"I will divorce you and marry another!"
A son born to a legal wife is the legitimate heir, but those sons born from concubines, no matter how good they are, will never be acknowledged by the elders of the clan!
To say I don't regret it would be a lie. Initially, I was only attracted by the Gu Family's lineage, but I never expected that this woman would turn out to have a half-demon body. The Sun Family indeed sent people to inquire about her before the marriage, and aside from the poor reputation of her birth mother, there was no mention of any hidden ailments in the daughter's health. Blinded by the Gu Family's influence, I thought to myself,
"This has only happened because of her mother's lacking morals. Otherwise, how could it be my turn to marry her?"
Such eldest legitimate daughters of great cultivation families are usually not married off. Even if they lack the talent for cultivation, they are most often cultivated with great effort, kept at home to manage affairs, or sought for marriage through the practice of the man moving in with the wife's family!
Back then, I thought I had hit the jackpot, and I happily brought her into my household. Seeing that this woman from the Gu Family was indeed proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and handled cooking and accounts with ease, I thought I had married a treasure. When my eldest and second sons were born, they seemed quick-tempered, but I simply attributed it to their young age and thought they could be taught to behave better over time. However, when my daughter was born and the midwife shakily brought out an infant with scales covering the lower half of her body, I realized I had been massively duped!
By then, regretting was already too late!
Seeing this, the Eldest Young Madam of the Sun Family blinked her eyes, and tears began to roll down, nodding she said,
"My husband, rest assured...should that time come, I won't need you to speak, I will voluntarily step down from my position!"
Eldest Young Master Sun was just a paper tiger. He talked tough, but his heart softened at the sight of a woman's tears. Besides, Young Madam Sun's hand was on his chest, moving intentionally or unintentionally, and somehow she ignited a little fire in his heart. In the next moment, he bent down to pick her up,
"It's strange, every time I enter your room...let's try again, perhaps this time we might have a normal child!"
With that, he carried her to the bed in big strides, kicking off their shoes in the distance, picking up the silver hooks of the bed with one flick, and the couple rolled into the deep recesses of the large bed...
Standing downstairs, Li Yaner listened to the sounds above and pondered secretly,
"Having heard so much, I can sum up three things..."
First, the fake Gu Shiyi also possessed a half-demon body, and all three children she bore had issues, with the little daughter having the most severe problem—half of her body was covered in scales. The eldest and second sons seemed physically fine, but their temperaments were flawed.
Second, Eldest Young Master Sun was aware of this and even helped his wife to cover it up. His words showed more disdain than affection for his wife, and it was only because the two were tied together for the moment that he had no choice but to conceal the truth. However, when it truly touched upon their interests, he would abandon his wife without a second thought!
Third, Li Yaner observed with detachment that the Eldest Young Madam of the Sun Family might not have much genuine affection for her husband either. Her face was cold to the servants, indifferent to her daughter, and instantly tearful towards her husband, acting like a delicate flower, but while she cried on one hand, she pinched herself behind her back with the other, weeping as though truly aggrieved. Such acting skills would outdo many top celebrities!
So here they were, a married couple with masks, each deceiving the other. But...
Li Yaner listened to the sounds from upstairs,
"Tsk tsk tsk...to think, the Eldest Young Madam of the Sun Family, always looking so dignified and proper, turns out to be so uninhibited in bed, able to cry out anything..."
And she thought,
"If Shiyi were here, wouldn't she be listening with wide eyes, thrilled?"
Hah, I'll have to tell that woman with a mind full of lewd thoughts, she'll surely die of envy!
It wasn't too long that she waited downstairs, roughly a few minutes, when a low growl from Eldest Young Master Sun signalled the end of the creaking bed, leaving only the man's heavy breathing,
"My husband, you are so...so amazing..."
The woman whispered in admiration, and from within, Li Yaner detected insincerity. However, the man didn't notice and similarly praised,
"Your half-demon body does have its advantages!"
The man turned over and lay on his back, catching his breath he asked,
"That thing you mentioned before...does the Gu Family really have...Buddha's relic?"
The woman answered softly,
"They truly do. When my maternal grandfather married my mother to the Gu Family, he once asked for that Buddha's relic as a bridal gift, but the Gu Family was unwilling. Later, they raised the issue that after my mother married into the Gu Family and bore a legitimate son, after six years, they would lend the relic to the Qian Family for three years of reflection. Unfortunately, later on..."