Chapter 401: The Foundling
"Even a stepmother, with such a son, would have her heart of iron melt. But you, you’re simply tormenting this fine boy, squeezing your son’s flesh and blood dry to feed your bloodsucking maternal family. Song Chunhua, you are simply inhuman! Could it be that your own son has died, and you’ve stolen someone else’s child? Go report to the authorities and see if there’s a family whose son has gone missing..."
Old Granny Zhang, thinking ahead, immediately jumped in.
"I haven’t... I haven’t stolen anyone’s child!" Song Chunhua became anxious, hearing that there was talk of reporting to the authorities made her unnerved, and she quickly shook her head and waved her hands.
"Then what’s the matter? When did your son die? How did Chongjin come to be taken back by you? I’m telling you, Chongjin is now engaged to our Wang Family, if you don’t make it clear, the Old Wang Family is not to be trifled with!" Old Granny Zhang was claiming Chongjin as one of her own now, and naturally wanted to protect her family’s interest.
Song Chunhua looked left and right, her eyes pleading for help, and met Song Chongjin’s gaze.
Song Chongjin’s expression was indescribably ugly, and when he saw Song Chunhua looking over, he looked away.
The Lizheng at the head table could not save face, Song Chunhua was from Qilidun, and if such a scandal about stealing another’s child broke out, it would be one thing if it were just in the village, but today, with so many people present, all of them respectable.
It would completely disgrace Qilidun, if things weren’t made clear today, Qilidun’s reputation would be ruined.
So, after discussing quietly for a moment with a few venerable elders, he said sternly, "Song Chunhua, tell us honestly, how did Chongjin end up being brought back by you? How did your son die?"
Song Chunhua, faced with the Lizheng’s wrath, was almost scared out of her wits, and in no place to hide anything, she quickly confessed.
It turned out that when Song Chunhua had come back home, pregnant with the Noble Patron’s child, and stayed at her maternal home to give birth, it was unclear whether she had eaten too well or exercised too little during her pregnancy.