After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

"It is said that he has always looked down on women, so he treated his daughters like maids. Because of this, he married one concubine after another, and finally had a son, whom he cherished dearly. However, a few days ago, he suddenly discovered that the son was born to one of his concubines and another man, and was not his child at all!"

Lin Hao was stunned; this was too melodramatic!

Seeing that the lady was indeed shocked by the information she had gathered, Liu Dan secretly felt smug.

"Madam, this is not the most shocking part!"

"And another one?" Lin Hao's eyes widened in surprise.

Seeing Lin Hao like this was a rare treat, and Liu Dan felt completely satisfied, becoming even more enthusiastic as she spoke.

"That Boss Liu usually spoils his concubine rotten. Even his wife and mistress have to stand back when they see her. Logically speaking, the concubine should be content."

Lin Hao nodded. Indeed, for a concubine to go to such lengths was quite something. It was just a pity for the principal wife and all the young ladies, being bullied like this!

"In order to ensure that her son was Mr. Liu's only son, the concubine actually drugged Mr. Liu, rendering him unable to have any more children!"

After Liu Dan finished speaking, she looked at Lin Hao with a leisurely air. Sure enough, Lin Hao looked utterly shocked, and Fu Cui beside her exclaimed, "That's too ruthless!"

Lin Hao felt that Fu Cui was her mouth substitute at this moment, and she felt the same way.

This concubine is ruthless! Is it true that if you're not ruthless, your position won't be secure?

"How did this matter come to light?" The concubine had kept it a secret for so long, how did it get exposed?

"To be honest, that concubine was just unlucky. Originally, Boss Liu was going to spend the night in someone else's courtyard, but for some reason, that person displeased him and went to the concubine's room, where he caught her and her lover in the act!"

Liu Dan made no attempt to hide her schadenfreude; her face was beaming with the joy of having just witnessed some juicy gossip. It was truly gratifying to see her rival suffer!

Bad luck? Not necessarily!

Don't blame Lin Hao for being a conspiracy theorist, but if even the Liu family's principal wife isn't living a good life, the other concubines must be having an even harder time. How could they not be jealous of that favored concubine with a child? Besides, that concubine seems quite arrogant; someone like that is bound to attract hatred!

It's likely that the concubine who displeased Mr. Liu wasn't unintentional; rather, she knew something and did it on purpose! Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that it happened on that very day, and that Mr. Liu went to the concubine's courtyard right after leaving the house?

Lin Hao never underestimated the women living in ancient mansions. Having been exposed to the power struggles within the household since childhood, and without the pressure of studying or the distraction of electronic devices, their skill levels were naturally far superior!

"Won't the concubine be in trouble then?" Fu Cui asked.

"That's right, Boss Liu immediately stripped the man naked and threw him into the yard for interrogation, showing him absolutely no mercy!"

"Ah, so she just went with it?" Fu Cui asked, puzzled. Although Boss Liu's move was quite ruthless, wouldn't she be even more desperate if she revealed it?

"Of course not, it was her maid who saw how miserable she was and got scared, so she revealed the truth!"

Liu Dan rolled her eyes at Fu Cui, thinking that she had suddenly become stupid. Who would be so foolish?

Fu Cui remained silent. That silly girl!