“Alright, stop scolding now. Even if you scold, they won't hear you in Yangzhou,” Old Madam Zu glared unpleasantly at Yingchun.

"Please be quiet and let Yingchun continue." she said.

Ying Chun Niang fell silent, sitting there with tears welling up in her eyes. She felt so heartbroken for her daughter...

While Yang Ruqing didn't react much, she had heard a lot about the aristocratic circle from Wan Qingchun and Zhang Liangyu when she went to Beijing before.

To be honest, if ordinary people like us can't think of it, they can definitely do it. Some things are so bizarre and outrageous that it's unbelievable, unbelievable that humans could even do such things.

Well, I'll be damned, those so-called noble offspring actually pulled it off!

Left Yingchun took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and continued, "Because of my commotion in the bath, the window paper that hadn't been pierced before was suddenly torn apart. That's when I realized, it turned out that his whole family knew about this hobby of his."

That's precisely why those well-connected families in Yangzhou City were reluctant to marry their daughters to her, even if she offered a generous dowry.

“And my parents, they pushed me and him together just for the dowry, pushing me into this marriage…”

"Welcome Spring, my child, don't say that to your mother. I was unaware of it!" Yingchun's mother cried out in anguish.

“The woman swore to heaven, if she had known earlier that the devil was a sodomite, even with a mountain of gold and silver, she wouldn’t have agreed to this marriage!” The woman continued.

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Left Yingchun just shook her head, wryly smiling. At this point, what use were accusations, complaints, and blame?

"At that time, when you broke in, you hadn't consummated the marriage with him, right?" Yang Ruocheng also spoke up.

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Left Yingchun nodded: "Without a bridal chamber, I am still pure and innocent."

Yang Ruqing also nodded, "If that's the case, why stay in her husband's family and endure? Why not divorce and return to her parents' home to find a good husband again?"

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Left Lady also put down her teacup and leaned forward, saying, "That's right, I was just about to ask that question too. Why not separate? Since you know he is a good-for-nothing man, you should decisively leave!"

"Leaving? I don't have the courage or the determination for that!" said Left Welcoming Spring with a wry smile.

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And besides, if I were to initiate the divorce, all of the dowry from that ship would be gone.

“After this matter was exposed, I made a scene. My in-laws came to me to persuade me, trying to cover up the situation. They told me to follow my husband wherever he goes, just like a hen follows the rooster and a dog follows its master. They said that a good woman doesn't leave her family twice and that as long as I stay with them, they would treat me like a queen.”

“Besides, he also came to apologize to me. During that time, he didn't go anywhere and stayed with me every day. He gave me all sorts of little things and even accompanied me on outings to Yangzhou outskirts.”

"From a young age, I've always been chasing after my cousin Jun Mo, showering him with affection. No man has ever treated me the way he does."

"So, so…"

"So you softened your heart and decided to give him another chance, didn't you?" Yang Ruohua interrupted Zuo Yingchun's words, asking.

Left Yingchun bit her lip and nodded.

Yang Ruqing then fell silent.

Ying Chun Niang scolded again: "You, you, you're really clueless! I bought you food and drink, took you out to play a couple of times and you forgave him already? How could you not know how to visit your own family side? Have you even consummated the marriage?"

Left Yingchun nodded again.

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Yingchun's mother clapped her hands together: "Alright, there's no play left now, the cooked duck can't fly away!"

Zuo Yingchun blushed and continued, "Not only did I consummate the marriage, but I'm also pregnant very soon."

"What? Little Doudou isn't your first child?" Yingchun was shocked.

Left Yingchun slowly shook her head: "The first child, a son, died when he was seven months old..."

"How could it be gone?" Yingchun's mother pursued.

Left Yingchun said, “I don’t know either. When I was pregnant, my in-laws and my husband were all good to me, and both of my sisters-in-law also cared about me.”

“Anything delicious, interesting, or novel in the mansion is always sent to me first.”

“Because we didn't have separate households, as my mother-in-law got older, my elder sister-in-law took care of her. My elder sister-in-law is good to me; she doesn't have any sons of her own, only several daughters, and the only son was born to a concubine.”

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"My sister-in-law often tells me that I must do well and give birth to a legitimate son to inherit the family business."

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"What about the Second House? Even if you give birth to a son, it doesn't necessarily mean he will inherit the family business, right? There's still the Second House!" Old Madam Zuo said.

Ying Chun's daughter explained to the left old madam, "Sister, you may not know this, my cousin and his wife have three sons, but the eldest and youngest were born to my cousin's wife, while the second son was born to my cousin's concubine."

"I died in childbirth when I gave birth to the second son. The second son has been raised by my elder sister-in-law ever since, and everyone is told that she gave birth to him. In reality, he is a concubine's child."

After this explanation, Old Madam Zuo also understood.

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Yang Ruqing also understood, once again sighing that the machinations of these big households were truly numerous!

“My sister-in-law is really good to me, even better than my mother-in-law. She took care of all my meals during my pregnancy.” Left Yingchun continued.

>But when it came to over seven months, one day her belly started aching while she was having breakfast, and it continued until the evening when she was cooking dinner that she gave birth to a boy.

“The child wasn’t just a stillbirth; its mouth and nose were also gaping open. I didn’t see it with my own eyes; I only heard the maidservants talking about it later.”

"My in-laws all said I was a monster. That night, they sent me away. I don't know if they buried me somewhere or just tossed me into a mass grave. No one told me. My mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, and even my husband—ever since that night, they've all been avoiding me."

"I walked through the house, and even the servants would point and whisper behind my back, saying I had given birth to a monster that would bring disaster to our family. I cried every day during my confinement period. After it was over, everyone else was plump and healthy, but I seemed to have aged several years." Zuo Yingchun said, tears welling up in her eyes again.

It wasn't for himself, but for that stillborn son.

　　Yingchun's mother cried too. While crying, she cursed the relatives on the other side, "How could you hide such a thing from us? You bunch of devils, just because your family is wealthier and more powerful than mine, you can treat my daughter like this? I can't swallow this anger!"

Old Madam Left said unpleasantly, "You found the marriage for Yingchun yourself. The other party is also your own family's cousin and sister-in-law. Who can you blame? You can only blame yourself for greedily seeking wealth and clinging to power."

Yingchun's mother was speechless.

Then, Old Madam Zuo asked Left Yingchun, “What happened after? Since you were able to conceive Doudou and give birth smoothly, did they treat you better?”

Zuo Yingchun smiled wryly: "Later, I gradually heard some things, which were told to me by that second sister-in-law."

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