My husband faked his death so I could remarry, but I got involved with my crazy brother and can'

Su Yingxue's face did not look good when she was pushed out.

They didn't utter a single word all the way to Chaoyang Garden.

The two maids remained silent outside before entering the room and closing the door.

Qiu Ye then asked, "Madam, what exactly is going on between you and the young master?"

Logically speaking, her method shouldn't be wrong.

But judging from Su Yingxue's appearance, it was clear that she hadn't succeeded.

Su Yingxue pouted, the man's slightly cold voice echoing in her mind: "I am not ready yet. You should go back first, and we'll talk again when I've thought it through."

The atmosphere was perfect, and the man kept moving closer until they kissed.

At the crucial moment, the man uttered such discouraging words.

That's really unpleasant.

It seems that Xie Huaiyun's inability to have sexual relations is true.

"What else can we do? Go and fetch the family doctor."

Su Yingxue looked worried.

If Xie Huaiyun's illness is curable, that would be good; if it is incurable...

Her face darkened; she didn't even dare to think about it.

Upon seeing this, Qiuye immediately summoned the family doctor.

"Doctor, I told you last time that the young master is impotent. Is there any way to cure him?" Su Yingxue immediately approached the doctor, her face full of anticipation.

Her family doctor was even more skilled than the imperial physicians in the palace, and now she pinned all her hopes on him.

The family doctor's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly knelt down.

This could be considered a family secret.

If word gets out, my life might be in danger!

"Doctor, you don't need to worry. Madam is only concerned about the young master," Qiu Ye quickly reassured her.

The family doctor wiped his sweat: "Madam, impotence can be congenital or acquired. If the young master's condition is congenital, it will be difficult to cure. If it was acquired due to injury or fright, it may be curable, but we still need to examine the location of the injury."

"But if we don't know whether it's innate or acquired, how can we determine it?" Su Yingxue pressed.

She couldn't very well ask Xie Huaiyun about something like this, could she?

If that's the case, he'll definitely feel like he's provoking us.

Wouldn't it be over now that they've finally managed to mend their relationship?

"this......."

The family doctor hesitated, then continued, "Actually, if it were the day after tomorrow, there might be further injury, and..."

The family doctor paused, lowered his voice, and Su Yingxue listened intently, immediately blushing.

"Is this... the only way?"

If they actually started fighting, wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?

"The lady and the prince are husband and wife, so it is normal for them to act this way."

The family doctor nodded gently: "Only by knowing the symptoms can we prescribe the right medicine."

Upon hearing this, Su Yingxue's resolve instantly hardened.

That's it.

Let's give it our all!

Consider it for the sake of future happiness!

Not long after Su Zhirou fell ill, the Anbo Mansion sent her betrothal letter.

"Madam, it's Anbozi's birthday. His wife has specially invited the Duke's Mansion. The old lady wants you to prepare generous gifts to send, saying that the two families have always been on good terms and you shouldn't ruin the relationship."

Dong Rong naturally knew that the money coming out of the Duke's mansion was all from Su Zhirou's dowry, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

She kept her head down, not daring to look at Su Zhirou's expression.

As expected, Su Zhirou's expression changed drastically upon learning of this, and she swept the soup bowl that had been handed to her onto the ground.

"Another round of gifts?! Why do all the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital have to celebrate their birthdays?!"

"The day before yesterday was the Duke of Qi's birthday celebration! The day before that was the Prime Minister's wife's birthday celebration! And the day before that was Marquis Ming of Wei's birthday celebration!"

"This month has only just begun, and three families are already celebrating birthdays. Now there's another one?!"

Su Zhirou was furious, her face turning extremely pale.

She hadn't expected her situation to be so difficult.

Is it really impossible to get through one or two unlucky birthday celebrations?!

She already supplements the Duke's household expenses, but now she can barely afford the wedding gifts.

Which family isn't filled with high-ranking officials and nobles?

