At the end of March in the forty-sixth year of Qianqi's reign, there was a faint fragrance floating in the night wind.

The woman was leaning against the window. She looked intently at the peach blossom tree in full bloom outside the empty window, and evoked a sarcastic smile.

She was in her prime, with sunken cheeks, dull eyes, rough and yellow skin, and a skinny body. Under the cold moonlight, she showed a bleak and sickly look.

Who would have thought that she, Shen Qingyun, would be the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion, the first wife of Jiang Lin, the eldest son of the Jianghou Mansion, and the upright wife of the eldest son of the Hou Mansion.

"Hmm~ah~ Master, please be gentle... I hate it~"

Shen Qingyun was looking at the flowers in trance, when a discordant sound suddenly echoed in the silent courtyard.

The sound got louder and louder, with the woman's moans and the man's rough breathing mixed together, transmitted through the wall, mocking Shen Qingyun's helplessness.

"That little Langho is really shameless, she's getting more and more presumptuous! Her!" The little maid Zhenzhu on the side heard this voice, and her face turned red with shame. She wanted to curse but didn't know how to express it, so she looked at the pale Shen Qing. Yun, with unbearable eyes, lowered his voice and called softly: "Madam."

Shen Qingyun turned around and smiled at her, but the smile was full of bitterness: "It doesn't matter, I'm used to it."

Her husband, Jiang Lin, only had her sister Shensi Si in his heart. He had never touched her once during the several years of their marriage, but he hired Hong Yu, another maid beside her, to humiliate her.

Jiang Lin hated Shen Qingyun, but Shen Qingyun was so innocent.

She was supposed to grow up carefree, but her life was changed by her nanny when she was born. The nanny's child became the legitimate daughter of the Duke's family, but she was sold to the countryside.

After living in the country for thirteen years, I was ignorant, poorly clothed, full and hungry every day. I only cared about when to hoe the grass and when to feed the pigs every day. Unexpectedly, once I climbed up the branch, after a moment of joy, it turned out that Endless pain.

Shen Shensi was raised under the name of the old lady of the Duke's Mansion. She was favored since childhood and was both talented and beautiful. Even if she was found, Shen Shensi would still be the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion. It was only said to the outside world that she had been recovering from illness in the countryside since she was a child.

As for Shen Qingyun, she took on the appearance of a country girl very well.

Her behavior was vulgar, her character was submissive, and she was illiterate. Although her mother-in-law, Han Rou, was one of the most beautiful women in Kyoto at that time, she had completely lost her charm and was even inferior to the beautiful maids in the palace.

Except for her mother who welcomed her, everyone looked at her with contempt and disgust.

She gradually became more inferior and cowardly, and even developed unwillingness, jealousy and resentment from the bottom of her heart.

She wanted to cry, her life shouldn't be like this!

But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get any appreciation. In that case, why did she have to get her back?

The daughter-in-law of the Duke's Mansion and Jiang Lin, the eldest son of the Hou Mansion, were originally set to get married. Now that Shen Qingyun is back, the betrothal partner has naturally become her.

Although Jiang Lin was unwilling, for some reason he still agreed to marry her as promised.

She was happy in her heart, finally grasping a glimmer of hope in her confused days.

She knew that Jiang Lin liked a talented girl like Shen Sisi, so she practiced piano, chess, calligraphy and painting desperately. She also knew the dissatisfaction in Jiang Lin's heart, so no matter how indifferent he was, she just felt that she was not good enough and hoped that through her efforts, she could become better. Long lasting love.

Jiang Lin never eats the food she cooks.

The clothes she sewed with her own hands were worn by the boy next to Jiang Lin the next day.

She worked hard to learn the Allure Dance, but he only had to say: "It's not as good as Sisi to imitate others and be artificial."

.......

The only time Jiang Lin took the initiative to step into her house was to ask for money.

She eagerly took out the property title deed from her dowry, but she didn't get a smile. She could only rub the handkerchief and ask cautiously: "Husband, are you short of money recently?"

Jiang Lin said matter-of-factly: "What does it have to do with you? Your dowry should have been Sisi's. Now I'm just returning it to its original owner."

After that, he threw up his sleeves and left, leaving her stunned in place.

Her expectations were finally exhausted, and she thought she might die alone in this courtyard.

But with the death of her mother and the fall of the General's Mansion, Shen Qingyun's life in the Hou Mansion became increasingly difficult. Mrs. Jiang Hou had long been dissatisfied, and even changed her ways to punish her.

Everyone in the house knew that she was despised by the prince, and even a maid could come to her yard and step on her.

On weekdays, all they eat are scraps, even worse than the yellow dog that guards the Marquis Mansion. In winter, there are only pitiful charcoal fires, which are not enough to fill the house with smoke. Even if you get cold, you can still rely on it. A few bowls of ginger soup made it through.

She was trapped in this courtyard, receiving cold treatment and darkness.

For a long time, Shen Qingyun could only sigh secretly.

"Pearl, I just pity you and suffer with me."

Shen Qingyun looked at Pearl. She was obviously a maid, but her dress was gray and her clothes were not even as good as those of the housekeepers.

But Pearl shook her head seriously and said, "Madam, if it weren't for you, I would have died long ago. I am willing to serve you for the rest of my life."

Shen Qingyun was about to say more, but was interrupted by a laugh.

The person who came was Hong Yu. She still had a charming blush on her face after finishing her work. Her messy clothes deliberately exposed the red marks on her neck. She said with a sweet smile on her face: "Pearl, the Marquis said that you will be betrothed to Manager Wang." Yes, this is a great thing, you don’t have to stay here anymore."

After hearing this, Pearl looked pale, trembling and speechless.

Manager Wang is old enough to be Pearl's father, not to mention that he married two people before, both of whom died of abuse.

When Shen Qingyun heard this, she clutched the corners of her clothes tightly. Because of her anger and endurance, her shoulder bones protruded like a skeleton, and her fingers pinched into her palms, causing pain. Pearl was innocent, so why wouldn't even she be let go?

She pushed Hongyu away and rushed out of the courtyard amidst the exclamations of Hongyu and Pearl.

The strange thing was that there were not many servants keeping vigil in the mansion tonight, so no one stopped her. Shen Qingyun wanted to go to Jiang Lin's yard, but she saw his figure by a pond.

He was kissing the woman in his arms inseparably. The woman was wearing a black cloak. She was leaning against Jiang Lin weakly. She raised her face, but she was deep in thought.

Shen Qingyun stopped in surprise, Shen Shensi was already married to the third prince, how could he meet Jiang Lin here at night and still hug each other!

Shen Shensi also discovered Shen Qingyun. She exclaimed and grabbed Jiang Lin's arm: "She saw her, what should I do?"

Before Shen Qingyun could react, she saw Jiang Lin flying over with a gloomy expression. Then she felt the world spinning and her whole body being pushed into the cold lake water by Jiang Lin.

"thump."
Chapter completed!