Chapter 63: Lesson (Part One)

  PS: Add more and ask for pink powder...

  Seeing Chu Xinyi like this, Zhen Shiniang suddenly thought of the four words "overturning the country and overturning the city".

  "Unconsciously, she secretly ridiculed herself, 'Such a stunning beauty, can make men surrender the country for her, and it's not unjust for the general to abandon the original owner of this body.' She secretly sneered, 'Unfortunately, her mind is too sinister.'"

  As soon as they met, they beat up a pregnant woman like this. Anyone with a conscience would never do such an inhumane thing!

  To know, the medical technology of this era is very backward. She, a top student from a modern medical college, almost lost her life due to a difficult delivery and still struggles with a half-dead body until now. If Jixiao really gets her fetus stirred up, it might be a case of one dead and two lives lost.

  She sighed on one side, while Chu Xinyi was quietly sizing her up on the other.

  They both knew that the other existed, but in five years, they were still standing face to face for the first time. Just now, seeing Zhen Shining's plain clothes helping Xi Wu, Chu Xinyi didn't pay attention at first. But when she turned around and looked again, Chu Xinyi also took a cold breath:

  She is indeed the daughter of the number one beauty in the capital city back then!

  It was only when Chu Xinyi saw Zhen Shiniang that she understood what it meant to have a beauty that could freeze the blood in one's veins, and what it meant to be untouched by worldly desires. Even dressed in simple clothes, her natural elegance shone through, unable to be concealed.

  Chu Xinyi was also proud, if her beauty could still be described in words, then facing Zhen Shiniang, she really couldn't find a suitable word to describe her quiet and unpretentious beauty, and that kind of transcendent detachment from the world. Standing next to her, Chu Xinyi felt that her own magnificent attire was somewhat too showy and too coarse.

  A true beauty should be like this, clear and light, without any artificial embellishment, yet making it impossible to look away, just standing by her side makes one feel exceptionally peaceful and beautiful.

  She withdrew her gaze, and Chu Xinyi let out a soft sigh. She thought to herself, "It seems I was mistaken after all. The general's reluctance to deal with her wasn't just because Jiyu had his child, but also because he still held affection for her beauty."

  I thought Shen Zhongge couldn't bear Zhen Shiniang's repeated pleas and softened his heart. Chu Xinyi was about to personally intervene to force Zhen Shiniang to divorce, but when she arrived, she saw Xiagu, who was pregnant, opening the door, not knowing that Xiagu had already married someone else. She mistakenly thought that Shen Zhongge refused to divorce because Zhen Shiniang had used her cunning to get Xiagu into his bed and become pregnant with his child.

  It's worth noting that Shen Zhongjie is already 24 years old. At this age, others are already fathers of several children, but Shen Zhongjie only has a four-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The longing and anticipation of the whole family can be imagined.

  Shen Zhong must have been considering this child, so he left that cheap person behind!

  As soon as this idea emerged, Chu Xinyi's jealousy was understandable.

  Suddenly caught off guard, Chu Xinyi's mind was in disarray. When she heard that Jixiao was alone at home, a murderous intention arose in her heart.

  The magpie died, and no one knew they had been there. Nature would not suspect her.

  No matter what, she couldn't let another woman give birth to Shen Zhongge's son before she did!

  So there was just that scene.

  Jian Zhen's eyes also retracted, and she turned to support Xi Que as they walked towards the house. Chu Xinyi finally spoke up, her voice soft and gentle, "Are you the sister who was abandoned by the general here five years ago?" Her calm and slow tone carried a hint of pressing urgency.

  Losing a person doesn't mean losing momentum. With the power of the General's mansion in her hands, at their first meeting, she must suppress Zhen Shiniang in terms of momentum.

  Zhen Shi Niang frowned at Chu Xinyi's intimidating gaze.

  This scene is just like those scenes from past lives where they catch the mistress.

  Wait, wait......

  Who is the real wife and who is the mistress?

  If I'm not mistaken, she seems to be Shen Zhongge's legitimate wife. How come it looks like she's the one who was secretly kept as a mistress and finally got discovered by the real madam?

  She remembered that her previous life's most impressive sentence was: "In this world, everything is scarce, but men are not, so she would rather be single than fight with others for a man!"

  Zhen Shiniang smiled wryly as she recalled those grand words of old.

  She never dreamed that one day she would be taken home by a man with a heroic and arrogant attitude, and the plot of those melodramatic TV dramas in her previous life actually happened to her!

  Her mother's, it seems that this big talk really can't be said too much, if those colleagues from the previous life who are best at gossip know about it, they will definitely laugh me to death. Thinking in her heart, she didn't hear Chu Xinyi's words and slowly walked into the house with Qiuju supporting Xiakuai's stiff legs, passing by Chu Xinyi's side.

  "...... You're dumbfounded, Auntie is asking you a question!" Chunhong rushed over in one step, saw Qiujie turn around with a fierce look, and then retreated back with a "no".

  However, as a discarded wife, she did not expect that Zhen Shining would dare to ignore her, and in front of the servants in the courtyard, she didn't give her any face. Chu Xinyi suddenly turned around, staring at the three masters and servants who entered the house as if they were nobody.

  It wasn't until after a good while that she finally let out a breath and stepped inside.

  As soon as they arrived at the main house, Zhen Shiniang immediately pushed Jixiao onto the warm kang.

