Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1343 - 189, The Cause (Part 2)

Lady Jiang was stunned, but her joy quickly replaced the shock. Look, she was right after all, there was something scandalous indeed going on between those two! Hmph, let’s see how Lady Liu can hold her head up in front of Princess Anle now, having raised her daughter to be such shameless trash. It seems Lin Yuan won’t ever be entering the General Mansion again.

"Exactly, they’ve known each other for a long time." Observing Lady Jiang’s smug look, Lin Yuan sighed inwardly. She genuinely didn’t want to embarrass Lady Jiang, but now that Lady Jiang was practically begging her to do so, wouldn’t she be too unkind if she didn’t comply?

"Not only does Lin Wei know him, but I do as well, along with Xiao He, Xiao Mei, and even my mother is acquainted with Chen Ruochu for quite a long time!"

Upon hearing Lin Yuan’s words, Lady Jiang’s smile froze, and a voice screamed in her mind: Oh my heavens! They’ve met the parents! Is he aiming to be their son-in-law?

Lin Yuan was telling the truth. Xiao Linzi had even attended South City School for a few days during his time in Zhuma Town, where Lin Wei, Xiao He, and Xiao Linshuang also went, so naturally, they knew each other! As for Lady Liu and Xiao Linzi, they weren’t very acquainted, but she had indeed seen him a few times. Although she didn’t recognize him during the dinner, she remembered after asking Lin Yuan later that Chen Ruochu was indeed Xiao Linzi.

After glancing at Lady Jiang, Lin Yuan hooked her lips sarcastically, and then deliberately raised her voice for all the women present to hear.

"Madam Chen, you claim the men of the Chen family are all gentlemen who neither take concubines nor keep serving maids, but I must ask you, is Chen Ruochu also your legitimate son?"

"He..."

Lady Jiang’s complexion changed drastically—answering yes or no was equally untenable. Why had she so fiercely opposed Lin Wei being with Chen Ruochu? Wasn’t it because she feared that with the support of the Lin family, Chen Ruochu’s status might soar above her and her daughter? Even if Lady Jiang could protect the Chen family’s reputation outside, inside the Chen family estate, she was merely a jealous wife and would never allow a concubine’s son to split the family wealth that rightfully belonged to her daughter.

She had long prepared for her daughter, thinking that if a suitable match couldn’t be found among the nobles of the Capital City, she’d have her own family in Jiangnan find a suitable man to become their son-in-law. That way, the Chen family would have heirs, and their fortune wouldn’t fall into the hands of a concubine’s son.

Although Lin Yuan couldn’t guess all of Lady Jiang’s plans, she had expected that in front of so many people, Lady Jiang would definitely not acknowledge Chen Ruochu’s legitimate status; otherwise, Chen Leyao would end up with nothing.

As expected, after some hesitation, Lady Jiang chose to dishonor herself rather than elevate Chen Ruochu’s status.

"He is not a legitimate son, he is a shameful concubine’s son whom a lowly maid bore in my husband’s bed," Lady Jiang spat out viciously, as if she had returned to the moment she discovered the maid had given birth to a son.

Lin Yuan curled her lips: "Oh, so he’s a concubine’s son. It seems the men of your Chen family aren’t as honorable as you proclaimed!"

Hahahaha, the women present couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

And a few women added: "It’s not just the men, it seems the women aren’t much better either!"

"They say women from Jiangnan are gentle and graceful, but I just saw this Madam cursing in the street, fierce as can be! At first glance, I thought she was a shrew picking up trash!"

The women’s tandem ridicule made Lady Jiang wish she could vanish into thin air.

Lin Yuan was greatly amused and continued: "Exactly, I’ve witnessed Madam Chen’s tyranny myself. You don’t know, she actually drove her own concubine’s son to leave home! Oh dear, think about it, they were originally in Jiangnan, yet young master Chen wandered all the way near our Capital City!"

"How do you... know?"

Lady Jiang’s eyes widened, and even Chen Leyao looked up in astonishment. Chen Ruochu had indeed run away from home, and they had indeed reunited later in the Capital City. But these were private matters only known to the Chen family. How could Lin Yuan know about them? Was it possible that Chen Ruochu himself had told them?

Wrong, Lin Yuan said they had long been acquainted. Could it be that Chen Ruochu happened to run into Lin Yuan’s family when he left home that day?

This time, Chen Leyao was a bit smarter than Lady Jiang and guessed correctly.