After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

Mother Shen looked at her concubine who used to be so cautious and prudent, but now looked like a tough kid, and she felt so angry that her chest ached.

"Go call Aunt Li and let her see how her well-educated daughter dares to contradict her stepmother. A daughter raised by a concubine is a daughter raised by a concubine. She has no rules at all..."

"Father and mother, I do this all for you and the Shen family." Shen Yunjin took a deep breath and knelt down.

"If my sister had married into the palace, my mother would have no objection to such an arrangement. But if my daughter married into the palace without a dowry, how would outsiders view the Shen family? How would the emperor view my father?"

"Outsiders will think that our Shen family does not take this marriage seriously, and the emperor will also think that father despises the fifth prince. What if, some court officials impeach father again..." Shen Yunjin did not continue.

Mother Shen felt a breath stuck in her chest, unable to move up or down.

For the first time, she discovered that this concubine's daughter, who used to be timid, could actually be so eloquent.

Father Shen agreed, "Then do the same as Yun Chu and prepare ten sets of dowry."

Although Mr. Shen is a henpecked husband, once he makes a decision, it is final.

Mother Shen, who was standing by, covered her chest with her hands, feeling the bloody smell in her throat.

She didn't want to prepare a dowry for her concubine's daughter in the first place, but now, ten dowries were given to her at once.

At that time, Aunt Li took advantage of her pregnancy, climbed into her husband's bed, and gave birth to a daughter right after her.

Then, her husband, despite her objections, not only promoted her to concubine, but also registered the concubine's daughter under his own name, which made her feel resentful ever since.

Her family was just an ordinary merchant family. Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants were always ranked last, and they had to rely on the protection of the Shen family.

If it weren't for this, she would have wanted to just kill the man and be done with it.

For so many years, the entire Shen family has been supported by her dowry, but her family has indeed benefited more from her son-in-law.

Therefore, Shen's mother did not dare to offend Shen's father, and even hoped that Shen's father's official position could be promoted to a higher level.

For the sake of her husband's career, she swallowed the taste of blood in her mouth.

There is still a long time to come. Anyway, Aunt Li is still making a living under her, so she has plenty of time to vent her anger.

Before Shen Yunjin reached her own yard, she saw a charming woman standing at the door from afar.

"Aunt, why are you here?" She hurried forward and grabbed the woman at the door.

Aunt Li looked at Shen Yunjin lovingly, "I heard that the Madam wanted to discuss the dowry with you?"

Shen Yunjin took Aunt Li's hand and walked into the house, motioning Jinzhi to guard the door.

"Aunt, the Madam wants her daughter to marry into the Qi Wang Mansion as a concubine, and my father has agreed to give her ten loads of dowry..."

"It's all your aunt's fault that you've been dragged down. The good marriage that I finally asked your father to find for you has been taken away from you again."

Aunt Li was originally the daughter of an official. Due to family changes, she became a servant and then a concubine by mistake. She didn't want her daughter to follow the same path as herself.

So she went to ask Shen's father for help, just to find a marriage for Shen Yunjin as her wife.

Shen Yunchu's commotion made everything come to naught.

Aunt Li couldn't help but started to cry, and Shen Yunjin quickly wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

"Aunt, you have to believe in your daughter. No matter where she goes, she can live a wonderful life. On the contrary, mother, don't you plan well for yourself?"

As Shen Yunjin spoke, he looked at Aunt Li.

Aunt Li has a round face and always looks like she is not interested in competing with the world.

However, Shen Yunjin knew that her biological mother was a lady from a wealthy family, but because she was framed by a villain, her family was confiscated and exiled.

In order to protect her daughter, her grandmother asked her personal nanny to sell her to Shen's mother's mansion, and she became Shen's mother's dowry maid.

Shen Yunjin also knew that his father had always been fond of Aunt Li, but Aunt Li had always abided by the rules and kept his father away.

"Auntie is already old, there is nothing to plan for, just live one day at a time."

"Auntie, have you ever thought about this? After your daughter made such a fuss today, that person will definitely not let you off easily. Don't you want to have another son to rely on? In this way, your daughter will have someone to rely on?"

Aunt Li's face flushed. "Aunt, you are already this old, how can you still have children? Look, doesn't the Madam only have one eldest daughter?"

"But auntie, I heard that the Madam has found a miracle doctor and is planning to recuperate and have another child."

Father Shen was a bastard and was not very liked by his stepmother, otherwise she would not have allowed him to marry a merchant like Mother Shen.

