She has a slender waist and delicate bones, and is able to seduce the ascetic horse.

"Let's go." Mr. Meng reminded his wife.

Madam Meng immediately retracted her cold gaze and replied in a low voice, "Okay."

Chen Yuanli was the last one to come along, but even though no one called him, he would still follow.

Shen Jiaojiao walked very quickly. As soon as she passed through the corridor and arrived at the dining room door, she ran into the person she least wanted to see.

Meng Wan came from the other side of the corridor.

After not seeing her for a few days, this good sister seemed like a different person. Even dressed up, she couldn't hide the haggard feeling she showed.

"Sister came early today."

Meng Wan smiled faintly and took the initiative to greet her.

She ignored him and walked straight into the house.

The smile froze on his face, and a rage rose in Meng Wan's heart, but was quickly suppressed.

She smiled as if nothing had happened and followed him inside.

Not long after the two entered the house, Master Meng and others arrived.

Mr. Meng still sat in the main seat, Madam Meng sat on his left, and Meng Wan sat next to Madam Meng as usual.

Shen Jiaojiao looked around and chose a seat farthest away from the others to sit down.

Seeing this, Chen Yuanli followed.

Just as he was about to pull out the chair, she reached out to stop him.

The slender arms were placed on the reddish-brown back of the chair, so white that they were dazzling.

"Don't get in my way."

As she spoke, she raised her eyes and looked at Master Meng.

"Godfather, why hasn't my brother come yet?"

Seeing Shen Jiaojiao not giving face to her son-in-law, and seeing her son-in-law standing there awkwardly and not daring to say anything, Master Meng shook his head helplessly and said, "Yuan Li, please sit next to Wan'er."

After rescuing Chen Yuanli, Master Meng looked at his adopted daughter.

"Ahui has left the house, but he said he will be back tonight. Let's wait for him first."

"Oh." She responded and stopped talking.

The atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.

There was almost no sound around, and the silence was like the calm before the storm, hanging over everyone's heads.

The sound of Chen Yuanli pulling the chair was particularly obvious.

Meng Wan turned his head and smiled softly at the other person, looking peaceful and beautiful.

Chen Yuanli smiled back subconsciously.

Suddenly, the words that Shen Jiaojiao had just said rang in his mind - Aunt Zhou was poisoned, and it was this seemingly weak woman in front of him who did it.

Now looking at Meng Wan's smile again, he felt a chill on the back of his head and a chill in his heart.

Perhaps, Meng Wan was not as innocent as he imagined...

"Yuan Li, why haven't I seen you these past two days? Our child misses his father very much." Meng Wan said softly.

Chen Yuanli didn't say anything, but instinctively looked up at Shen Jiaojiao.

Shen Jiaojiao lowered her head and played with the teacup in her hand, as if she didn't care about anything that happened on the table.

Seeing the man's behavior, Meng Wan was so angry that she almost bit her teeth.

But the current situation did not allow her to lose her temper, so she could only endure it.

"I'm sick, I didn't mean to miss the trip." Chen Yuanli said, patting Meng Wan's hand to reassure her, "The child hasn't been bothering you these days, has he?"

Meng Wan shook her head. "He's very well behaved."

"Haha." Laughter came from the opposite side.

They both looked up at the woman sitting opposite them.

There was a flash of surprise in Chen Yuanli's eyes.

Meng Wan's eyes were filled with frost, and he wished he could kill her with his own hands.

Shen Jiaojiao believed that if looks could kill, she would definitely die under Meng Wan's eyes at this moment.

"Sorry, I just remembered something funny," she said perfunctorily.

Meng Wan had been scared out of her wits by Meng Hui these past two days, and she didn't dare to confront her directly at this moment, so she could only smile and agree. "Sister, what funny things did you think of? Tell us about it."

"Do you really want to listen?"

"…If my sister doesn't want to say anything, it's okay if she doesn't say it."

"Well, then I'll tell you this joke."

