Quick Transmigration: Refusing to Be a Victim's Child

"You'll find out soon enough."

Faced with Xu's questioning, Shao Lin glanced at her meaningfully, and before she could speak, he immediately looked away and calmly looked out of the hall.

Xu was so angry that she fell backward, her face contorted with rage.

'This is outrageous! He's just a lowly illegitimate son, how dare he speak to her like that?'

Just as Madam Xu was about to order the servants to drag the illegitimate son out and beat him, a servant came to report that the maternal uncle had arrived and was waiting in the living room.

Madam Xu asked in surprise, "My brother is here? Wasn't he supposed to be going to court today? Why is he here at this time?"

Xu was born into the Kangning Earl's family. She was the third daughter of the current Kangning Earl, and had an older brother and an older sister.

His elder brother held the position of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, but it was only a prestigious title; he actually had little real power.

The old lord was bedridden for many years, but he never allowed his eldest son to inherit the title, simply because the title of lord of the family was reduced after three generations. Now, the old lord was the third generation, and if it were reduced again, he would be out of the circle of nobles.

Although, nowadays, the Earl's Mansion, like the Marquis's Mansion, is struggling to make ends meet and is only left with a title to impress people.

However, Madam Xu still frequently mentioned the title of the Earl's Mansion, maintaining the airs of a noble lady and looking down on those poor merchants.

The servant shrank back, unsure how to answer. He glanced furtively at Marquis Le'an and Shao Linshen, but seeing no reaction from them, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say:

"Replying to Madam, the one who has come is... Master Chen."

"Shut up! Are you blind? That kind of money-grubbing slut doesn't even deserve to be associated with the Marquis's mansion!"

“My Xu and Shao families are the only proper in-laws, and only my elder brother can be called ‘Uncle’.”

Chen Da is nothing more than someone with a younger sister who's a concubine. Does he really think he's someone important? He actually has the nerve to come looking for trouble?

Upon hearing this, Madam Xu was furious and immediately ordered the nanny beside her to slap her.

Finally, still not satisfied, she ordered her servants to beat this "Uncle Chen" out of the Marquis's mansion.

Before she could finish speaking, she was stopped by Marquis Le'an, who harshly rebuked her to go back to her own courtyard and go crazy.

"Master Hou!"

Madam Xu stared wide-eyed at Marquis Le'an, who was defending the Chen family, her face full of resentment.

She had borne two sons and a daughter for this man, yet this old man dared to embarrass her in public. She felt ashamed and angry, as if all the servants were laughing at her.

Marquis Le'an was too lazy to pay attention to this jealous woman, and simply waved his hand to tell the old woman to quickly pull her away.

Tsk, don't you even consider the occasion when you're jealous?

With over a hundred mouths to feed in this Marquis's mansion, if it weren't for the monthly tribute from the Chen family, would she still be able to wear gold and silver and adorn herself with fine silks and satins every day?

Do you really think that you can expand your household just by relying on that meager salary and the output of the estate?

Otherwise, why would he have chosen to side with the Fourth Prince's faction? Wasn't it all for the sake of gaining merit in the process of supporting the emperor?

“Chen was brought into the family properly and was listed in the family genealogy as a noble concubine. Don’t keep shouting for violence. Is this the behavior of a matriarch?”

Marquis Le'an glanced at the still-making Xu Shi and warned:

"If you continue to act so unreasonably, it would be better to hand over the housekeeping to your eldest daughter-in-law. You should go and recuperate for a while."

Upon hearing this, Xu immediately fell silent and turned to look warily at Wang Minyue, who was standing to the side. She had initially thought her daughter-in-law was sensible, but now she found her displeasing.

Marquis Le'an didn't care about the subtle sparring between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. He only glared at his third son, who was sitting on the side watching the show, and guessed that this "elder brother-in-law" must have been invited by this wretched child to help him out.

He pointed at Shao Linshen, but in the end, he didn't order anyone to drag this wretched child out and beat him. He just coldly ordered the other man to follow him, and then he was about to leave.

Seeing this, Wang Minyue, who was being criticized by her mother-in-law, became extremely anxious. She felt a surge of panic, as if something was about to slip away, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop her:

"Third brother, wait!"

"Since the jade pendant you bought earlier was a birthday gift for your mother, why don't you take it out and show it to us now?"

"As for you taking the money, it was all out of filial piety, so I don't think your father will blame you."

Madam Xu didn't know why her daughter-in-law was making such a fuss about it, but she wasn't happy to see her illegitimate son get away with it either. After all, why would she refuse a free benefit?

Upon hearing this, she immediately cooperated and walked up to Shao Linshen, looking reluctant, and asked him to hand over the item.

Shao Lin, seeing the shameless mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, was so angry he laughed. He simply gave a wink to Quanfu, the attendant waiting at the door. Seeing that Quanfu had quietly left, Shao Lin leisurely took out a jade pendant from his pocket, played with it in his hand, and said:

"Sister-in-law, you're quite adept at twisting the truth. When did I steal anything from the house? The evidence is plentiful, so how come you've made it sound so convincing?"

"If you want this jade pendant, just say so. Why bother trying to take it by beating around the bush? It's only a thousand taels. I can just ask my uncle for some more."

As he spoke, seeing that the woman's eyes were almost popping out of her head, he deliberately paused his hand and smashed the item to the ground, shattering it into pieces.

"what!"

Wang Minyue watched helplessly as the jade pendant was destroyed before her eyes. For some reason, her heart ached terribly, and she felt as if she had lost something important.

She has always had a very accurate intuition, which has brought her many advantages, but never before has she panicked to the point of losing her mind like this.

Ignoring the attempts of the maids and servants around her, she rushed over, gathered the broken pieces in her hands, and wrapped them up in a handkerchief with trembling hands.

She was completely unaware of the looks she received from those around her, which were a mixture of surprise and disdain.

Xu had never been so humiliated. Her face was burning hot, and she was so angry that she wished she could faint immediately to avoid seeing it and getting annoyed.

Seeing that Wang Minyue was still squatting on the ground muttering to herself, she quickly urged the maid to drag her up.

"The young mistress is having a fit of delusions. Why aren't you helping her back? What are you dawdling for? Hurry up!"

Xu's voice was almost splitting in pain as the servants of the main branch finally came to their senses and hurriedly half-dragged and half-pulled Wang Minyue away.

Before he could even step out the door, he saw a man in a silk robe, with a stocky build, a big belly, and a round face, walking towards him happily.

Behind them followed two burly servants, with a young man with a bruised and swollen face, looking disheveled, being carried in between.

"Oh, it seems I've come at an inopportune time. If brother-in-law is busy, then I'll go back and wait a while before coming over?"

Chen Da's ten fingers were covered with gold rings and gemstones, and his waist was also adorned with many jade and pearl ornaments. He was like a moving jewelry display stand, sparkling and showing off his nouveau riche lifestyle to the fullest.

The Marquis of Le'an, who was already very concerned about his reputation, was now so angry that he wanted to throw the troublesome mother-in-law and daughter-in-law into the manor.

If they hadn't said the theft of the silver was related to the third son, how could the Chen family have heard about it?

It even made him lose face.

"It's just a small matter."

Marquis Le'an, with a cold face, glanced at the three people behind Chen Da and went straight to the point:

"Brother Chen, what brings you here? If you wish to plead for this wretched child, then so be it. It is best for outsiders not to interfere in the affairs of my Marquis's mansion."