20demayo Chapter 419: Really Don’t Love Your Own Child
Chapter 419: Really Don’t Love Your Own Child
Xu Jinyu raised his eyebrows in surprise.
[She has such a deep relationship with her eldest brother that she would rather abort her own child for the sake of his child.]
[But there is no conflict between my child and my eldest brother's child, and we are not a poor family that cannot afford to raise a child, so why should I abort my child? ]
[Is there something going on here? ]
It was easy to solve his doubts. Xu Jinyu lowered his head and prepared to look through the system.
Suddenly a voice came,
"Madam! Madam! Madam, are you okay?" A young man came running over quickly, and when he saw Zuo Lishu sitting on the chair, his eyes lit up and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Madam, why did you run away? I just asked you to adopt my eldest brother's child. You don't have to run away if you don't want to!"
The young man spoke caring words, held his wife with both hands, and observed Xu Jinyu's reaction out of the corner of his eyes.
After hearing what her husband said, Zuo Lishu broke free from his hands, stood up, and hid behind Xu Jinyu, saying with tears in her eyes, "Bullshit! You brought people to give me medicine, and you said it was for my own good."
"Of course it's for your own good, it's just a tonic. You just got pregnant, so you should take the tonic well!"
Zuo Lishu sneered and said to her husband, "Chen Chen, let me tell you, girls from families like us have to learn a lot of things before getting married, including herbal medicine. The smell of safflower in the bowl of tonic you gave me was so strong that even a dead person could smell it."
"You not only want to beat my child, you want to kill me."
One of the guards couldn't help but take a deep breath: "I can smell the scent of safflower. If I drink a bowl of this medicine, I'll be half dead if not dead."
When Xu Jinyu heard this, he couldn't help but look up at the guard.
The guard smiled and explained to Xu Jinyu: "Safflower has the effect of promoting blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis. If a pregnant woman accidentally drinks safflower, she may have a miscarriage. If a pregnant woman drinks a large dose of safflower, she will not only have a miscarriage, but may also have heavy bleeding. If she is not treated in time, she may even die."
Xu Jinyu: “Oh~~”
[The effect is so severe, and this happened in ancient times. This Chen Chen is really trying to take his wife's life.]
"Zuo Lishu, your husband probably wants you dead."
"No!" Chen Chen almost shouted.
"How could I want my wife to die? She is my wife and I have been married for a long time. I am who I am today thanks to her support over the years. How could I want my wife to die?"
"Yes, sister-in-law, how can you think of your husband like this?" A tactful voice came.
Zuo Lishu glanced at the woman who was speaking. This was his eldest brother's wife, his eldest sister-in-law. Because his eldest brother had just passed away, his eldest sister-in-law was wearing plain clothes, which made her face look even more pitiful.
Zuo Lishu's face showed more mockery: "If you don't want to harm me, then what about my personal maid? And a housekeeper who dared to tie me up. Whose instructions did he follow?"
"Sister-in-law, what you said sounds very nice. As far as I know, the housekeeper is your subordinate. Sister-in-law, how can you refute it?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across the sister-in-law's face. She didn't expect that Zuo Lishu, a woman, could escape when everyone around her was under control.
He forced out an apologetic smile, "Sister-in-law, this housekeeper must have misheard the order. I only told the housekeeper to pick you up and not let you run around alone."
Zuo Lishu: "What about my maid and nanny?"
"They're all here! They're all here! Let them come over right now."
When Zuo Lishu's maid and nanny appeared in front of Zuo Lishu in a disheveled state, Zuo Lishu breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to sit on the chair pulled by Xu Jinyu.
Seeing that Zuo Lishu didn't seem to be going back, the eldest sister-in-law smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, your maid and nanny are here. Can you go home now?"
With maids and nannies standing behind her and someone going back to her parents' home to report the news, Zuo Lishu felt at ease and was in the mood to continue the conversation.
"There's no rush to go back. Let's first talk about how the eldest sister-in-law's child must be adopted under the names of my husband and me. My eldest sister-in-law is still alive, and it's not like she can't raise a child. Our family hasn't split up, and it's not like I can't have children, so why should I adopt someone else's child?"
"Please give me an explanation, or tell me what your Chen family thinks."
Xu Jinyu was enjoying watching the fun.
[Wow! What a powerful girl! She is not a love-sick person at all. She will fight back at the first opportunity. If Chen Chen can't explain it clearly, then she will have to wait for Zuo Lishu's revenge!]
"I also want to hear what your Chen family is thinking. How dare you tie up the girl from my Zuo family on the street?" A familiar voice came, and Xu Jinyu knew who it was without turning around.
His good partner when attending court was the Censor Zuo Yuanying.
“I…I…”
Chen Chen was even more frightened when he looked at his elder brother-in-law. He had worked hard for so many years but was still only a juren, while this elder brother-in-law had already become an official at such a young age.
I was afraid that my thoughts would be discovered by my brother-in-law.
Chen Chen's mind was spinning, and he blurted out the excuse without even thinking: "It's my mother! Yes! It's my mother. My eldest brother passed away suddenly, and my mother was devastated. She was worried that her grandson would be mistreated after her death, so she wanted to arrange everything. Since we don't have any children, she wanted to adopt the child to us."
"The Madam did not agree to the adoption, and my mother's servants just wanted to reassure the old lady, so they wanted to force medicine into the Madam. It's really not..."
It's really none of my business.
This sentence was a bit too spineless, and Chen Chen couldn't say it.
"Ah······"
Zuo Yuanying sneered.
"For the sake of your old lady Chen's peace of mind, I have to sacrifice my daughter Zuo's life. Your old lady is so precious~~~"
Zuo Yuanying's words were not polite at all, which made Chen Chen tremble in his heart. He wondered if his brother-in-law would punish him if he was angry.
Zuo Yuanying looked furious, but he was not that angry actually. He was the closest to Xu Jinyu in the court room and had seen all kinds of weird things, including the killing of his wife's entire family. Those who just wanted to kill his wife were nothing. The most important thing now was to figure out what the Chen family wanted to do.
If there is really any bad intention, then just get a divorce. There are many women getting divorced now, so you don't have to worry about your daughter being criticized.
Zuo Yuanying looked at Xu Jinyu solemnly, hoping that Xu Jinyu would be more supportive.
Chen Chen: "Brother, don't be angry. Mother just suffered a great blow. Her mind has been a little unclear these days. It will be fine after a while. Don't worry, I will definitely keep an eye on her and won't let her do anything wrong."
Zuo Yuanying looked down at Chen Chen who was bending over to apologize, and said in a cold voice: "But how can I not believe it? I know your mother's character, otherwise she wouldn't let your sister marry. Tell me the truth."
Chen Chen: If the truth could be told, he would have said it long ago. The problem is that the truth cannot be told.
[Ah! By the way, why would you hit your own child? ]
[Is it that Zuo Lishu is having an affair and the child is not Chen Chen's, or is it that Chen Chen is simply mentally ill and loves his eldest brother's child more than his own child, or is it that Chen Chen has someone else outside, so he wants to kill Zuo Lishu and let the outsider take over.]
【Let’s uncover the mystery next!!!】