My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

The old marquis paused and said unhappily, "I won't beat you today!"

The third master poked his head out from behind the bowl, looked at the old marquis, and seeing that he really had no intention of beating him, he tentatively put the bowl back far away.

However, he still held the bowl with both hands, thinking that if the old marquis was unsportsmanlike and suddenly attacked, he could raise the bowl to block it with lightning speed.

The old marquis saw clearly what the third master was thinking.

I just feel like I have no eyes to see.

He snorted coldly and said, "Your eldest uncle wants to adopt your daughter-in-law as his adopted daughter and even hold a banquet for the guests. What do you think?"

Brother-in-law? Daughter-in-law?

How did these two unrelated people get connected?

The Third Master looked at the Old Marquis in confusion: "When did it happen?"

The old marquis picked up a dish with chopsticks and said: "Today's matter."

After saying that, he couldn't help but scold the Third Master: "Look at you, this definitely isn't an idea that just came up today. I'm afraid your wife and son have been planning this for a long time. You're the head of the family after all, and you didn't even know about it?"

The Third Master grumbled timidly, "I'm already like this, locked up in the yard every day, what can I know? Besides, after you beat me up that day, didn't you warn me? Didn't you tell me not to get involved in the affairs of the Lan family and Yi Ge'er in the future? Why are you blaming me now?"

"I told you to leave it alone, and you really just gave up?" The old marquis was furious.

The Third Master weakly retorted, "If I intervene, I'll get beaten up again. Am I stupid? Besides, they've been planning this for so long, how come you didn't know about it, Dad? How dare you criticize me?"

The old marquis felt that if he continued asking, he would be pissed to death by this evil son.

He took a sip of wine and asked, "Who do you think was the one who came up with your eldest uncle adopting your daughter-in-law as his adopted daughter? Who could have persuaded your eldest uncle?"

The Third Master scratched his head and said with certainty, "That must have been Lan's idea. Only Lan could have persuaded my eldest uncle, hiss—"

Speaking of this elder uncle, the third master felt that some parts of his body that had not hurt before started to hurt again.

He gritted his teeth and said, "My eldest uncle only loves this sister Lan. Back then, because I asked to marry Lan, he smiled like a flower in front of Lan. But then he turned around and brought his other two uncles, put me in a sack that night, and beat me half to death."

"They were so cruel that they only hit me where my clothes covered it so no one could see me. I can't even complain to the Lan family!"

Speaking of this, the third master felt so angry that his teeth itched.

Unfortunately, he could only grit his teeth and had no way to deal with his uncle, Minister Lan.

Then he thought that his good daughter-in-law Lu Zhenzhen was not an easy person to deal with either.

Just a few days after getting married, she started to talk back at me and instigated the Lan family, causing me to be beaten and have my leg broken.

Putting the facts aside, these two people really acted like a father and daughter when dealing with him, both so cruel and ruthless!

He was also thinking that after he recovered, he would make things difficult for his daughter-in-law Lu Zhenzhen in the name of his father-in-law.

By then, even Lan and Fu Zhiyi wouldn’t be able to say anything.

But if Lu Zhenzhen recognized Minister Lan as her adoptive father, the Third Master would immediately back down.

He doesn't want to be put in the sack again!

When the old marquis heard this, his face turned dark.

I feel both heartbroken and angry.

He patiently asked the third master a few more questions about the Lan family and Minister Lan, and had a rough guess in his mind.

Looking at the cowardly look of the third master, I was really angry.

He called the servant over and scolded him, forbidding him to serve the Third Master any more wine, and then left angrily.

When he got back, he called the eldest master Fu Heming over and asked him what he thought about the matter.

Master Fu Heming wanted to roll his eyes. How could he see? He could only see with two eyes.

What does the Lan family's adoption of a daughter have to do with the Fu family?

Even if they adopted the Fu family's daughter-in-law as their adopted daughter, wouldn't that make the relationship between the two families even closer? Wouldn't it only benefit the Ningping Marquis Mansion?