Shen's father was very hardworking and was recognized by his superiors, so he was promoted to the position of Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Personnel.

There are only Shen's mother and Aunt Li around Shen's father. Shen's mother has not been pregnant since she gave birth to Shen Yunchu.

But Aunt Li had never let Mr. Shen stay overnight.

In the previous life, Aunt Li died of an illness not long after Shen Yunjin got married.

Shen Yunjin returned home to pay his respects and accidentally heard the drunken father Shen's mumbling. Only then did he realize that his mother was infertile because his father had given her drugs.

Father Shen has always been fond of Aunt Li, but unfortunately Aunt Li has always rejected him.

In this life, Shen Yunjin will never let tragedy happen again, she must protect her mother.

"Aunt, you also know that my father has never been liked by my grandmother, and he has no children, so he is looked down upon by others. If you can give birth to a son, not only will my father be able to get rid of the criticism, but my daughter will also have a brother to support her if she is wronged in the palace."

Hearing this, Aunt Li was somewhat moved.

The royal family has always been ruthless. If Shen Yunjin was bullied, she would have no brothers to support her.

"Let me think about it. As long as it's for your own good, I will do it no matter how hard it takes."

Shen Yunjin hugged Aunt Li with great relief, "Don't worry, Aunt, we will get better and better."

"By the way, I came here to give you this." Aunt Li took out a stack of lists from her sleeve pocket.

Shen Yunjin took it and looked at it, "Is this my dowry?"

"Well, this is what your father asked his long-servant Anping to give to me. He said it was to subsidize your dowry."

Shen Yunjin flipped through the list in his hand. There was a thousand taels of silver and a box of gold, silver and jewelry.

There are also three shops in the capital, five large and small farms in the suburbs of the capital, and several houses.

"Aunt, you see, father has you in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have given you these things in private."

Aunt Li blushed. What happened back then was a mess. For the sake of her daughter, she had always done her duty and stayed in one room.

Although, Shen's mother often withheld their monthly allowance and food, and was not kind to them.

But she has lived safely to this day and is already very satisfied to see her daughter get married.

She actually knew that Father Shen had feelings for her, but her daughter was still young, so she didn't dare to respond because she was concerned about her daughter.

Now, for the sake of her daughter and to repay Father Shen, she decided to try the path her daughter pointed out.

"Shen Yunjin, I heard that you asked your mother for the Jiuweifang Restaurant as a dowry?"

The door was pushed open forcefully, and Shen Yunchu, dressed in bright red clothes, walked in.

"Hello, Miss." Aunt Li hurriedly stood up and bowed.

"Jiuweifang Restaurant is my dowry. Don't even think about it as a concubine's daughter!" Shen Yunchu said to Shen Yunjin with an arrogant look on her face.

"The eldest sister went on a hunger strike and even hanged herself just to compete with her younger sister for a marriage. Why did she do that?"

Shen Yunjin looked at Shen Yunchu with interest. Shen Yunchu, who had been on a hunger strike for several days, looked a little weak.

Shen Yunchu turned away her eyes guiltily, "I am just being kind and worried that you will suffer if you marry into the family."

"But Zhao Jingyan is the husband my father found for me. I don't need your kindness to marry me into a family of a mere scholar."

"Sister, you know your status and you are not worthy of the position of concubine. Sister, please don't quarrel with mother. It is best for you to be the concubine."

Shen Yunjin kept calling Shen Yunchu a concubine and successfully saw Shen Yunchu's face change.

Shen Yunchu has loved bright red clothes since she was a child, but as a concubine, she has never been able to wear bright red clothes since then.

"Zhao Lang is extremely talented, and he will soar to the sky one day. My maternal grandfather is very wealthy, and he will definitely be able to lend a helping hand."

"And you and the fifth prince are a perfect match. You are both lowly bastards born from a whore's bed."

Shen Yunchu's face was a little distorted, and vicious words came out of his mouth.

Aunt Li, who was standing by, suddenly turned pale and began to stagger.

"So this is how my sister evaluates the Fifth Prince."

Shen Yunjin moved closer to Shen Yunchu step by step, whispering in her ear.

"Sister, tell me, if I tell this to the Fifth Prince, how will he react?"

Shen Yunchu was stunned. No one knew what she was thinking about, and her face suddenly turned pale.

She turned her head and looked at Shen Yunjin. Could it be that this concubine sister knew something?