today on, Chu Qianhuang will be returned to you."

“We open an ancestral hall.”

"No!" the lady retorted without thinking.

She doesn't agree, she will never agree.

During this short time of a stick of incense, the old lady's mood had gone through ups and downs several times, and she was almost having a heart attack.

She had slowly recovered from her initial shock and suspicion.

This matter cannot be made a big deal. Once it gets out, not only will the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion be ruined, but Chu Qianhuang will also be ruined.

Chu Qianhuang is now the third princess's study partner. Her future is bright. In the future, she will at least be able to marry into the mansion of a duke or prince, form an alliance with these nobles, and become a helper to the marquis' mansion.

"Azhi, don't be impulsive!" The lady hurriedly persuaded Shen, "You raised Sister Huang with your own hands, so why does it matter who gave birth to her?"

"Azhi, whether they are legitimate or illegitimate, Sister Huang and Sister Chen are both your daughters, and they both call you mother."

"Besides, it's been more than ten years, and Sister Chen is married, and she's a royal consort. If this matter gets out, Sister Chen will only lose face! You don't want Prince Chen to look down on Sister Chen because of this, do you?"

"Azhi, you are angry now, think carefully about whether what I said is reasonable!"

"Listen to me, how about this, we just go with the flow and register Sister Chen under your name."

"I also know that you have been wronged in this matter. It's all Ling Xiao and Jiang Minshan's fault. Let's discuss it again after Ling Xiao returns from the northwest."

“…”

The old lady kept talking incessantly, and in the end, her voice could no longer reach Chu Qianhuang's ears.

Chu Qianhuang stood there in a daze, feeling distraught. Instead of any hope rising in her heart because of the lady's words, her heart sank even lower.

It's the same in dreams.

The grandmother tried to persuade the stepmother again and again, using all her words, appealing to her emotions and reasoning with her, but she failed to convince her stepmother.

The stepmother always insisted on her own opinion.

Chu Qianhuang only felt a buzzing in her ears, and felt that she had fallen into a cold quagmire. The more she struggled, the deeper she sank...

Chu Qianchen watched this scene quietly, looking at the chattering lady.

She wasn't surprised either.

As early as in the previous life, when the lady was driven out of the house by her father, she had seen through this grandmother from the sarcastic remarks she made as if it had nothing to do with her.

In the eyes of this grandmother, there is actually no such thing as family affection, only the interests and face of the Chu family.

If anyone touches these two points, she will abandon him without hesitation!

Chu Qianchen was no longer angry about this, and his face and heart were calm.

She picked up the teacup and drank her tea.

The more the lady-in-waiting spoke, the angrier Shen became, and the anger in her heart grew steadily.

Shen raised her hand and stroked her sleeves. Her voice was cold and sharp, "If that's the case, then let's get a divorce!"

"Brother Mu and Sister Chen will belong to me from now on. I will return to the Shen family. These two children will take my surname, and from now on they will have no relationship with the Chu family."

“…”

“…”

“…”

Everyone was shocked again.

Nanny Wang and the other servants gasped, unable to believe their ears.

The lady also couldn't believe that Shen dared to propose a marital separation, and blurted out, "No!"

This is absolutely not possible! Thinking that the Shen family would never think of a daughter who was divorced, the old lady hurried to see the wife of Duke Mu and said in a gentle voice: "My dear, I also know that it is our Ling Xiao who is wrong in this matter. He was bewitched by this woman and lost his mind." The old lady pushed everything onto Aunt Jiang.

"One night of marriage brings a hundred days of love. If you have any problem, please try to persuade Ah Zhi."

"Why can't we sit down and talk it out? Ling Xiao was wrong, but we should at least give him a chance to explain..."

The old lady felt that what she said made sense. In her heart, her son was always right. The ones who were wrong were the others who led her son astray.

Lady Mu couldn't stand it any longer, thinking that it was no wonder that such a "loving mother" would raise a loser like Chu Lingxiao! "One night of marriage equals a hundred days of love?" Lady Mu sneered sarcastically and said unceremoniously, "If your son knew what this meant, he wouldn't do such a beastly thing!"

They were the ones who pushed their daughter into the fire pit of Yongding Marquis Mansion, and they were the ones who harmed their granddaughter! The lady was so embarrassed that she cursed her eldest son in her heart.

She also wanted to walk away, but she was afraid that Shen would make a scene and let everyone know about it. She had no choice but to lower her head and ask, "Azhi, what do you want?"

Shen's eyes swept coldly over Chu Qianhuang and Aunt Jiang, and she said decisively: "Open the ancestral hall, return the two children to their respective places, and sell Jiang Minshan off."

