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Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!

Chapter 71 71 Camouflage_1 · Oct 17, 2026

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51 Chapter 51 51 Another Overlord_1 2026-10-17
52 Chapter 52 52 In a Daze_1 2026-10-17
53 Chapter 53 53 Sending You Up the Rankings_1 2026-10-17
54 Chapter 54 54 The Obedient Daughter-in-Law_1 2026-10-17
55 Chapter 55 55 Unfaithful and Unfilial People_1 2026-10-17
56 Chapter 56 56 Disrupting the Plan_1 2026-10-17
57 Chapter 57 57 Thick-skinned_1 2026-10-17
58 Chapter 58 58 Mutual Harm_1 2026-10-17
59 Chapter 59 59 Spoiling You_1 2026-10-17
60 Chapter 60 60 Opportunity_1 2026-10-17
61 Chapter 61 61 Misplaced Concerns_1 2026-10-17
62 Chapter 62 62 Private Room_1 2026-10-17
63 Chapter 63 63 Sweet Burden_1 2026-10-17
64 Chapter 64 64 Dividing the Family_1 2026-10-17
65 Chapter 65 65 Dark History_1 2026-10-17
66 Chapter 66 66 Showing off Wealth_1 2026-10-17
67 Chapter 67 67 Children and Grandchildren Can Be Thrown Away - Part 1 2026-10-17
68 Chapter 68 68 Dad Left and Mom Passed Away - Part 1 2026-10-17
69 Chapter 69 69 Harming Others Ends Up Harming Oneself_1 2026-10-17
70 Chapter 70 70 Women Are Not Easy_1 2026-10-17
71 Chapter 71 71 Camouflage_1 2026-10-17
72 Chapter 72 72 The First Scene of Heavy Snow_1 2026-10-17
73 Chapter 73 73 Trouble Maker_1 2026-10-17
74 Chapter 74 74 Moved Next Door_1 2026-10-17
75 Chapter 75 75 What a Big Heart_1 2026-10-17
76 Chapter 76 76 Resentment_1 2026-10-17
77 Chapter 77 77 The Tail Wants to Reach the Sky_1 2026-10-17
78 Chapter 78 78 The Autumn Wind Blows Again_1 2026-10-17
79 Chapter 79 79 Met_1 2026-10-17
80 Chapter 80 80 Not Rare_1 2026-10-17
81 Chapter 81: Nemesis _1 2026-10-17
82 Chapter 82: Repaying Kindness_1 2026-10-17
83 Chapter 83 Lonely Souls and Wild Ghosts_1 2026-10-17
84 Chapter 84: Gave Birth to 1 2026-10-17
85 Chapter 85 Good Heart_1 2026-10-17
86 Chapter 86: The Low-Key King_1 2026-10-17
87 Chapter 87: The Great House Guy_1 2026-10-17
88 Chapter 88 Zhou Mingrui_1 2026-10-17
89 Chapter 89 Incomparable_1 2026-10-17
90 Chapter 90 Starting Over_1 2026-10-17
91 Chapter 91 Cautious Thoughts_1 2026-10-17
92 Chapter 92 Peace of Mind_1 2026-10-17
93 Chapter 93 - Clan Studies_1 2026-10-17
94 Chapter 94 No Auditing_1 2026-10-17
95 Chapter 95 Calculating Mutual Benefits_1 2026-10-17
96 Chapter 96 Xue Mei_1 2026-10-17
97 Chapter 97 Indecent_1 2026-10-17
98 Chapter 98 Grievance_1 2026-10-17
99 Chapter 99 Intensifying Efforts_1 2026-10-17
100 Chapter 100 Too Much_1 2026-10-17

71: Chapter 71 Camouflage_1 71: Chapter 71 Camouflage_1 Zhulan genuinely felt sorry for Madame Zhao.

Without a proper background to protect her outstanding beauty, it was a disaster, compounded by natural calamities forcing people to flee.

Humanity showed its bottomless cruelty time after time, requiring one to guard not just against strangers but also against one’s own relatives.

Madame Zhao’s beauty was her curse, and her fate was almost certain to be sold into some filthy place.

She could only disguise herself.

Crying was an excellent camouflage since no one liked a tear-stained face during times of natural and human disasters.

Madame Zhao thus protected herself, but the disguise had been worn for so long, it had seeped into her bones.

Zhulan reflected with narrowed eyes.

Zhou Shuren, the second son, was the most calculating member of the family.

His complicity wasn’t limited to Madame Zhao alone; he surely had a hand in devising schemes against her.

The saying goes that a man forgets his mother once he takes a wife, and he played the dutiful son well.

