Noble Lady

As people with good intentions dug deeper, more and more people discovered that "the old lady of the He family originally brought her cousin daughter to the mansion when she was young, and raised her as a daughter-in-law."

"Otherwise, the Ji family's parents and brothers are all here, why would they have to bring Ji Minrou to the He family?"

The tea stalls on the streets are where people go to discuss after-dinner conversations.

A little woman finished speaking, and the others nodded in agreement.

Then, a mother-in-law next to her said, "If you ask me, these wealthy and powerful people are just heartless. They first took their niece in, and then saw their son marrying off the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an, so they quickly found someone to marry her off."

Others also thought it made sense.

Unfortunately, this cousin of the He family was not very lucky. She became a widow not long after getting married. Later, she was kicked out of the house by her husband's parents-in-law, and then the He family took her back.

The most important thing is that Ji Minrou's husband has been dead for some time, but the news from the He family is that her pregnancy is not yet stable.

The fetus is not yet firmly established, which means it is less than four months old. It is obvious that it is not the child of her deceased husband.

So, some people speculated: "Could it be her cousin's child?"

Her cousin was the previously famous He Hanlin.

All men in the world think that men must be right.

If there is something going on between the two of them, it must be the woman seducing the man.

The ladies of the wealthy families could not stand it any longer. "She knew her cousin had a wife, yet she insisted on living in someone else's house. Doesn't she have a home of her own?"

"Yes, I heard that Miss Ji Minrou's parents and brothers are all healthy."

"You're all wrong. She was kicked out by her husband's family. If she really knew shame, she should have found a nunnery to live out her life. How dare she go back to her parents' home?"

Another lady said sarcastically, "She didn't go back to her parents' home, she went back to her cousin's home, and she and her cousin had a child!"

The elegantly dressed ladies looked at each other and cursed in unison: "Shameless bitch!"

She had an affair without a matchmaker and got pregnant. She is shameless. That Hanlin from the He family is not a good guy either!

There are three generations of Hanlin scholars here, and no one knows what kind of filth and corruption is hidden inside.

Someone next door also speculated: "What's the meaning of the He family's second aunt giving her cousin something cold to eat?"

"You all don't know this. After Xue Chenyu, the daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an, married into the He family, she treated Second Aunt He very well, treating her like her own sister. She gave her the best food, clothing, and jewelry."

"You haven't seen her before. She's always been dusty and looks like a country girl. Xue Chenyu has only been married for a few months, but she's already taken care of her like a completely different person."

"So, she knows about the dirty deeds between my cousin and her brother, and wants to avenge her sister-in-law?!"

then.

After marrying into the He family, the eldest daughter of the Xue family supported the second daughter of the He family, who was not loved by her mother and not cared for by her brother. The second aunt of the He family also helped her eldest sister-in-law after getting married. This story of mutual assistance between women is widely circulated among the people.

……

"Bullshit, when did I ever want to harm her? Didn't I eat it myself?!"

The rumors in the room spread to Cui Hua's courtyard, and He Ruyi, who happened to be a little better, almost jumped up.

"What did you say about me helping Xue Chenyu out of charity? What did I help out of charity?!"

"How dare you say that, you idiot!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a teacup was smashed hard at her feet, splashing broken porcelain and light yellow tea soup, which scared He Ruyi so much that she subconsciously wanted to hide.

The stool suddenly tilted backwards, and she fell backwards with it.

"Miss!" Yu Shu rushed over hurriedly, but didn't have time to help the person up. She fell to the ground, causing He Ruyi to fall on her.

Yu Shu himself groaned in pain.

Qiuyue then hypocritically stepped forward and helped the man up.

"Girl, are you okay?"

He Ruyi relied on her support to get up, and after sitting down again, he pushed her hand away angrily.

Cui Hua instead stepped forward to help Yu Shu up from the ground, raised his eyes and said coldly to He Ruyi, "You can't even do such a small thing, you idiot!"

