After sharing a body with her husband

"The matriarch will definitely investigate Ma Gu and Li Wei thoroughly. Although we've made arrangements in advance, there's no guarantee what will happen to their families..."

After that, Qi's mother did not say anything more.

Qu clasped her hands together, facing the Bodhisattva statue, but the words that uttered sent chills down one's spine.

"Cut the weeds and eliminate them at the root, leave no survivors, and do it immediately."

She will never allow any evidence to point to her or the third wife's family.

Even if Old Madam Wei had some suspicions, she had no evidence and couldn't do anything to her.

Mother Qi's expression changed, and after agreeing, she hurriedly left.

Qu closed her eyes, bowed slowly, and incense sticks burned brightly in front of her. Amidst the swirling smoke, the jade statue of the Bodhisattva smiled compassionately.

……

The next day, Shang Lingjun woke up slowly. Thinking about what happened last night, she was instantly terrified and jumped out of bed.

"yesterday……"

[A thug broke in yesterday, but it's alright, I've taken over your body.]

Huo Chuan briefly recounted the events of the previous night to Shang Lingjun. Upon hearing that a man had barged in, Shang Lingjun was filled with lingering fear and her heart pounded.

But after learning that Huo Chuan had given him a severe lesson, that Old Madam Wei had calmed things down, and that she had taken the villain away, Shang Lingjun breathed a sigh of relief.

What a risk!

She was drugged, but luckily Huo Chuan was there!

I knew you were my savior; thank goodness for you.

Just hearing Huo Chuan say that made Shang Lingjun break out in a cold sweat, which shows how dangerous yesterday was!

Shang Lingjun's lips were pressed into a straight line, and she could even hear the thumping of her own heart. Who on earth would use such a vicious method to harm her?

"Is that Qu Ronghua?" she suddenly asked.

Qu Ronghua is the name of the Qu family.

Let's see what evidence the old lady finds.

Huo Chuan did not deny the name, and it was clear that Qu was the most likely suspect.

Shang Lingjun lowered her head, staring at the plain-colored bedsheet, her gaze growing colder and colder.

Who else could it be but her? I exposed her daughter's affair, and now she's trying to catch me cheating? Ha...

Xie Zhaoqing and Xiao Jing's affair was an open secret, but the affair against her had to be framed. This Qu family is really interesting.

Shang Lingjun knew long ago that she was a vicious woman, and had tormented her quite a bit in his past life.

I just didn't expect the Qu family to be so impatient. The Xie Zhaoqing incident had only been over for a few days, less than half a month, and she was already in a hurry to take revenge.

In her past life, even though she knew that her "fake son" was actually a girl, she still pretended to advise her to keep her husband's heart.

Just to avoid revealing her true colors in front of outsiders, she acted like a mother-in-law.

Xie Zhaoqing would beat and scold her at the drop of a hat. Qu Shi not only did not try to persuade her, but also scolded Shang Lingjun for being useless and unable to keep a man by her side. This caused the servants in the courtyard who were good at reading people's expressions to also give her a hard time.

To show his good intentions, he even forced Shang Lingjun to wear a thin veil to please Xie Zhaoqing. Xie Zhaoqing burst into laughter and pushed Shang Lingjun in front of Xiao Jing, causing her to suffer a great deal of humiliation.

Afterwards, she was constantly subjected to insults such as "slut" and "whore," with people saying she was even worse than a prostitute.

In his previous life, Shang Lingjun had a very difficult time under the control of that wicked mother and daughter.

Those were hellish days.

Even after being reborn, Shang Lingjun still couldn't let go of the memories of her past life.

A suppressed, cold laugh escaped her throat.

[Even someone as intelligent as the Old Madam would surely guess who it is.]

Before she could even settle scores with the Qu family for her past life, the Qu family had already come to take revenge.

Oh……

But despite all her calculations, she never expected that Shang Lingjun now had a benefactor within her body, which not only prevented her from falling for her drug but also gave her the upper hand.

Furthermore, Qu overlooked the most important point.

Shang Lingjun's status is now different from before; she is no longer a daughter-in-law whom she can discipline and bully at will, but her sister-in-law.

Moreover, Qu's husband was merely a son of a concubine in the Xie family, while Shang Lingjun's husband was the youngest legitimate son whom Old Madam Wei doted on the most.