After hearing his wife’s words and realizing the gravity of the situation, Zhou Shuren hurriedly came to the main house.

Standing at the entrance, he saw his mother’s changing expressions and felt his heart pounding.

He fell to his knees all at once, “Mother, your son is at fault.”

Zhulan, “….”

Zhou Shuren was indeed the smartest person at home; he knew she had discovered Madame Zhao’s beauty.

Seeing his mother’s emotionless face which was unnerving, Zhou Shuren grew apprehensive.

His mother was not the same person she used to be.

“Mother, I had no choice.

Madame Zhao’s beauty is too great, and bringing her into our family is a curse.

If discovered, we cannot protect her, and she could bring disaster upon us.”

He indirectly explained why Madame Zhao often resorted to tears.

As Zhulan recalled Madame Zhao’s visage and winced in sympathy, her thoughts turned to her oldest granddaughter.

She resolved to push Zhou Shuren harder.

He had to not only become an official but a high-ranking one at that, for even a small ranking official could not guarantee his children’s protection.

Zhou Shuren was inwardly nervous.

He was the first to notice Qiu Niang’s beauty and didn’t want to bring calamity upon himself by considering marriage.

He simply paid attention, unable to control his feelings.

It’s tough for a plain man to resist a beauty.

Still, he had a conscience and didn’t want to cause trouble for his family, so he refrained from acting.

Later, it was Qiu Niang who took notice of him and directly approached him.

Externally, he appeared to be the most honest man in the family, but inwardly, he was the most rebellious and purposeful, especially after meeting his eldest brother’s wife.

He became determined to marry a clever woman.

It is said that beauties are all looks and no brains, but when he realized Madame Zhao’s tears were a facade and encountered her intelligence, he was attracted.

Thus, he bartered grain for a wife.

Later, even with his mother disapproving, they agreed on the marriage.

But Madame Zhao couldn’t stay indoors forever.

He and she knew too well that the less she appeared in public, the more people would grow curious—particularly about a wife bought with grain, speculating what made her worth such a trade.

They had no choice but to venture out, always accompanying his mother, for she was skilled in martial arts and people would not dare to approach too closely.

As for the subsequent abuse of his wife, leading to his mother being labeled the harsh mother-in-law, he and Madame Zhao never anticipated his mother would take the blame.

At first, they thought the village would lose interest in a weepy, weak wife.

Little did they know how envious the village women would be of his mother.

Consumed by guilt, Zhou Shuren could only kneel as his mother remained silent.

Zhulan considered that if the original soul were still alive, she would surely have been furious—not at Madame Zhao, but at the distrust shown by their son.

Now that it was her, she felt Zhou Shuren deserved punishment and should kneel; it was for the original soul’s sake, not her own.

“Keep kneeling.

Rise when you have knelt for an hour.

Reflect on your mistakes during that time.”

Her son in the capital needed education.

This stepson had always felt insignificant and lacked a sense of belonging to the family.

It was not entirely Zhou Shuren’s fault; the original couple had their issues as well.

Fortunately, it wasn’t too late—the stepson had been showing considerable dedication to the Zhou family recently.

Leaning against the wall with closed eyes, Zhulan also estimated the time.

Nearly an hour had passed without the stepson getting up.

Opening her eyes, she saw him pale, his legs unable to bear the kneeling any longer.

She nodded internally, knowing he recognized his fault and wanted to atone through kneeling.

A smile flickered in Zhulan’s eyes.

The martial arts she and Zhou Shuren practiced weren’t in vain, “Stand up.”

Zhou Shuren had reflected on many things during the half-hour.

People fear letting their thoughts spiral out of control.

Since acknowledging his parents, he tended to consider things from their perspective.

With a heavy heart, he bowed his head, “Mother, your son has been unfilial.

I used to blame my parents for not caring for me, never looking at my own faults.

You and father have never mistreated Madame Zhao and me, yet I never appreciated you and distrusted you, even used you.

I have failed you both as a son.”

Zhulan’s smile deepened, “Get up.

I’m not angry at you.

I, too, am at fault.

The tumultuous years of war distracted me from paying adequate attention to you.

I apologize to you and ask that you not blame your mother.”

Zhou Shuren’s eyes reddened.

He had never suffered hunger or cold during the years of chaos, recalling how his mother hunted for food and never played favorites.

His heart ached, “Mother, I was wrong.”

Zhulan stiffened.

Her stepson was weeping in her lap.

Even though she wasn’t the original person, and it took some getting used to, feelings were infectious, and she couldn’t help but stroke his hair and curve her lips into a smile.

Not only were Zhou family’s children changing, but so were she and Zhou Shuren.

She realized she had started to feel like a real mother, no longer just playing a role.

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