Chapter 2: Sister-in-law vs. Sister-in-law

"Hmph!" Meng Fengyue let out a cold sneer. "Sister Cuilong, those words are a bit insulting to Brother-in-law. What kind of person is he? What kind of women hasn't he seen? How could he possibly be pining after this lunatic?"

"Fengyue, you are still young. There are some things a little girl like you wouldn't understand... Men, you see, it's the things they can't have that are the best... It's precisely because our Master has seen every kind of woman that he's never played with a little madwoman, which is why he's pining after this crazy, cheap slut..."

"..."

Leng Ji blinked her eyes in confusion for a long time before finally realizing that the words "cheap slut" were actually directed at her.

Almost at that very instant, a fragment of unfamiliar memory surfaced intermittently in her mind, making her seem to understand what had happened. Unconsciously, she looked behind Cuilong.

On the ground behind Cuilong, a white jade hairpin lay shattered into several pieces, scattered across the floor amidst tea and porcelain shards.

Leng Ji remembered that she seemed to have been pushed from behind while serving tea, causing her to collide with the white jade hairpin in Meng Fengyue's hand, breaking it.

Of course, to be precise, it was the original owner of this body who had broken the white jade hairpin, which then drew Meng Fengyue's fists and kicks until the original owner was beaten to death.

However, in a way, this had actually benefited her, allowing her to be reincarnated and live another life.

Just then, an anxious voice suddenly reached her ears.

"Jiji..."

Leng Ji's heart gave an inexplicable leap. The person calling her was her elder sister, Leng Lianxin.

She didn't know if it was fate, but the body she had inhabited was also named Leng Ji.

Meng Fengyue, who was holding Leng Ji, turned her head to look at a plump and graceful woman behind her.

"Sister, Leng Lianxin is here..."

Leng Ji recognized that woman. Her name was Meng Fengyu, Meng Fengyue's biological elder sister, and also the current matriarch of the Wen family, Madam Wen.

The only bitter part was that while Meng Fengyue was a sister-in-law, she was also a sister-in-law, but the treatment was worlds apart.

For no other reason than the fact that Meng Fengyue's sister was the primary Madam, while her own sister, Leng Lianxin, was merely Wen Nan's twenty-eighth concubine.

Meng Fengyu had been sipping slowly from her teacup. Upon hearing Leng Lianxin's call, a sinister smile curled at the corners of her lips. She slowly set down the teacup and gazed intently toward the entrance of the living room.

In the sunlight, supported by a maid, Leng Lianxin waddled clumsily over the threshold, her belly protruding.

"Oh... Sister Lianxin, why have you come?"

With an exaggerated smile, Meng Fengyu rose gracefully and greeted Leng Lianxin with a giggle.

"You are already eight months pregnant; you should be resting well... Why are you still walking around? If something were to happen, not only would Master and the Old Madam be heartbroken, but even we sisters would be distressed... Sisters, don't you agree?"

The group of elegantly dressed women surrounding them responded half-heartedly, making no effort to hide the jealousy on their faces.

The Wen family had twenty-eight wives and concubines, yet only this twenty-eighth concubine, Leng Lianxin, was pregnant. The extent of their jealousy was easy to imagine.

Leng Lianxin's eyes immediately fell upon Leng Ji, whose chin was being pinched by Meng Fengyue. A look of heartache instantly filled her eyes, but she did not dare show it too overtly and could only bow in greeting.

"Sister Lianxin greets the Madam and the various sisters..."

"Forget it, forget it..." Meng Fengyu giggled as she helped Leng Lianxin up. "You came here because of Miss Ji's matter, didn't you?"