The lady had a splitting headache and reminded her, "Azhi, Minshan is a good person."

Jiang Minshan was of good birth, so naturally she did not have a contract to sell herself. Although she was a concubine, she could not be sold casually. What's more, she was the niece of the old lady, so it was certainly not possible to sell her as a slave. Their Jiang family could not afford to lose this person.

Shen was also aware of this. It was impossible to sell Jiang Minshan, and the laws of Da Qi did not allow the trafficking of innocent people.

However, not only businessmen, but everyone likes to bargain. Only by making a condition that is unacceptable to the other party at the beginning can it be easier for the other party to accept other conditions proposed by her later.

The lady's head hurt even more.

Of course, this matter was not Chu Qianhuang's fault, but Chu Lingxiao and Jiang Minshan's fault. However, since Chu Lingxiao was not around, Shen could only vent her anger on Jiang Minshan.

At this moment, if I reject Shen again and again, it will only make Shen even angrier, and I will not hesitate to destroy myself along with her.

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The lady thought about it again and again, and could only take a step back, saying: "Azhi, I promise you, I will open the ancestral hall..."

"No!" Jiang Minshan, who had been silent for a while, suddenly shouted excitedly.

Hot tears rolled down her cheeks from the corners of her eyes, looking sad and weak.

She knelt a few steps towards Shen and begged, "Madam, all this is my fault!"

"Huang... Miss, she is innocent!"

"Please don't vent your anger on the young lady, this is all my fault!"

Shen: “…”

Shen's heart was filled with hatred, and she hated Aunt Jiang to the core.

She kicked Aunt Jiang's shoulder hard and mercilessly.

Aunt Jiang groaned and was kicked to the ground by Shen, lying on the ground in a mess.

Chu Qianhuang's expression changed slightly, and she quickly stepped forward to help Aunt Jiang up.

As a result of the fall, Aunt Jiang's hair had spread out a lot, with a few strands scattered messily on her forehead and cheeks. Her pearl hairpin was also slightly askew, making her look both embarrassed and pitiful.

Chu Qianhuang knew clearly in her heart that this matter was irreversible. Shen was cold-blooded and heartless, and did not care about the mother-daughter relationship of more than ten years at all. It was just like the one in her dream.

Her only hope now is the Madam Dowager. She must make the Madam Dowager feel guilty and pity her.

Chu Qianhuang also knelt down, ignoring the mess on the ground, and kowtowed three times respectfully to Shen.

She said nothing else.

But in the eyes of the lady, Chu Qianhuang had already said everything.

The lady was very distressed: Huang Jie'er was grateful to Shen for raising her.

"Aunt." Chu Qianhuang looked at Aunt Jiang again, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and considerately tidied her hair.

The old lady secretly said, "What a sin!" This was all caused by the adults. What did it have to do with a child like Huang Jie'er? This child had a conscience, but she happened to meet Shen, who was so cold-hearted and wanted to ruin her life! Thinking of this, the old lady became more and more disgusted with Shen, and felt that her unyielding temper was exactly the same as Chu Qianchen's! "Big Miss..." Aunt Jiang raised her hand and touched Chu Qianhuang's smooth jade-like cheek. Her slender fingers trembled constantly, as if she was touching an unattainable treasure.

Two lines of tears slid down her eyes again, and Aunt Jiang choked and cried, "I'm sorry!"

Aunt Jiang raised her hands and put them around Chu Qianhuang's slender shoulders, hugging her tightly. She leaned against her like a dodder, tears streaming down her face.

"I'm useless!"

"I've hurt you..."

"Why did you have to be born in my stomach..."

Aunt Jiang cried miserably and sadly, and her delicate and fragile body trembled even more violently like a withered flower in the wind and rain.

Chu Qianhuang said nothing, but just patted Aunt Jiang's back silently, her eyes red.

Chu Qianchen had been looking at Chu Qianhuang and Aunt Jiang silently. Aunt Jiang had half of her face buried in Chu Qianhuang's shoulder. She seemed to be crying very sadly, but Chu Qianchen noticed that the corners of her mouth were slightly curved.

This smile was cold and full of malice.

It was like a demon crawling back from hell, so chilling.

Chu Qianchen blinked, and when she looked at Aunt Jiang again, she saw that she was biting her lower lip so hard that it turned white and was almost broken.

It was as if Aunt Jiang's malicious smile just now was just her illusion.

Chu Qianchen's eyes flickered slightly, and his fingers touched the mutton-fat white jade pendant with phoenix pattern on his waist, stroking it gently.

(End of this chapter)