His anger and embarrassment proved that she had indeed hit a nerve.
Chi Jingyu stood up, staring at her coldly: "I can't kill you, but I have a million ways to make you wish you were dead. Shen Xiwei, you have a long life ahead of you. I hope you can hold on for as long as possible!"
Shen Xiwei's body stiffened, her eyes drooping numbly, her fingertips trembling slightly at her sides.
Chi Jingyu had already strode away. As he passed the door, his tone was filled with anger: "Keep a close eye on Aunt Shen. Without my orders, do not let her step out of the room even once!"
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Furong Courtyard was in complete chaos. Upon learning that Chi Jingyu was infertile, the old lady and the madam of the Marquis felt as if they had been struck by lightning!
As the heir of a noble family and the only son of the Marquis of Ningyuan, if he cannot have children, wouldn't the Chi family line end with him?
The old lady was furious. She was both incredulous and ashamed. The news had spread far and wide, and they were the last to know!
"What a fine son you have! The Meng family was about to agree, and then this happened at the very last minute!"
Once the rumors spread, the Meng family changed their minds and their attitude became quite unfriendly.
If someone is infertile and harms their daughter, will they later blame the woman and consider their family a sucker?
Lady Hou trembled as she was slapped, overwhelmed by immense humiliation. Unable to refute, she could only weakly protest, "This illness isn't incurable..."
But who knows if it can be cured? And if it can be cured, when will it be?
The matter of continuing the family line is of paramount importance, whether it is a noble family or an ordinary family!
"Do you know how awful the rumors outside are?" The old lady didn't care about worldly affairs, but the rumors still reached her ears, which shows how outrageous they were!
Lady Hou was furious. She gritted her teeth and said with a gloomy expression, "The most important thing right now is to stabilize the situation and quell the rumors outside as soon as possible! If all else fails, we can choose a son from a collateral branch to adopt in the future!"
The old lady was already dissatisfied with her. She stared at her coldly for a while, then suddenly said, "How can someone adopted from a collateral branch compare to one's own flesh and blood? Your health isn't good, but your two concubines are still quite young..."
Lady Hou stared in disbelief, her face turning ashen: "Mother, Jingyu is already so old, do you still want him to have a younger brother?! What will outsiders think when they hear this!"
The old lady said sarcastically, "Isn't anyone laughing at us now?"
Lady Hou had no answer to this question, but she would never agree to her concubine having another son who would threaten her son's position!
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Back in her room, Aunt Qiu closed the door, beaming from ear to ear.
She paced back and forth in the room, her face beaming with delight: "I never expected Shen Xiwei to prepare such a huge surprise for me! Chi Jingyu can't have children? That's a huge joke!"
She wanted to see how arrogant the Lady Hou would act from now on!
Suddenly, someone rushed in from outside to report: "Madam, the young master is coming to our courtyard!"
Aunt Qiu's face stiffened. What did Chi Jingyu want with her?
She suddenly had a bad feeling.
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