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

"Madame Shen said that you were separated?" Mother Shen was very angry when she said this.

"Yes, my sister-in-law has always been unwilling to support my husband, so she separated us from each other the day after our wedding."

Shen Yunchu didn't mind. It was better to separate them and be the head of their own family than to eat from the same pot with everyone else.

She can eat whatever she wants, and she doesn’t have to pay respects to him every day. She is free and at ease!

"Silly girl!" Mother Shen patted Shen Yunchu's hand.

"When you split up the family, do you have elders in the clan to witness it? Do you have a written document? Can you discuss the issue of supporting your parents-in-law?..."

Shen Yunchu was dumbfounded by Shen's mother's series of words.

Is there so many tricks to divide up a family?

As soon as she saw her daughter's look, Shen's mother knew that her daughter and son-in-law were being plotted against.

"You don't have any documents to separate the family, nor do you have any witnesses from the clan elders, and you haven't moved out yet. In the eyes of outsiders, you and your husband are still supported by your parents-in-law."

"In the future, if the son-in-law has a chance to succeed, they will still benefit from it."

"To put it another way, now that they have separated you, you use your dowry to support your son-in-law, and they can say that you have not separated the family."

Shen Yunchu vaguely understood a little bit, "It means that there is no separation at all, but they are just unwilling to support my husband and me."

"Yes, if their son-in-law fails to pass the imperial examination, they will not suffer any loss. If their son-in-law succeeds, they will also enjoy the happiness."

"This is too much!" Shen Yunchu figured out the key and slammed the bed in anger.

"You're still pregnant! Don't get angry!" Shen's mother held her daughter's hand.

"Let's see if you will tell mother next time you have something to say. If you had told me earlier, how could you have ended up like this?"

Mother Shen regretted once again that she had protected her daughter too well and raised her too simply.

"Then mother, what should I do now?" Shen Yunchu felt more and more unwilling the more he thought about it.

"Mother will take care of this for you. From now on, you have to be more careful. You are a mother now!"

Mother Shen patted Shen Yunchu's hand and went to her mother-in-law's residence.

The Zhao family lived in a large mansion with two courtyards.

It was said at the beginning that in order to make it convenient for Zhao Jingyan to study, Zhao Jingyan lived in the first courtyard.

Zhao's mother lived in the innermost east wing of the second courtyard, and the eldest daughter-in-law and her family lived to the north.

When Zhao's mother heard that her mother-in-law had arrived, she happily came out to greet her.

"Mother-in-law is here, please take a seat and serve tea!" Zhao's mother shouted with full energy.

"Mother-in-law, Yunchu is pregnant. You are going to be a grandmother!" Mother Shen was the first to announce the good news.

"Yes, yes, Yunchu is a lucky person!" Mother Zhao was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

After hearing the confirmed news today, she has been in high spirits. Their Zhao family has a successor!

"Mother-in-law, I only have one daughter, Yunchu. Everything in the Shen Mansion will belong to her in the future."

"I think my son-in-law will have a promising future, so I feel relieved to leave my daughter to him. They are very sweet and now have a child. As elders, we are happy for them."

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Yun Chu, just wait and enjoy your life!" Zhao's mother said happily.

"But, why did I hear that your son-in-law separated from you?" Mother Shen changed the subject.

Mother Zhao's smile froze on her face all of a sudden. Why did this daughter-in-law tell everything to her parents' home?

"Mother-in-law, you don't know how hard it is for us. Our family is now run by our eldest daughter-in-law, and she is needed to take care of everything at home and outside."

"Now that the second child has grown up and started a family, it's not good for him to be supported by his sister-in-law, right?"

"It's normal for a tree to branch out when it grows up, and for the children to separate when they grow up, right?" Zhao's mother said frankly.

Mother Shen nodded, "That makes sense. Since we are dividing the family, can we have a written document? Can we have the elders of the clan witness it?"

Mother Zhao was embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.

Mother Shen covered her mouth in pretended surprise, "Mother-in-law, you don't have anything, do you?"

"We are all one family, why divide them so finely? Besides, they still live in the mansion."

"You can't say that. Everything needs to be made clear so there won't be any confusion."

"I don't know when my father-in-law will be back, let's discuss it carefully."

After saying that, Shen's mother began to drink tea and eat snacks comfortably, as if she had to solve the problem today.

Mother Zhao was anxious but she couldn't show it on her face, so she could only deal with Mother Shen absentmindedly.

After all, she was a girl from a big family, so Shen's mother soon got to know the Zhao family's situation clearly.

The Zhao family used to be farmers who made a living from the land.

It was all thanks to Zhao's father's knowledge that he was able to send all his children to school.

Although the eldest son had no talent, he found a job because he could read and write, and even married the daughter of the employer.

The eldest daughter married Zhao Jingyan's classmate because she could read and write.

The youngest daughter has reached marriageable age and is waiting to get married after the autumn examination.

The youngest son is still young and studies in school.

Mother Shen now felt more at ease, and she also knew that Father Zhao would be back soon.

As they were talking, Zhao's father and his eldest son came back together.

Mother Zhao pulled Father Zhao aside and whispered to him what Mother Shen meant.

"Mother-in-law, we didn't do anything wrong in this matter."

The first words that Mr. Zhao said calmed Mother Shen's anger a lot.

"Father-in-law, we are all family. There is no need to be so polite. We are all parents and we all want the best for our children."

Shen's mother also made a nice promise.

"It's just that there is no order without rules. Look, Yun Chu is pregnant again now. How should this matter be handled?"

"Mother-in-law, how about this? Let's discuss it. My wife can't manage the household, so the eldest daughter-in-law took charge when she came into the family. The youngest daughter is not married yet, and the youngest son is still young. The second child has too many expenses..."

Shen's mother finally understood why the Zhao family could not become wealthy.

Mr. Zhao has some knowledge, but it is limited.

"Then follow what you said at the beginning and separate my daughter and son-in-law, but we need to go to the government office to file a document. From now on, all expenses of the son-in-law will be borne by our Shen family."

Father Zhao felt as if his face was being slapped with a loud bang.

Their original intention was to let Shen Yunchu raise the second son. In this way, they would not offend the eldest daughter-in-law and it would be easier for their daughter to find a husband.

Now, Shen's mother directly tore off their fig leaf.

Going to the government office to sign a document would indicate that the second son and they would be two families from now on.

If the second child fails to pass the imperial examination, outsiders will say that they despise the second child.

If the second son passed the imperial examination, outsiders would say that they were blind and drove away such a promising son.

Mr. Zhao is now in a dilemma.

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