I was pampered like a treasure after being married off to the young marshal, but my father and broth

"Now the rumors are spreading everywhere that Chi Qingyuan went out to find women because he thought Shang Pengyue's body was... unclean."

Jiang Yueyan curled her lip, her face full of disdain.

"Those people are so gossipy. They brought up the story of Shang Pengyue being assaulted by a beggar before she even got married, saying that Young Master Chi had no choice but to marry a slut and was so resentful that he went to a brothel for comfort."

"Tsk tsk tsk, now everyone is saying that Shang Pengyue deserves it. Who told her to be so high-profile back then? Now look what happened, she's lost all face."

Shang Sheyu lowered his eyes, concealing the fleeting coldness in them.

Indeed, karma is a cycle.

In her previous life, Chi Qingyuan cheated on her husband, Shang Sheyu, because she was "dull, boring, and lacking in romance."

In this life, the person in question is Shang Pengyue, and the reason given is "impure body".

Ultimately, it's just an excuse that scumbags use to justify their own philandering and pleasure.

But that little peach...

Shang Sheyu's lips curled into a mocking smile.

In her previous life, she went to great lengths to get rid of Xiao Tao, and only then was she able to manage to send her away.

That woman is incredibly cunning; she's a master of playing dumb to deceive men, and a few tears from her can steal a man's heart.

Now, with the arrogant and brainless Shang Pengyue facing off against the scheming Xiao Tao, this drama is sure to be quite a spectacle.

"Third Sister-in-law? Third Sister-in-law, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Shang Sheyu remained silent for a long time, Jiang Yueyan waved her hand in front of her eyes and scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly: "Did I say something wrong? After all, she's your sister..."

"fine."

Shang Sheyu snapped out of his daze and smiled faintly.

"I was just thinking that evil people will be punished by evil people, and this is probably karma."

Jiang Yueyan breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to say something more when footsteps sounded outside again.

This time, a young maidservant came, panting heavily as she ran.

Xi'er opened the door, and the little maid stood at the door, shivering from the cold, but she was very polite and bowed respectfully.

"Third Young Madam, Young Master Wang Gui has sent someone to invite you to the Chamber of Commerce. He says it's an extremely urgent matter and you must come."

Shang Sheyu was taken aback.

Since helping the Quanmen Chamber of Commerce secure that large order from the Arab world, Quan Wanggui's attitude towards her has changed drastically. He now treats her with great respect, but hasn't bothered her since.

On a snowy day like today, unless it's urgent, no one would send someone to invite them.

"I see."

Shang Sheyu didn't ask any further questions and stood up: "Xi'er, go get the overcoat."

Upon hearing that they were going to the Quanmen Chamber of Commerce, Jiang Yueyan's eyes lit up like two small light bulbs, and she stood up abruptly, two suspicious blushes appearing on her cheeks.

"Third Sister-in-law, I'm going too! I'm going too!"

Shang Sheyu, who was tying the belt of his cloak, paused upon hearing this, hesitating slightly: "Well... I'm going to take care of some important business, and besides, it's snowing heavily outside..."

The Quanmen Chamber of Commerce is a place for business negotiations; bringing a delicate young lady there seems to be against the rules.

"Oh, Third Sister-in-law."

Jiang Yueyan grabbed Shang Sheyu's arm and shook it vigorously, acting coquettishly.

"I'm so bored at home, please take me out to see the world. I promise I'll behave and not cause you any trouble, okay, Third Sister-in-law?"

Shang Sheyu lowered his head and looked at Jiang Yueyan's big, watery eyes, which were full of pleading and a hint of shyness that she couldn't hide.

A slight thought crossed her mind.

The Jiang family and the Quan family are old friends. Although Jiang Yueyan is a loud and boisterous girl, she is honest and kind-hearted and has no bad intentions.

Moreover, judging from her appearance, her true intentions are probably not what they seem.

"Alright."

Shang Sheyu smiled helplessly and tapped her forehead: "But once we get there, you're not allowed to wander off."

"Yes, ma'am! Third sister-in-law is the best!"

Jiang Yueyan cheered and quickly put on her red cloak.

The Quan family's car was already prepared and parked at the gate.

The wheels rolled over the thick snow and headed towards the Quanmen Chamber of Commerce in the city center.

Upon arrival, the magnificent European-style buildings stood solemnly amidst the wind and snow.

As soon as the two entered the hall and shook off the snowflakes, they saw a tall, slender figure walking quickly down the spiral staircase from the second floor.

Quan Wanggui was dressed in a gray suit and wore gold-rimmed glasses, looking refined and elegant.

"Third Aunt, it's really my fault for troubling you to make this trip in such heavy snow."

Quan Wanggui walked up to him, bowed slightly, and spoke with a sincere and apologetic tone.

Jiang Yueyan stood behind Shang Sheyu, watching the man slowly walk towards her, and her breath caught in her throat.

She clutched the handkerchief tightly in her hand, her heart pounding, feeling that the man before her was a hundred times more handsome than the snow-covered landscape.

Shang Sheyu didn't notice the girl's unusual behavior behind her, and simply nodded slightly: "We're all family, no need to be so polite. What happened?"

Quan Wanggui straightened up, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over Jiang Yueyan behind Shang Sheyu.

He was slightly taken aback, feeling that the girl looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before, but he couldn't quite place her.

Out of politeness, he nodded to Jiang Yueyan as a greeting.

Jiang Yueyan felt as if fireworks had exploded in her mind in that instant. Her face turned so red that it was almost bleeding. She lowered her head in a panic and even forgot to return the gift.

Quan Wanggui withdrew his gaze, his expression becoming serious.

"Third Aunt, this is a long story. The Chamber of Commerce is going to discuss an important cooperation with the Japanese today. The translator we arranged was in a car accident on his way here this morning and is still in the hospital. The meeting is about to start, and it's really too late to find someone who understands Japanese and is trustworthy."

At this point, Quan Wanggui looked at Shang Sheyu with some difficulty.

"My third aunt is very knowledgeable; does she also have some knowledge of Japanese?"

Upon hearing this, Shang Sheyu frowned slightly.

Japanese people?

What she hated most in her life was this group of bandits who lorded it over China.

In their previous life, the Japanese committed many heinous acts in the northern border region.

She pursed her lips, a flash of disgust in her eyes, but still nodded: "I know a little bit."

Quan Wanggui breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Then I'll have to trouble Third Aunt to cover for me?"

"Let's go."

Shang Sheyu did not refuse.

Now that she was here, and it was a matter concerning the Quan family, she naturally couldn't stand idly by.

Quan Wanggui led the two towards the conference room upstairs.

Before I even reached the door, I could hear a loud, incessant chattering of gibberish coming from the conference room. The voices were loud and carried an undisguised arrogance and haughtiness.

"Baka!"

"These Chinese people are simply wasting our time."

"What kind of powerful merchant guild is this? I think they're just a bunch of country bumpkins who've never seen the world. They can't even find enough translators, and they want to cooperate with our great empire?"

"If it weren't for the transportation line they control, I wouldn't bother sitting at the same table with these lowlifes."

The meeting room was well soundproofed, but the people inside were very loud.