Not only for birthdays, but also for a baby's one-month celebration, a child's wedding, or a daughter's marriage, she has to give gifts to each of them.

It hasn't been long, and she's already almost at her breaking point...

If she holds on for another year, won't her dowry money be wasted?

Not only that, they also had to sell off their farmland and shops.

It's like they want to rip out her heart!

No wonder there were thousands of taels of silver in the Duke's mansion's account before; it turned out to be to cover the gifts that had been given out.

Based on this calculation, the Duke's mansion had very little silver left each year.

Although they own farmland and shops, they can't collect them until the end of the year.

Not to mention that the Duke of Anguo's monthly allowance was less than one hundred taels of silver.

Xie Huaiyun didn't give her any money either.

It's not much, but it's still enough to cover the cost of giving a gift once or twice...

"Madam, what should we do now? These people are on good terms with the Duke's mansion; we can't afford to offend them..."

Su Zhirou's face turned pale: "Of course I know, but I've already advanced at least three thousand taels of silver. If this continues, I'm afraid my dowry money will be lost..."

She finally married into the Duke's mansion as the heir apparent to enjoy a life of happiness, not to clean up a mess.

If she had known this, she shouldn't have married into the family.

This way, some personal savings can still be saved.

Now things are really different; her life is even more difficult than when she was a young lady in the Marquis's mansion.

"We have no choice but to go find that bitch and see if she'll show mercy..."

Su Zhirou's first thought was of the former money-giving girl.

She used to have a close relationship with Su Yingxue, and Su Yingxue would often provide her with supplies.

But now... instead of replenishing her supplies, she's making things even worse.

"Madam, I don't think the Second Madam would give us any money. Instead of asking her for money, we might as well just have someone steal it." Dong Rong said, looking at Su Zhirou.

Su Zhirou was taken aback, and hesitated for a moment: "But there are quite a few people in her courtyard, and quite a few experts among them. Isn't asking her to steal from us just suicide?"

These words were filled with deep concern.

Su Zhirou wasn't stupid; she knew how many people Su Yingxue had under her command.

He knew even more that he was not qualified to go head-to-head with Su Yingxue.

She had witnessed Su Yingxue's generosity over the years.

A little bit showing between her fingers is enough for her.

"This servant knows that the Second Madam's side has many people and great power, but what about the Lady of the Marquis?"

Dong Rong's words did indeed enlighten Su Zhirou.

Her eyes lit up, and she immediately said, "Go, first take my dowry money to send out the gifts, and also get pen and ink. I can't go out right now, so you go and deliver this letter to my mother yourself."

"yes!"

When Aunt Feng received the letter, her expression changed: "Has something happened? Why didn't Rou'er come in person?"

She hadn't seen Su Zhirou for a while and missed her terribly.

After she got married, she only went back to her parents' home twice.

In the past, Su Zhirou served him at his side every day.

But now...

Aunt Feng didn't even dare to think about it.

Dong Rong sighed, not wanting to hide it from Aunt Feng: "Miss has suffered so much in the mansion. She originally thought that marrying into the Duke's mansion would bring her a better life, but unexpectedly, the eldest young lady withdrew all the money from the accounts on the very first day Miss took over the household. Now Miss is like a clever housewife trying to cook without rice..."

"The young lady is now ill from anger, but she has no choice but to use her dowry money to cover the debts of the eldest young lady."

"Auntie, you love Miss the most, you surely wouldn't want her to suffer, would you?"

Every word Dong Rong said was like a knife, viciously cutting into Aunt Feng's heart.

Aunt Feng never expected that Su Zhirou would be so upset in the mansion.

My heart sank instantly.

"I'm going to find that bitch and confront her!"

Aunt Feng slammed her hand on the table and stood up, about to turn and leave, but was stopped by Dong Rong.

"Madam, the most urgent thing is to see what Miss wrote in her letter. Now that the eldest young lady is favored, we'll only suffer if we go against her."

Aunt Feng looked displeased, but she still listened to the advice and opened the letter.

"What? This plan can work?"