Granny Qin bowed as she entered and addressed Shen Tangning, who was embroidering.
Shen Tangning calmly threaded the needle: "Has the tail been cleaned up?"
Granny Qin chuckled, "Miss, you can rest assured. I have already given that nanny a large sum of money. She will be going back to her hometown to take care of her little grandson in a few days."
Shen Tangning smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Granny."
In her previous life, Shen Xiwei and Chi Jingyu had an affair and had a child.
At that time, Chi Yan was still alive, and even she thought the child was Chi Yan's. She never imagined that the two of them had secretly conceived a child behind her back.
Not long after, Chi Yan got into trouble.
The child in Shen Xiwei's womb had lost its father, so it came to her for help.
She spoke earnestly, kneeling on the ground with her large pregnant belly, pleading and saying that her child had lost its father before it was even born, leaving her and her child as orphans. She feared the child would be bullied in the future and wanted to register the child under her own name.
At that time, she had been married to Chi Jingyu for two years, but her belly was still empty. The Lady of the Marquis was already very dissatisfied and had given her hints many times, both openly and secretly.
But Shen Tangning's heart remained warm; she still hoped to have a child of her own.
Moreover, she didn't think that the Lady Hou would agree to such an absurd thing. After all, she knew that the Lady Hou had always looked down on the second branch of the family, and she would never easily agree to let the second branch's descendants be registered under the first branch's name!
So she didn't budge, only saying that she would think it over carefully.
Later, she mentioned this to Chi Jingyu by chance, but he changed his usual cold attitude.
“Your sister has had a tough life to begin with, and motherhood makes her strong. It’s understandable that she’s making plans for the child in her womb.”
Shen Tangning was extremely surprised, and it took her a while to come to her senses: "My husband has agreed?"
Chi Jingyu didn't look at her, his brows furrowed with an unreadable expression: "My second brother passed away early. As his elder brother, I should naturally help him if I can."
His words were so magnanimous, making her seem petty and narrow-minded. Shen Tangning felt a lump in her throat and couldn't say a word.
Chi Jingyu glanced at her, seemingly reassuring her: "It's just registered under your name, it won't affect anything. If we have children in the future, they will still be his."
Shen Tangning remained silent for a long while before saying in a muffled voice, "Mother won't agree."
Chi Jingyu's expression relaxed: "I'll go and persuade my mother."
Not long after, Shen Tangning heard the news that the Lady of the Marquis had agreed.
Even her father, Shen Chang, somehow heard about this and came to persuade her to acknowledge the child.
She was shocked but found it ridiculous.
They were all so magnanimous, forming a united front behind her back, yet they still hypocritically sought her opinion and accused her of being heartless and ungrateful.
What can Shen Tangning do?
She had no choice but to accept the child. Little did she know that the Lady of the Marquis would accept him so readily, simply because the child was her grandson!
Did Shen Chang know about this?
They were naturally aware of it.
From beginning to end, only she and her second wife's family remained in the dark.
Because her belly showed no signs of pregnancy, Shen Tangning did her best to raise the child. However, Shen Xiwei always used the excuse of visiting the child to come to the East Courtyard, which caused the child to be respectful to her but not close to her. Although she had complaints, she dared not mention them.
The thought of those two flirting under the guise of visiting the child made Shen Tangning feel nauseous.
Pulling herself away from her memories, Shen Tangning's expression turned slightly cold, and a chilling smile curled at the corner of her lips.
In this life, she sent the child to Shen Xiwei's side ahead of time. She just doesn't know if their family can still be as happy as before.
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