Now that Shang Lingjun and Xie Yan'an are married, they are husband and wife, and in the eyes of Old Madam Wei, they are also family in name.

Qu's actions in harming Lord Shangling showed a lack of respect for her brother-in-law, Xie Yan'an. By disregarding Xie Yan'an, she was disregarding his mother, Old Lady Wei.

Could Old Madam Wei tolerate this?

When her own family members were bullied by outsiders, Shang Lingjun refused to believe that Old Madam Wei would stand idly by.

There is a saying that is good:

When beating a dog, consider its owner; when beating a tiger, consider the terrain.

Although this isn't the most accurate way to put it, the meaning is roughly the same.

In short, Old Lady Wei is Shang Lingjun's dear mother-in-law, and she wouldn't abandon her.

She married the right person; she found the right support.

In her previous life, when Shang Lingjun married Xie Zhaoqing, Old Madam Wei wouldn't even give her a second glance.

Huo Chuan hesitated for a moment but still spoke.

The thug from yesterday was named Li Wei; he seemed to recognize you.

Shang Lingjun was utterly astonished. It was him?

He was her childhood neighbor. They often played together when they were young, and Li Wei even protected her when she was bullied by older children.

Later, her family moved and they lost contact. The fact that Ms. Qu was able to find Li Wei shows that she had been planning this for a long time.

This is going to confirm that she committed adultery!

"Who is he?" Huo Chuan pressed.

Shang Lingjun's tone turned cold. "He was just a childhood neighbor. I never imagined he could do something like this."

Everyone has to pay the price for their actions. Regardless of Li Wei's reasons for agreeing to Qu's request, it was already an unforgivable act for Shang Lingjun.

She would never even look at him again.

If you want to kill him, then let him die!

Shang Lingjun quickly got up and got out of bed.

"I need to take care of my mother-in-law and also ask about the outcome of the interrogation."

"Madam, why did you wake up so early today?"

Qingzhi yawned. She had come to help Shang Lingjun get up, but she didn't expect that Shang Lingjun had already finished washing up.

"Qingzhi, did you go to sleep as soon as you got back to your room last night?" Shang Lingjun asked.

"Yes, I don't know why, but I fell asleep early last night and slept until now," Qingzhi said.

Shang Lingjun seemed to be deep in thought. It seemed that the villain had also drugged Qingzhi, fearing that if there was any noise, Qingzhi would ruin his plans.

"It's alright, come with me to my mother-in-law's."

Coincidentally, when Shang Lingjun arrived with Qingzhi, Old Madam Wei had just gotten up. Shang Lingjun quickly went over to help her get dressed.

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

Old Madam Wei let her help her put on the thin jacket.

"You stayed up so late last night, why didn't you get more sleep?"

Shang Lingjun's tone was gentle, "I couldn't sleep, so I wanted to come to my mother-in-law's place."

Old Madam Wei glanced at her and said in a calm tone:

"If you have something on your mind, you won't want to sleep. The two thugs from last night have already been interrogated, so you don't need to ask about it anymore. Now that you're at the temple, just focus on calming your mind and praying for blessings."

Shang Lingjun paused in her grip on the buttons. It seemed that Old Madam Wei knew what she wanted to ask and told her not to speak.

Does that mean that the subsequent matters will be investigated and handled by Old Madam Wei?

Is this what it feels like to have elders looking after you?

A faint smile played on Shang Lingjun's lips.

"Yes, daughter-in-law, why don't you have breakfast with your mother-in-law? I think the pickled vegetables they just brought over look pretty good."

Standing to the side, Qingzhi looked puzzled. A thug?

What happened last night?

Qingzhi looked at Granny Qiu with a questioning gaze, but Granny Qiu shook her head.

Qingzhi had been by Old Madam Wei's side for a long time, so she had some sense of propriety; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to rise to the position of a first-class maidservant.

She was adept at reading people's expressions and immediately went to help serve Shang Lingjun his breakfast.

During the meal, Old Madam Wei stirred the vegetarian porridge in her bowl with a spoon and asked:

"Ati, did you learn your fighting skills from your adoptive parents?"

Shang Lingjun was slightly taken aback. Fists and kicks?

She doesn't know any martial arts at all...