Besides, what good can a woman do? It just sounds good for her reputation.

If there is something important that concerns the survival of the two families, not to mention Lu Zhenzhen, the adopted daughter, even Lan, the legitimate daughter of the Lan family, may not be of any use.

Otherwise, why did the Lan family not do anything to the third brother, even though he favored his concubine over his wife?

You wouldn't ignore your own nephew just for Lu Zhenzhen, your adopted daughter, right?

The eldest uncle of the Lan family doesn’t look like such a confused person!

Moreover, everyone knows that the old marquis and the old lady favor the Lan family and Fu Zhiyi the most. Even if the third brother does something wrong, considering this, the Lan family will at most beat him up to vent their anger. What does it have to do with them?

So, what is there to worry about?

Isn't it just about preparing a generous gift and having a banquet?

At most, I will pay more attention to Lu Zhenzhen, my nephew's wife, in the future. That's all.

The eldest master Fu Heming really didn't know what the old marquis was worried about.

The old marquis was too embarrassed to tell his son that although he seemed to be partial to Lan over the years, he actually owed Lan and Fu Zhiyi.

This time, Lan returned with such fanfare, it seemed like he had figured it out.

Even if my wife had begged Lan before, there was no guarantee that the subordinates would not let the secret slip.

If Minister Ruolan knew about this, I’m afraid he wouldn’t let the Marquis’ Mansion off so easily.

Because Mrs. Hu was pregnant, he had planned to submit a memorial in a few days to officially pass the title to the eldest son, and then decide on Jian Ge'er's position as the crown prince. It was originally a sure thing.

I’m afraid that Minister Lan will take action, then it’s hard to say what will happen.

Rubbing his forehead with a headache, the old marquis expressed that he was very tired.

He waved his hand to signal the master to go out.

He sat quietly for half a day, and once again regretted what he had done many years ago. Because he felt sorry for the third brother, he had deceived the Lan family for so many years.

The old marquis was heartbroken up ahead.

The women in the backyard have different thoughts.

Hu and Sun were naturally happy for Lu Zhenzhen. They knew that although Lu Zhenzhen didn't mind her background, there would always be some shallow people who would exclude and ridicule Lu Zhenzhen because of her family background when she went out to banquets and socialize.

If I really had the title of Lan family's adopted daughter, it would sound better and I wouldn't have to suffer bullying when I go out.

The two of them discussed enthusiastically what gift to prepare for Lu Zhenzhen.

Zhao, on the other hand, almost lost her composure upon hearing this news: "How is this possible? Could you have made a mistake? The Lan family is a very powerful family, how could they adopt a daughter so easily?"

The messenger swore on the spot that the news was correct.

However, Zhao still refused to believe it and said that the man was lying and asked him to be dragged away and beaten with a stick.

It was Liu Sisi who came out from the inner room: "Sister, I don't think this person would dare to lie! I'm afraid there is another reason. Let's go out and find out a little more."

While asking the man to leave quickly, he supported Zhao.

The person who reported the news thought he would be rewarded, but he didn't expect that he would get a reward and almost get beaten with a stick.

If it weren't for the cousin from the Liu family who came to the rescue, I would have been in great trouble.

He quickly retreated, feeling lucky for his butt, but at the same time he couldn't help but complain to others.

Everything she said and did said that Third Madam was domineering and stingy, and was even worse than a third cousin.

The Zhao family naturally didn't know about this.

She was pulling Liu Sisi angrily and complaining, "Why is she so lucky? She always gets such good things."

Sadness welled up in her heart: "Sisi, you've seen it these past few days. My life in the Marquis' Mansion has never been easy! Among the four sisters-in-law, I'm not as noble as the eldest sister-in-law, not as elegant as the second sister-in-law, and not as sweet-talking as the fourth sister-in-law. The only thing that can surpass the fourth sister-in-law is family background."

"Now, if she becomes the adopted daughter of the Lan family, there will be no place for me in this family! I have such a miserable life——"