Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"Miss, wake up, the fifth young master is here." Birui patted Shen Chuning gently.

Shen Chuning rubbed her sleepy eyes. She didn't sleep well last night. As soon as she closed her eyes, she saw the scene of Shen Jingwan holding the medicine bowl and forcing her to drink the medicine, as well as her belly that was bulging but there was no trace of fetal movement.

"When did fifth brother come?" Shen Chuning asked in a hoarse voice.

Birui hung the curtain on the bed with a hook, and the sunlight from the window poured in. "I have been here for a while. The Fifth Young Master said not to wake you up, but the Fifth Young Master had already finished two cups of tea outside, so I took the initiative to come and call you."

Shen Chuning hurriedly got up from the bed and said, "Why didn't you call me earlier?"

She simply washed and changed her clothes before coming to the hall. The maids had already placed breakfast on the eight-immortals table in the hall.

Shen Chuning had a poor appetite today, so she only asked the kitchen to prepare a bowl of white porridge with a few plates of pickles.

"Fifth brother hasn't had breakfast yet, Cuiwei, go ask the kitchen to add a pair of chopsticks."

Shen Chengwu quickly stopped him, "I've already eaten, let the maids go out first."

Birui knew that Shen Chuning and Shen Chengwu had something to say, and when she saw that Shen Chuning had no objection, she told the maids to go out.

Shen Chengwu saw the door closed and stood up, leaning his head out of the window. After checking that no one was around, he whispered, "Xiaojiu, have you thought about it? Fifth Brother can find someone to kill the mother and daughter, and I guarantee that you won't be implicated."

Shen Chuning's hand holding the chopsticks froze. What happened? Shen Chengwu had clearly told her not to be impulsive last night.

Shen Chuning pretended to be calm and said, "Fifth brother, what happened?"

"Early this morning, Aunt Gui who was with my grandmother went to Ganhua Hutong." Shen Chengwu said straight to the point.

Shen Chuning put down her chopsticks and said, "So, grandma has known about this for a long time?"

Shen Chengwu pointed at the bowl in front of Shen Chuning and said, "Eat. Don't starve yourself. You didn't eat well last night."

Shen Chuning picked up a spoon and stirred the porridge in the bowl in front of her. "What on earth does grandma want to do? Since she knows about their existence, she doesn't take them back or deal with them. Instead, she keeps them outside like this without any status or position."

Shen Chengwu said carefully: "Grandma actually wants to take him back, but not now."

Shen Chuning raised an eyebrow. "Then how long do we have to wait? What's the difference?"

"When the concubine gives birth to Uncle San's first son, he can be brought back as the son of his concubine or his wife."

Shen Chuning laughed out loud in anger, "What a calculated plan! Concubines can only be concubines forever, but the co-wife and the Lady Ru can become the second wife after my mother's death. What's the reason for them to do this?"

Although what Shen Chengwu said seemed outrageous, it actually came true in his previous life.

Shen Chuning thought, no wonder Shen Jingwan tried every means to poison her mother in her previous life. Only when her mother died could Shen Jingwan have the status of a legitimate daughter.

Shen Chengwu looked at Shen Chuning, whose smile was uglier than crying, and asked distressedly: "How about it, do you want Fifth Brother to help you deal with them?"

He couldn't tell Shen Chuning why her grandmother did this. She couldn't talk about the Phoenix Fate, for fear that Shen Chuning would think that everyone in the Shen Mansion was nice to her only because of the so-called Phoenix Fate.

Shen Chengwu couldn't tell his third aunt that her medicine had been replaced with contraceptive soup. Shen Chuning already had too many things to worry about, so he decided to deal with the medicine issue himself.

Although Shen Chuning's face had regained its composure, her hands were clenched tightly under the table. "Fifth brother, no, dying like this would be too easy for them. I want all their plans to fail. They want to return to the Shen Mansion, right? Then they can only come back as concubines. This way, they will be concubines and concubines for the rest of their lives."

Shen Chengwu looked at Shen Chuning deeply and said, "Okay, whatever you want to do, Fifth Brother will help you."

Shen Chuning regained her innocent look and said, "Fifth brother, take me to the farm to ride horses. We didn't make it last time."

Shen Chengwu sighed and replied "Okay".

Shen Chuning called Birui in and asked her to deliver a letter to the homes of several young ladies who had made an appointment to visit the hot spring villa, saying that something happened at home and they would make an appointment another day.

"Go to the residence of Lord An, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, and ask to see An Zhiyao. If she asks what's going on, just tell her that my father has a mistress and she's crying and making a fuss at my house."

When Birui heard Shen Chuning say this, she was stunned and looked at Shen Chuning in embarrassment, then at Shen Chengwu.

Shen Chengwu nodded and said, "Go ahead and do as your young lady says."

After Birui left, Shen Chengwu asked Shen Chuning, "Do you have any grudges with Miss An?"

Shen Chuning spread her hands and said, "I can't hide this from my fifth brother."

"You want to make this known to everyone, but most noble ladies would keep silent even if they heard about this kind of thing. Only those who have a grudge against you would spare no effort to publicize it."

Shen Chuning said helplessly, "I had some arguments with Miss An in the palace. She's weird. Just because the gift I gave her was different from the one Princess Nanyan gave her, she started to oppose me and make me unhappy."

"This time, let An Zhiyao spread some rumors. Just think of it as the interest I'm collecting. Grandma and the others want to hide the mother and daughter, but I insist on bringing this matter out into the open. If I really keep it hidden until the day my son is born, the development of the situation will be beyond my control."

Shen Chengwu patted the back of Shen Chuning's hand and said, "As long as you are happy."

Shen Chuning's shoulders slumped. "How can I be happy after something like this happens?"

Shen Chengwu pinched her nose and said, "Don't think about it. Fifth Brother will take you for a horse ride."