  "Miss..." Her legs had long been frozen stiff, and her whole body was chilled to the bone, but she saw Chu Xinyi following closely behind with a gloomy expression. Ji Kui didn't dare get on the kang, she grabbed Zhen Shiniang and silently shook her head at her, saying in a low voice, "She's always been the general's favorite, Miss mustn't offend her because of me."

  "You just get on the bed and warm up, standing for too long will stir up the fetal energy." Zhen Shi Niang lowered her head to help take off her shoes, but Xi Que hastily waved her hands, "I'll do it myself." She clumsily climbed onto the bed.

  "I remember the general's first visit here, and when he returned, he told me that his sister was so poor that she didn't even have a decent quilt on her bed. He couldn't bear to mention anything about separation... Now look at his sister's house, it's so luxurious, I suppose it's all thanks to the general's arrangements?"

  It seems Shen Zhongjie never intended to divorce and is even buying new furniture!

  Looking around the room at the brand new furniture, although it was far from being as luxurious as hers, Chu Xinyi's eyes turned red and she spoke in a soft and gentle tone, her eyes fixed intently on Zhen Shiniang.

  She didn't bother with her, and Zhen Shiniang herself let Qiuju take the quilt to cover Xiku's legs, and then took her arm and felt her pulse for half a day, only when she was sure that everything was fine did she let out a long sigh of relief, and then instructed Qiuju, "Go boil a bowl of ginger water."

  "Miss..." Qiu Ju called out softly, her eyes uneasily scanning Chu Xinyi.

  She was worried that once she left, these people would take advantage of her family's young mistress.

  "Go ahead." Zhen Shining gave her a reassuring look, "...... I'm fine." With just one glance, she knew that Chu Xinyi was quite cunning. She came today, no doubt wanting to be the real mistress of the General's Manor.

  Now she herself has come out, and before achieving her goal, she must always maintain a bit of reserve.

  Jian Chu Xin Yi and others indeed did not intend to take action again, so Qiu Ju walked out.

  Zhen Shi Niang then picked up the jug and poured herself a cup of water, sat down in the chair beside the table, and began to drink slowly.

  There was still a chair on the ground, but Zhen Shiniang never opened her mouth to let Chu Xinyi sit.

  Watching her drink water calmly and serenely, without putting these people in her eyes at all, Chu Xinyi's face turned slightly red.

  Just as I was about to sit down, Zhen Shiniang suddenly put down her cup and somehow knocked over the incense burner on the table. It rolled around in a circle on the chair opposite me before falling to the ground with a clang.

  Looking at the only chair in front of her, a layer of ash suddenly fell on it, Chu Xinyi frowned in disgust and looked straight at Zhen Shiniang.

  The air is secretly surging.

  Chu Xinyi and Zhen Shiniang both had a faint expression, and the room was particularly quiet.

  It made Chun Hong and others have a kind of creepy feeling, their heartstrings were tight, as if they would break with just a little force.

  The magpie on the kang had a strange white glow on its face, almost knocking over the ginger soup that Autumn Chrysanthemum handed over. Fortunately, it was caught in time, but how could she drink it? Her heart racing, she watched as Autumn Chrysanthemum casually picked up a round wooden stick from beside the kang and stood proudly with her head held high next to Zhen Shi Niang.

  That posture, exactly like a living treasure.

  The atmosphere wasn't too tense, and almost everyone was about to burst out laughing.

  The chair was sprinkled with incense ash, and the kang could seat people, but the posture of sitting on it didn't look good, damaging her image as the future mistress of General's mansion. So, since entering the room, Chu Xinyi had been standing, watching Zhen Shiniang slowly pouring a cup of water, Chu Xinyi only felt a surge of bad air rushing up to her chest.

  It's not the years of endurance and self-cultivation that have made her tolerant, she had long since lost her temper.

  Until her legs ached, Chu Xinyi couldn't bear it anymore and broke the silence, "......Sister's airs are really big, not like a discarded wife who was expelled from the General's Mansion at all." The soft and timid voice sounded particularly piercing in her ears.

  It's hard to come by, she can still hold on after standing for so long.

  Seeing Chu Xinyi's face was still relatively calm, without any colorful colors, Zhen Shiniang secretly praised her and raised her head to meet Chu Xinyi's gaze. "...... Are you talking to me?" Her voice was light and faint, giving people a sense of confusion and ignorance.

  Chu Xinyi was so angry that her teeth itched.

  "Originally called so many elder sister voices didn't respond, was it because you thought I wasn't talking to you?" She looked around, "Elder sister take a look at this room, who else is worthy of me calling 'elder sister'?"

  "Oh..." Zhen Shining suddenly realized, "I thought my father and siblings had all died out, and I was an orphan girl?" She turned her head to look at Xi Que, "...after that, I forgot many things, does Xi Que still remember when my father was convicted, did I have a sister who survived?"

  "No." The magpie shook her head dazedly, not understanding what was wrong with the young lady of her household. They were both Shen Zhongjie's women and called each other sisters, at least on the surface they seemed very close.

  Isn't home fighting always like this?

  Behind your back, it's a matter of life and death, but on the surface, you're still calling each other "sister" this and "little sister" that.

  But after five years of living alone, how could her family's young lady have degenerated to the point where she couldn't even write a decent essay?

  PS: I don't know how the 62nd chapter was posted last night, but today I saw comments saying it wasn't in the directory. It's been fixed now. ⊙﹏⊙ sweat, both the backend and homepage were normal, it's inexplicable why this happened with the directory.