After sharing a body with her husband

I heard that Qing-ge'er even drugged Ling-jun? Tsk tsk... How despicable and vile! Third Sister-in-law, how can you raise a child like this? How can you face the ancestors of the Xie family?

Shang Lingjun raised an eyebrow slightly, really wanting to give Li a thumbs up.

If we were to talk about the feud between the Qu family and the Li family, we could talk about it for a whole day and night! First of all, Master Xie the Third and Master Xie the Fourth were not on good terms. They married in the same year, so they inevitably compared themselves. Li was lucky. She gave birth to twin sons in the first year after entering the family, and later had a son and a daughter, making a total of three sons and one daughter. She was very successful.

Qu Shi was not so lucky. She had difficulty conceiving and only had her first child after three years of marriage. It was a daughter. She later gave birth to a second daughter. When she gave birth to Xie Zhaoqing, she couldn't bear it anymore and used tricks to make Xie Zhaoqing dress as a man.

Xie Zhaoqing has another daughter.

Therefore, Qu gave birth to a total of four daughters.

The fourth wife had many sons, and they often showed off in front of the third wife, which deepened the feud between the two families.

Qu's face turned purplish-red, and anger surged in her eyes.

"You, Li Minru, what goes around comes around. Everyone gets tripped up sometimes. We'll see..."

"Enough, you two stop arguing," Murong Shi said, stopping them.

Once the eldest sister-in-law spoke, Madam Qu and Madam Li naturally dared not argue anymore.

"Third sister-in-law, you're taking it out on me. I'm really innocent..." Li muttered softly.

"Shut up, all of you!" Old Madam Wei snapped angrily.

Li's face tightened, and she pursed her lips tightly.

Qu's face was filled with resentment, but she didn't say anything more. She glanced at Shang Lingjun, who was wearing a maple-colored brocade dress, and her face turned pale and even a little embarrassed.

Daughter-in-law becomes sister-in-law – what a disgrace!

She would never say "sister-in-law" to him, even if you beat her to death!

She's so happy about what happened to Qing Ge'er? She can't wait to change into a festive outfit and happily marry Xie Yan'an?

By this time, Madam Qu had calmed down and said in a restrained voice:

"It's the daughter-in-law's fault. She failed to raise her son properly, bringing shame to the Xie family and causing her mother-in-law a lot of worry."

Old Madam Wei raised her hand, and Granny Qiu helped her up.

"It's time to go to the ancestral hall."

"Mother-in-law, let me help you."

Shang Lingjun immediately got up and stood beside Old Madam Wei, who responded without refusing.

Qu's face turned ugly; she certainly knew how to fawn over him!

Li raised an eyebrow, feeling smug, but Murong gently nudged her shoulder, signaling her to be careful with her words and actions, lest she become a laughingstock among the clan.

Li Shi composed herself and followed behind Old Madam Wei as they headed to the Xie Family Ancestral Hall.

……

The ancestral hall is simple and solemn, with wisps of smoke curling around the plaque of the Xie Clan Ancestral Hall.

The clan elders had all arrived, but since Old Master Xie was too ill to get up, his younger brother, Uncle Xie, presided over the ceremony.

Today, not only do we need to revise the family genealogy for Shang Lingjun, but we also need to discuss expelling Xie Zhaoqing from the genealogy. Although it is called a discussion, Old Madam Wei has already made the decision alone.

Uncle Xie agreed, but it was just a formality.

"On this auspicious day, we open the ancestral hall of our Xie clan to gather our relatives and discuss the revision of our genealogy. This revision will follow the old rules of our ancestors and add..."

"etc."

Uncle Xie frowned and noticed a mistake.

Uncle Xie paused for a moment, then, feeling that the word "add" was inappropriate, changed his words:

"The marriage is to be changed so that Lady Shang will be registered as Xie Yan'an's wife. From this day forward, they will share the same lineage, honor and disgrace. It is hoped that she will serve her parents-in-law and maintain harmony with the clan..."

"I object!"

Before Uncle Xie could finish speaking, two servants brought in Xie Zhaoqing, who was bound, and forced her to kneel down. Xie Zhaoqing was shouting excitedly.

Uncle Xie looked solemn and simply raised his eyes to signal his servants to gag him.

Last night, a scandalous incident caused quite a stir. Uncle Xie despises him for hindering the entire clan's reproduction; he hates him too much to bear.

Now they don't even want to utter a word of reprimand, lest they tarnish their own reputation.

