Mother?

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "That means we're destined to be together!"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review rolled his eyes and said, "Fate my ass! Seeing you never brings anything good."

Madam Jiang glared at him and said, "How can you talk like that? This is our benefactor."

"Benefactor?"

Madam Jiang tugged at Shen Yumei beside her. The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, seeing her, blinked and said, "Mother?"

Zhou Wanwan burst out laughing, "Hahahaha... This is hilarious!"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review took another look, coughed, and said, "Whose daughter is this? How come she looks exactly like our mother?"

Madam Jiang smiled and said:

"Right? Looks like your mother, doesn't she? They're practically identical, aren't they?"

She's your daughter, and she's being bullied. Aren't you going to do anything about it?

Zhou Wanwan quickly explained everything clearly, and the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review's expression immediately turned ugly.

He looked at Shen Jiamu kneeling below and scoffed lightly:

"Ha! Since we're already divorced, let's proceed according to the divorce agreement!"

Isn't it written very clearly and plainly here?

Shen Jiamu knelt down on the ground:

"Father-in-law, it's all my fault. I was bewitched, but I really like Yumei. I will definitely change, I will definitely change for the better."

Yumei, we've known each other since we were little, childhood sweethearts, we're mutually in love, you...

Shen Yumei interrupted him, saying:

"That's enough. The one who truly grew up with you and was your childhood sweetheart was never me, it was Shen Yulan."

You knew perfectly well that the child in Shen Yulan's belly wasn't yours, yet you were still willing to marry her as your legal wife. Where did your sincerity towards me come from?

Shen Jiamu retorted, "Yumei, this wasn't my idea; it was all your parents' idea."

Shen Yumei gave a light snort and said:

"Father and Mother? They are a bunch of human traffickers. They stole me from the mansion."

"You've ruined my whole life, what's the point of talking about parents now?"

Shen's mother cried loudly:

"Oh dear! You heartless bastard!"

When I saw you begging, I took you into my home and raised you for so many years. When have I ever mistreated you?

Now you're actually turning around and accusing us! You have no idea how much money Shen Yumei has spent on us over the years she's been in our household..."

Shen Yumei stared blankly at them and said:

"How much money did it cost? I did all the heavy and tiring work around the house, washing clothes and cooking."

What money from my family did I spend? Even that dowry was only given to me because you felt you owed me something."

Mother Shen spat and said:

"Those dowries weren't for you at all, they were for Shen Yulan."

So you should return it to Yulan, and you should also return this marriage to Yulan; it's something you owe her."

Zhou Wanwan clapped her hands, and then saw several human traffickers being brought in.

When Shen's mother saw the human traffickers, her legs trembled with fear. "You... you're still alive?"

The human traffickers stared intently at her and said, "Yes! We're still alive, you didn't expect that, did you?"

The trafficker said, "It was Shen's mother who reserved Shen Yumei for us back then, which is why we made the move. She paid one hundred taels of silver."

Shen's mother shouted, "Nonsense! I don't know you at all!"

The midwife standing nearby said, "I can testify that she asked for the baby's birth date and time right after I delivered that child."

Madam Jiang looked at her and said, "Why did you do this? Why did you take my daughter away?"

Madam Jiang didn't understand; she didn't know Shen's mother at all.

Shen's mother collapsed to the ground, looking at Shen Yumei and saying:

"Yumei! I didn't mean it, I was just... confused for a moment."

"Your birth date and time are auspicious for the Shen Clan. I did this only because I listened to the Daoist priest."

People in ancient times were quite superstitious. There was a fortune teller who said that the Shen Clan could only prosper if they had a daughter with a destiny like Shen Yumei.

Madam Jiang was so angry that she trembled all over:

"A moment of confusion? My daughter's birth chart is auspicious for you, so you stole my daughter, hahaha..."

How could something so ridiculous happen?

Do you know how many years I've been searching for my daughter?

Lord Jiang said coldly, "You should all go to jail and calm down! This is child trafficking, a heinous crime. You are to be exiled to Ningguta."

Lord Jiang dragged them away, and the two men then shouted, "Innocent! Your Honor, you've been wronged!"

"Shen Yumei, Yumei! We've been good to you, please help us! Please help us!"

Shen Yumei stood at the door, looking at them expressionlessly, and said:

"I don't need your kindness, because your kindness has ruined my whole life."

I married such an ungrateful bastard.

Everything you've done is your own fault; you have no one else to blame.

Shen Jiamu wanted to say something, but he was also pulled away.

That evening, Mr. and Mrs. Shen received the news and rushed to Lord Jiang.

Lord Jiang frowned and asked, "Lord Shen, what are you doing here?"

Mr. Shen looked at him and said, "We mainly came to see Yumei and see how she's doing."

Lord Jiang scoffed coldly, "Do you think my Yumei is having a hard time and want to come and kick her while she's down?"

Zhou Wanwan almost died laughing.

Lord Jiang's mouth is quite something!

Mr. Shen said:

"No, no, Lord Jiang, you've misunderstood. We've returned all of her dowry."

They also delivered the estate and shops they had promised her.

Lord Jiang sneered, "Now that the goods have been delivered, you can go back."

Mr. Shen looked at Lord Jiang and said, "My son was wrong before, please forgive him, Yumei. He must have been out of his mind."

Lord Jiang looked at them and said:

"If you really thought it was wrong, you wouldn't have let your son do it in the first place."

I refuse to believe you don't know the despicable things your son has done.

Alright, you guys should leave now! Don't get in the way.

After they left, Lord Jiang gritted his teeth and said, "Shameless old man, shameless brat, I'll make you pay!"

Lord Jiang maintained a smiling face, but who knows what he was planning in his heart!

He looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "I really have to thank you for this! I didn't expect you to be so capable!"

Zhou Wanwan rolled her eyes and said:

"You call yourself the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review? I thought you were something special, searching for a girl for over twenty years."

"You're so useless; you even let your own daughter suffer such a great injustice."

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review sighed and said, "Alright, alright, it's all my fault, okay? This is a thank-you gift for you, please accept it."

Zhou Wanwan looked at the box of jewelry and said with a grin:

"Lord Jiang truly lives up to his reputation; he is incredibly generous. Thank you, Lord Jiang."

From now on, we're family, so you'd better treat me well.

Don't you feel like you need a subordinate?

Lord Jiang looked at her warily and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Zhou Wanwan pointed to Chen Ankang next to her and asked, "What do you think of him?"