The younger sister-in-law falsely accused the sickly uncle and ran away with the baby

Qin Wanrou's smile immediately faded when she saw the person coming. "Li Quan! Whose words did you follow to instigate you? You've come to your pregnant wife to question her."

When Li Quan saw that there was another person in the room, his arrogance immediately subsided and his voice became softer, "Wanrou! I don't mean to blame you. After all, Aunt Hua is Brother Lin's biological mother, and Father is also very embarrassed because of this matter..."

Qin Wanrou's hand slowly caressed her bulging belly, and she looked at Li Quan with cold eyes, "Sometimes I really don't understand you. This is our own flesh and blood, and yet you stand here, accusing the murderer who almost killed our child?"

Li Quan looked at his wife's obviously unhappy face, his face froze, and he said with a guilty conscience: "Wanrou, forgive others when you can. In a family as wealthy as ours, who doesn't have some shameful things? But today is father's birthday after all, and his only wish is to let Concubine Hua enjoy this happy moment with him. He is so old, do you really want to disobey father for such a small matter?"

Qin Wanrou was so angry that she picked up the teacup beside her and threw it over. "It's just a trivial matter!? How dare you say that? That's my child's life!"

Li Quan curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "Isn't our child fine? Why are you still harping on him?"

Qin Wanrou looked at Li Quan in disbelief, as if she was meeting this man for the first time. "Li Quan! How could you say such a thing? The child is fine because I have the help of a noble person!!"

"you……"

Li Quan knew he was wrong the moment he said it, but he was too embarrassed to apologize in front of so many maids and servants, including Yu Ruyue, a stranger, so he could only hold his head high and remain silent.

Seeing him like this, Qin Wanrou suddenly lost all her strength. Not wanting to argue with him, she said disappointedly, "Alright! Since father wants Concubine Hua to lift the house arrest, then go and release her!"

Li Quan's face lit up with joy, and he said with a smile, "Madam is truly generous. By the way, I got a red fox a few days ago. I'll bring it to you after the trainer has trained it in a few days!"

Qin Wanrou didn't say much, just waved her hand and let them go.

After the people walked away, Qin Wanrou's eyes suddenly filled with tears. Chunju hurried forward to comfort her, "Miss, don't be sad. You know your son-in-law's temper. He was just hot-headed and said those hurtful words."

"Red foxes are the rarest. The young master must have put a lot of effort into getting one, hoping to please the young lady."

Yu Ruyue curled her lips. The red fox was indeed rare, but it was her uncle who was rare, not this young master.

If the fox hadn't been so ferocious and her family hadn't been so poor at that time, she would have wanted to stay.

Qin Wanrou cried bitterly for a while, then wiped her tears and looked at Yu Ruyue with a smile, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. Let's go! The banquet is about to start. I've reserved seats for you and your father up front. Come with me and join in the fun."

Yu Ruyue was surprised. She didn't expect that the eldest lady of the Li family would actually reserve a position for her as a cook. Just as she wanted to take advantage of the Li family's power, she nodded and followed them.

What she didn't expect was that she and her father were sitting very close to the front. Just by looking at the clothes and demeanor of the people next to them, she could guess that these people must be either rich or noble.

"Kisaragi!"

Yu Ruyue had just sat down when she heard someone calling her. She looked up and met Madam Sun's smiling eyes. "Come sit here!"

Yu Ruyue hurried over, bowed very respectfully, and then sat down next to Madam Sun.

"Madam, is there something you want me to do?"

Madam Sun looked at her kindly, "It's nothing serious. My daughter has been talking about you lately, so I asked you to come and talk to her."

Yu Ruyue followed Mrs. Sun's gaze and saw Sun Ling'er with a shy look on her face, and Qian Wenwen winking at her.

When Mrs. Sun saw Qian Wenwen's expression, she glared at her with a somewhat unhappy look. Only then did Qian Wenwen return to her ladylike appearance.

"Wenwen is the daughter of my husband's sister. You should have met her a few days ago. By the way, Ruyue! Is the man you were with a few days ago your biological brother? Has he ever been educated and passed the imperial examination? Does he have a wife at home? Does he have any concubines?"

Yu Ruyue met Qian Wenwen's shy gaze and answered truthfully, "That man is my eldest uncle. He is unmarried and has no concubines. Although he never went to school, he studied at home and has some knowledge."

"It's just that my eldest uncle's health isn't very good and he needs to take medicine all year round. That's why he hasn't married yet."

Madam Sun immediately shook her head with some regret, "Ah! I didn't expect that at such a young age, his health would be so poor!"

"Oh right! Wanrou told me you made something called a cake this time. I heard it's very novel and delicious. It tastes like cotton when you put it in your mouth!"

Yu Ruyue breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Madam Sun change the subject.

To be honest, she actually wanted Shen Chou to get married. With someone who understood her by her side, she could also find Shen Shu and get a divorce without any worries, leave the Shen family, and return to her parents.

But Qian Wenwen is not a good match. If Shen Chou really gets entangled with her, he might not live long.

So she also followed Madam Sun's words and continued, "Yes! In my mother's hometown, cake is usually a must for birthdays."

Madam Sun patted Yu Ruyue's hand with a smile, "Okay! Then I'll have to taste it later."

Yu Ruyue looked flattered. "If Madam likes it, I can make another one and send it to your residence!"

Mrs. Sun glanced at her with a smile, but did not continue talking. Instead, Sun Ling'er next to her kept chattering, her little eyes full of admiration!

The banquet began soon. Yu Ruyue sat next to Madam Sun without moving, and happened to see Madam Hua's eyes full of resentment.

However, the power of the Li family's housekeeper now seems to be in Qin Wanrou's hands, so Aunt Hua didn't dare to make trouble the whole time until the cake was brought out.

She said with a look of disgust, "Madam, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but why do you always get so close to that lowly peasant? Look at what you brought. It's just wrapped in a piece of rag. How can it be anything good? That's all? And you have the nerve to give it to the master as a birthday gift!?"