Shen Jiaojiao put down the teacup in her hand and told everyone the funny things that happened to her.

"I heard that there is such a couple in the world. The wife is not pregnant, but she told her husband that she is. It just so happens that the new concubine is pregnant, and the wife is waiting to hold the concubine's child and raise him.

"That husband is not a good guy either. When his wife was in trouble, he not only didn't care, but he went to another courtyard with his concubine. When the matter was settled, he came out again and said he was sick these days.

"Everyone knows that this couple is only affectionate on the surface, but they have to pretend in front of everyone to make people laugh..."

Meng Wan was the first to lose his temper. He stood up suddenly and interrupted her.

"Shen Jiaojiao! Stop making insinuations!"

"It's just a joke, why are you angry?" Shen Jiaojiao widened her eyes and pretended to be surprised, "What's wrong with what you said, sister? Why are you making insinuations?"

After hearing this, Chen Yuanli, who was originally angry, realized that something was wrong.

A suspicious look fell on Meng Wan's belly.

Meng Wan's heart skipped a beat and she raised her hand to support her slightly bulging belly, tears quickly welling up in her eyes.

"Who told you to say this for no apparent reason..."

After saying that, she burst into tears and turned into Mrs. Meng's arms.

"Wow, mother, my sister bullied me..."

Mrs. Meng quickly hugged Meng Wan and coaxed her softly, occasionally looking up at Shen Jiaojiao opposite her, her eyes full of blame.

"Don't cry, Wan'er. That was just a joke Jiaojiao heard. It's different from what you guys heard."

"What's the difference?" Meng Wan asked while crying.

Mrs. Meng knew that her beloved daughter lied about being pregnant - otherwise why would she have acknowledged the extra menstrual belt?

Now I was stumped by the question and could only pick out the loopholes in the story.

"The story is about a couple, and you are just Yuan Li's concubine. You don't fit in with the joke."

Meng Wan paused for a moment, then cried even more heartbreakingly.

If she could be a wife, she would not be willing to be a concubine!
Mrs. Meng knew that she had said something wrong and looked at Mr. Meng awkwardly, motioning for him to help speak.

At this time, Mr. Meng was also confused and didn't notice Mrs. Meng's eyes at all.

He knew in his heart that an adopted daughter's son was the safest choice and would never speak nonsense.

Could it be that Meng Wan really lied?
"Madam, why don't we call the palace doctor..."

"master!"

Mrs. Meng interrupted Mr. Meng hastily, looking very unhappy.

"Since Wan'er got pregnant, doctors have come to check her pulse every day. How could it be a false pregnancy? You called the court doctor to trample Wan'er's reputation into the mud!"

"Madam is right." Master Meng bowed his head and admitted his mistake, "I was not thoughtful enough."

Mrs. Meng did not dare to confront Shen Jiaojiao, for fear that she would really find a doctor to take Meng Wan's pulse, so she had to put pressure on Chen Yuanli.

"Yuan Li, you and Wan'er are married, and you know her personality best. How could she do such a weird thing?"

Seeing Meng Wan crying miserably, Chen Yuanli seemed to have been misunderstood. He immediately put aside all doubts and nodded in response, "Mother-in-law is right."

The three of them didn't dare to blame Shen Jiaojiao for talking nonsense.

Even Mr. Meng, who originally wanted to improve their relationship, immediately gave up the idea after seeing this situation.

He just hoped that his adopted daughter would be patient and stop talking.

Even if they don't interfere with each other, it is better than the family members fighting against each other.

Shen Jiaojiao received a look from her adoptive father and shut her mouth in disappointment.

She specifically brought up this "joke" in order to drive a thorn in the hearts of Meng Wan and Chen Yuanli.

Just now, my stepmother had pushed the thorn in with her own hands—

With Meng Wan's pride, how could she accept that she would always be a concubine?
She glanced quickly at Meng Wan.

The good show is about to begin. I just hope she won't be disappointed. (End of this chapter)