I've Got This Cannon Fodder Trope Covered!

Chapter 16

What if the child in this cousin miss's belly is related to her future brother-in-law? After the marriage, would they have to take this cousin as a concubine?

If that happened, their Wei family's Eighth Miss would be forced into marrying the brother of her sister's concubine due to this scheme?

Who would this disgust?

It would disgust not only Wei Hanshuang and Wei Hanyu but the entire Wei family!

What Wei Hanzhang could figure out, the experienced matriarchs of the Wei family had already seen through. Their gaze toward the cousin miss grew icy cold in an instant.

Madam Qian, too, directly questioned Third Miss Shen, Shen Li, "I wonder why the Third Miss Shen went out of her way today to make things difficult for the daughters of our Wei family?"

Though Shen Li was young, she knew she had made a grave mistake. Avoiding eye contact, she remained silent.

Wei Hanye patted her younger sister's hand, took a few steps forward, and coldly sneered at Shen Li, "I heard someone say they personally saw you push our Hanyu into the water. What kind of deep grudge do you harbor to disregard a lady's reputation like this?"

"Perhaps they were mistaken due to the crowd."

The Yongle Marquis's eldest son's wife, though seething with anger at her sister in law, couldn't allow her to be questioned so harshly. She immediately tried to mediate with a smile, "Li'er is a bit spoiled, but she wouldn't..."

Before she could finish, Wei Hanye cut her off coldly, "Let's skip the small talk. First, why don't you tell us whose child your cousin miss is carrying in her belly?"

As a married woman, Wei Hanye spoke bluntly.

The wife of the Yongle Marquis's eldest son flushed, her face stiff for a moment, when suddenly Shen Li's voice rang out, "Of course, it's my second brother's."

Having been spoiled and pampered her whole life, Shen Li couldn't bear being questioned like this by outsiders. She shouted, "Sister Yi and my second brother have been childhood sweethearts and long ago promised themselves to each other. They are the real couple—you're the outsider!"

The young girl, barely eleven or twelve, pointed at Wei Hanshuang, yelling, "You're the outsider!"

The scene was thrown into chaos.

The heir of Yongle Marquis's wife felt her vision go black and almost fainted.

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At the front courtyard:

Today's birthday celebrant was chatting with a few old friends. Although he had reached the age of forty, the Yongle Marquis Shen Xing still looked quite healthy, his body well-maintained. Amid their drinking and conversation, a servant ran in and whispered something in his ear. Immediately, his expression changed.

His eyes, sharp as knives, cut toward his second son sitting further down.

Marquis Zhongyong, Wei Ping, and his heir, Wei Huan, were confused by the sudden tension. Wei Huan was especially puzzled, wondering why his future father-in-law was glaring at his son-in-law like that.

Soon, a servant from the Wei family rushed in from outside and whispered to Marquis Zhongyong as well.

What had happened in the inner courtyard quickly spread among the various noble households present, passed along by their ladies. Though no one revealed their true thoughts, they were all astute enough to notice the stiff expression on the Yongle Marquis's face, his earlier smile unable to hold. Sensing the atmosphere, they tactfully found excuses to take their leave.