Chapter 50

Chapter 50

In the Embroidery Room, Min Rou's needle almost pierced her own finger.

Concubine Liu was also so startled that she couldn't speak, lowering her head to look at her obedient daughter being coaxed by the nanny in the cradle beside her.

Zhou Muxin, Min Rou's husband, was known throughout the capital city for doting on his wife.

He did not take any concubines, obeyed his beloved wife's every word, and reportedly handed over his entire monthly salary to Min Rou without keeping a single penny for himself.

The unmarried young ladies of prominent families in the capital, as well as the official wives who were already married, all envied Min Rou for having such a doting and devoted husband.

Because of this husband's tender affection and exclusive adoration, everyone who saw Min Rou's somewhat strict mother-in-law still felt that she could be tolerated.

Even Concubine Liu in the palace knew of these rumors.

It was clear how renowned Zhou Muxin's love for Min Rou was throughout the capital.

[Ah, it's all false, all lies.]

Xiao Chuchu rocked in the cradle, shaking her head helplessly.

[Believing in men will only lead to failure.]

[What monthly salary being handed over to Aunt Min Rou? He's just a lowly patrol guard in the capital, his monthly salary is pitiful.]

[The main source of his income is the 'tribute money' he receives from the various shops and stalls in the city. Just this October alone, Zhou Muxin collected three hundred taels.]

[Aunt Min Rou, I wonder how much of that he actually gave you?]

[With his meager salary, he might give you some, but he keeps the bulk of his under-the-table 'tribute money' for himself!]

Min Rou was stunned, her chest heaving.

She had just been staying in Concubine Liu's Embroidery Room, not only to catch up with her long-lost bosom friend, but also because she had heard the peculiar thoughts of the young princess.

When she first heard the first sentence, she thought she had misheard.

But as she listened on, she became more and more shaken and astounded!

Zhou Muxin only gave her twenty-odd taels of his October salary, and secretly kept three hundred taels for himself!?

What kind of handing over his salary to her for safekeeping was that?

There was none of that at all!

Min Rou felt like she was about to faint.

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She had always thought that he had only her, that he had laid bare his heart for her.

Xiao Chuchu couldn't help but silently praise her mother.

[That's exactly it. So in the novel, not long after Min Rou passes away, Zhou Muxin hastily remarries the daughter of the Minister of Justice, using that connection to advance to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice within three years.]

Min Rou painfully closed her eyes.

[This man, when he was young he lusted after Aunt Min Rou's beauty, but after obtaining her, he no longer cherished her. Now he's only focused on advancing his career, seeking to gain a prestigious official position.]

[He's not satisfied with just being a lowly patrol guard!]

Xiao Chuchu's incisive criticisms were like knives cutting into the hearts of the two women in the room.

Min Rou tightly gripped the fabric in her hands, barely holding back from rushing home to confront Zhou Muxin.

Was what the young princess said true?

The young princess was the granddaughter of Master Liu, who was like a second father to her.

Min Rou couldn't help but trust what the young princess said from the bottom of her heart.

But still, Zhou Muxin had been her husband of ten years...

Holding back her tears, Min Rou lowered her head to sew the winter clothes, "Chaniang, let's not talk about this anymore. My two daughters have been running fevers that won't go down, that's why I haven't had the heart to immediately divorce him."

"I'll take the two children back to my family's house today."

Whether his feelings for her were real or fake, it no longer mattered to her.

Even if it was fake, taking her two daughters and leaving the Zhou family would make her feel more at peace!

Liu Chaniang heard this and tightly grasped her hand, about to open her mouth to encourage her, when she heard her own daughter drop another bombshell.

Xiao Chuchu, idling in the cradle, decided to have the system check what Zhou Muxin was up to now.

She was very curious about how this despicable man had deceived a woman for ten years.

The results shocked even the worldly-wise Xiao Chuchu.

[Damn, this Zhou Muxin is still human!?]

[He and his old mother are going to drown Min Rou's little daughter in ice water!]

Min Rou's body went limp at these words.

Concubine Liu abruptly stood up with a clatter.

[Ah! This old hag and that stinking man are drugging the three-year-old child and making her soak in ice water, making her gravely ill! To prevent Aunt Min Rou from divorcing at this time!]

[Ah, help!]