Chapter 599 - Chapter 599 Chapter 599 Heart-stopping
Chapter 599: Chapter 599 Heart-stopping Chapter 599: Chapter 599 Heart-stopping “You still have the nerve to talk, see for yourself.” With that, General Situ threw the painting right into Lady Tang’s face, and then added fiercely, “You better give me a good explanation for this matter.”
Confused, Lady Tang picked up the scroll that had been thrown at her face, looked up, and instantly froze, shock overtaking her. Hadn’t that wretched woman been dead for over a decade? How could her portrait still exist?
“Old Master, how could the Prince have my sister’s portrait? When my sister was alive, the Prince was only a few years old, and he couldn’t possibly have seen my sister.” Holding the portrait, the more Lady Tang looked, the more alarmed she became–it seemed as if the painting had just been made, and the paper was new.
“She’s not Junjun.”
“Oh!” Lady Tang let out a sigh of relief, scared to death–she had thought that little cheap person had come back to life.
“It’s our daughter.”
“Our daughter?”
“To be precise, she’s the daughter of Junjun and me.”
“What?” Lady Tang’s legs gave out, and she collapsed onto a stool, muttering to herself, “What on earth is going on here?”
“I’d like you to explain something to me. When Junjun was giving birth, I was away on a long journey, and you were the only one by her side. Upon my return, you told me that Junjun died in a difficult labor, mother and daughter both failing to survive, and worried that the corpses might decay, you had them buried early. Now tell me, who is the person in this portrait? And whose grave do we visit each year?”
“Old Master, back then I took care of my sister with all my heart, but who would have known her fate would be so cruel, experiencing a difficult labor and heavy bleeding. Even the midwife was helpless. What could I, a mere woman, have done? Old Master, I am truly innocent in this affair. If you don’t trust me, by all means investigate! I stand upright, fearless of my shadow.” Saying this, Lady Tang covered her face with her hands and began to sob pitifully.
A girl with exquisite beauty stepped out from among the women. She patted Lady Tang’s back, “Mother, don’t cry. It makes my heart sour to see you cry, and I want to cry too. Father hasn’t said he doesn’t believe you, he’s just upset at the moment.”
“Qinger, don’t interfere in your mother and father’s affairs, you’re just a girl. Now go, stand to the side.” Qinger, whether in looks or in her needlework, was among the most exceptional of the Capital’s noble daughters, and Lady Tang had been hoping she would be able to marry into the royal family and nobles, securing for herself the position of the Lady of the General’s Mansion for the rest of her life.
General Situ glared with rage-filled eyes: “Then you tell me, what’s the story with this painting?”
“People resemble each other, objects are alike, with so many people in the world, is it so strange to find one or two that look similar?” In truth, Lady Tang was very nervous but refused to admit anything.