Xie Zhaoqing looked at Shang Lingjun, her eyes filled with deep resentment and venom.

"Shang is a cursed mother and husband, she's the one who brought me all this trouble! This cursed child, a jinx, are the elders of the clan really going to marry her off to Seventh Uncle? Seventh Uncle's health is already poor, he can't withstand her misfortune!"

These words caused a stir among the audience.

The young lady of the Shang family is indeed an orphan, this...

Qu remained indifferent and did not stop it.

Granny Qiu tried to step forward to control the situation, but was stopped by a glance from Old Madam Wei.

If you can't even handle this small situation, how can you be worthy of being her daughter-in-law?

Shang Lingjun's expression remained calm and composed; she even gave a faint smile as she stepped forward with unhurried ease.

"Since you say that, I, as your aunt, will also have a word with you about it."

Upon hearing Shang Lingjun refer to herself as "Auntie," Xie Zhaoqing's eyes widened as if she had suffered a great humiliation.

"You dare call yourself 'aunt' again?"

Shang Lingjun looked down at her with disdain.

"First of all, you criticize my fate, saying I'll bring misfortune to my parents. Do you even know why my parents died?"

"Years ago, Xiao Jing ran away from the army camp while playing and was captured by the enemy. It was my father who led men to rescue him at the risk of their lives. Xiao Jing was rescued, but my father and brothers became prisoners. They were beheaded and had their hearts ripped out by the Xiongnu, and were hung naked under the city wall. What a humiliation that was!"

Shang Lingjun spoke in a very calm tone, as if she were talking about someone else's business, but this caused everyone to fall into a deep silence.

Squinting from the bright sunlight, Shang Lingjun continued her story:

"My mother couldn't bear the blow and passed away within two years. That's why I was adopted by the Xiao family and became Xiao Jing's younger sister."

"That's your fault too!"

Xie Zhaoqing's words were laced with venom, causing everyone's expression to change instantly!

The crowd frowned slightly, their dissatisfaction evident.

Xie Zhaoqing hated Shang Lingjun so much that she wanted to throw dirty water on her and trample on her, but she didn't expect that this would arouse the wrath of her clansmen.

The Shang family suffered a terrible loss, and the orphans of the soldiers were humiliated by her in this way.

How the Xiao family handles things is none of their business.

However, the Xie family is a distinguished family that values ​​poetry and etiquette above all else. If Xie Zhaoqing’s words and actions were to be spread, how would the Xie family members be able to hold their heads high?

Shang Lingjun ignored her and continued:

"Secondly, your claim that I bring bad luck to my husbands is even more absurd. We haven't been married yet, and you're not my husband, so how could I bring you bad luck?"

"You used to hate me and make fun of me. I could never figure out what I did to offend you. Later, Xiao Jing forced me to marry you. Even when I went on a hunger strike to die, he still forced me into the bridal sedan chair."

"You shameless woman drugged me on our wedding night while you two were having an affair in bed. Now, you're trying to shift the blame, attacking my fate instead of finding anything wrong with me?"

Shang Lingjun shook her head and sneered.

"How ridiculous! How can there be such shameless people in this world?"

Now that he heard this, Huo Chuan finally understood the suffering Shang Lingjun had endured. In her previous life, she hadn't gone to the front yard to expose their affair. Her days in the Xie family must have been very difficult back then.

Xie Zhaoqing is such a bastard!

Xie Zhaoqing's face was drained of color; she could no longer save face. How dare she utter such lewd and obscene words in public?

Doesn't she have any shame?

Qu Shi glanced around at everyone's expressions and noticed that there was a subtle hint of disdain in their eyes when they looked at Xie Zhaoqing.

Mrs. Qu felt utterly ashamed. She glared at her good-for-nothing daughter.

"Just shut up!"

If he could really drag Shang Lingjun down with him, that would be fine, but instead, she confronted him and humiliated him in public.

This is infuriating...

Qu also glared at Shang Lingjun in annoyance.

Old Madam Wei glanced sideways, and Granny Qiu immediately understood, raising her voice:

"Guards, quickly gag him! This is a sacred place; how dare he spout such nonsense!"

Xie Zhaoqing felt extremely wronged after being scolded by Madam Qu. Her mother just watched her being humiliated without saying a word to protect her.

"etc!"

Xie Zhaoqing shouted at Old Madam Wei,

"Grandmother, I have something to tell you privately. This matter concerns the survival of our entire clan!"