"The one in your belly is my first child. You'd better protect him well, otherwise the entire Cui family will not let you go."

He Ruyi was so frightened that she shuddered, "I, I..."

"Okay, I don't have time to listen to you. You'd better remember your current identity and be careful with your words and actions."

He Ruyi was full of grievances and resentment, but when facing Cui Hua, she inexplicably felt inferior.

"Now that the baby in your belly is getting bigger, don't go out anymore."

"But this is..."

"What's your opinion?" Cui Hua gave He Ruyi a look, and she became obedient. "No."

"Just pretend you don't know what's going on outside, and don't tell anyone who asks."

He Ruyi is such a fool, she cannot be allowed to go out and embarrass herself again.

If she went out and said something nonsense, admitting that she was trying to help the eldest daughter of Marquis Xue, she would definitely be spitted at by the He family. If she denied it, it would be difficult for her to do anything in the future.

If they deny it, the world will regard them as birds of the same feather as the He family.

Whether she admits it or not, it's wrong. The best way is not to let her go out.

No one could find He Ruyi, and as time went by, the matter naturally faded away.

There are so many wealthy families in Shengjing, and so many things happening every day. Who has the time to keep paying attention to the sister of a Hanlin, who has been in poverty for many years and committed suicide as soon as there was any sign of trouble.

……

Under normal circumstances, Cui Hua's idea is completely feasible.

Unfortunately, some people are unwilling to let this matter go.

Soon, the storyteller in the teahouse made these events into a story and began to tell the story of the younger sister-in-law helping her elder sister-in-law from morning to night.

The story is called "Double Flowers" and tells the story of a noble lady named Chen Shuanghua who married a poor and upright man named Du Huaixin. After the marriage, Chen Shuanghua devoted herself to managing the family business for her husband, being filial to her mother-in-law, and taking care of her younger sister.

He also spent a lot of money and connections to help him rise to prominence, and he did everything without complaint.

But on a dark and windy night, her husband Du Huaixin came home drunk, repeating Shen Yue'e's name over and over again.

"Through life and death, I will be with you. I will hold your hand and grow old with you. Yue'e, how can I live without you?"

Shen Yue'e is Du Huaixin's cousin and was raised in the Du family since childhood.

Chen Shuanghua finally woke up from her dream. She had always thought that her husband was a gentleman, so he treated her with respect. However, she never expected that his heart was always occupied by his childhood sweetheart, cousin Shen Yue'e.

Chen Shuanghua was heartbroken and unable to sleep at night, but she accidentally learned a truth from her sister-in-law who was about to get married that hit her even harder.

The reason why her mother-in-law, who was widowed early in life, brought Shen Yue'e into the house was to keep her under her watchful eye and ensure that she learned to be gentle, respectful, frugal and modest, so that she could be raised to be her daughter-in-law when she grew up.

The two families have already reached a consensus on this matter, and the only thing left is to exchange the engagement letter to formalize the engagement.

However, after Du Huaixin passed the imperial examination, he was no longer satisfied with marrying his cousin, as his cousin's family was too ordinary, with no one in the family holding an official position, and her father was only a minor official in the government office.

After searching for a long time, Du Huaixin finally found a suitable target, Chen Shuanghua, the eldest daughter of Huaiyang Hou.

The Du family mother and son used all their tricks and finally persuaded the Marquis of Huaiyang to agree to the marriage. Afterwards, the Du family's old lady hurriedly found a sickly man to marry her niece, who had been raised in the mansion for ten years.

As a result, the niece had a bad fate. Not long after she got married, she became a widow and was despised by her husband's family and kicked out. The Du family mother and son felt guilty at this time and took the girl back into the family.

Shen Yue'e, who had originally wanted to marry her cousin, has now given up. Fearing that she would be kicked out again, she had an affair with her cousin Du Huaixin right under the nose of her original wife and even got pregnant with a bastard.

Afterwards, Du Huaixin's sister Du Yuyan came to the rescue of her sister-in-law and bravely helped her get rid of the evil seed. ...