Chapter 160 Changyang Marquis's Mansion
Chapter 160 Changyang Marquis's Mansion
"You scoundrel!" Madam Min was furious. Seeing the young master of the Marquis of Changyang kneeling to the side, she stepped forward and slapped him twice. Still not satisfied, she kicked him twice more.
"When the Min family asked you to divorce, what were your promises? You said you would treat my son well and never let her suffer any injustice. You call that not letting her suffer any injustice? You're simply going too far."
The Changyang Earl's family was surnamed Pei. They were founding heroes who followed the Holy Ancestor Emperor in conquering the country. In the beginning, the Changyang Earl's family was not an earl's family, but a Changyang Marquis's family.
However, the second Marquis of Changyang was incompetent. He not only failed to learn any of his father's skills, but also spent his days mingling in the streets and frequenting brothels. In the end, he got into a fight with someone over a prostitute and killed him on the spot, and was demoted to Earl of Changyang.
However, this Earl of Changyang remained incorrigible, continuing to frequent brothels. He had at least eight or ten beautiful concubines at home, and countless other women he had affairs with outside. In the end, he died of a stroke.
The current Marquis of Changyang is the third successor. He is a resilient man who diligently studies literature and martial arts. He inherited the Marquis's mansion in his teens and has, over the years, used his own abilities to rebuild the half-collapsed Marquis of Changyang's mansion.
Having witnessed too many of his father's outrageous deeds since childhood, he remained virtuous and devoted himself to living a simple life with his wife. The current son of the Marquis of Changyang, Pei Yutang, is their only son.
When Pei Yutang came of age, the couple chose a quiet and gentle woman from the Min family as their son's wife. They thought that the young couple, who were both handsome and beautiful, would be a perfect match and would surely have a smooth life together.
I never expected such an absurd thing to happen.
Pei Yutang was slapped hard twice, and blood was drawn from the corner of his mouth, but he didn't dare to utter a sound. The Lady of Changyang, who was sitting to the side, looked at her son with heartache, but she didn't dare to say a word either.
The maid continued, "And Aunt Yuan, Madam, today Aunt Yuan suddenly came to see you, and told you that the young master loves her the most and only allows her to give birth to his child. And every time the young master sleeps with you, the medicine he prepares for you the next day is actually a contraceptive soup."
"What?" Madam Min's pupils contracted slightly as she glared at Pei Yutang, then clenched her teeth tightly. "Fine, very well indeed! Your Pei family is truly very well-off!"
"No, that's not it." Pei Yutang's face flushed red, his expression blank and disbelieving. "How could this be a contraceptive soup? I'm desperate to have a child with my wife, how could I possibly give her a contraceptive soup?"
"This is impossible! Absolutely impossible! Mother-in-law, Mother, you must believe me!"
"Why should the young master dare to do something but not admit it?" the maid sneered. "You personally sent people to get those medicines. Oh, and there are still two doses that haven't been brewed yet."
Madam Min said, "Bring the medicine packet and ask the doctor to take a look."
"Let me see." Pei Yutang said with an upright face, as if he really hadn't done such a thing. "That prescription is a family secret recipe passed down in Yuan'er's family. Yuan'er was just feeling sorry for Siyue because she didn't have children, and she felt guilty, so she got the medicine and asked me to bring it back. She meant well with me, how could she possibly harm Siyue?"
Upon hearing Pei Yutang's words, the room fell silent, and even the Lady of Changyang's weeping stopped.
Madam Min's breathing became heavy, her eyes almost spitting fire: "A kind heart, a kind heart indeed! I never imagined you could be so foolish, so unable to distinguish right from wrong!"
It's infuriating!
What kind of good intentions?
Anyone with a brain wouldn't think that way. It's obvious that a mistress prepared this "medicine" for the man's wife with ill intentions, yet Pei Yutang, that bastard, actually believed it and gave it to his wife.
Min Siyue has been married for three years without getting pregnant, and the root cause must be here.
The maid continued, "Previously, Miss was depressed and hadn't taken that medicine for quite some time. I suppose that's why she got pregnant. Yesterday, Miss met Aunt Yuan in the garden and was insulted by her. She couldn't help but gag a couple of times."
"It is probably Aunt Yuan who guessed that the young lady was pregnant, and that's how today's events came about."
"She came to find the young lady and told her about the contraceptive soup. The young lady was so angry that she slapped her. Just then, the young master arrived. She cried twice, and the young master, without asking any questions, slapped her back, making the young lady roll down the steps."
"And then...and then the girl's baby was gone..."
This is what happened.
The maid knelt on the ground, trembling with anger. She coughed and said to Madam Min, "Madam, the young lady was confused earlier. Please take her back. She can't stay in this den of wolves for even a moment longer."
Pei Yutang didn't believe it: "That's impossible. Yuan'er has always been a kind person. How could she do such a thing? Don't talk nonsense. It's clearly Siyue who bullied Yuan'er by taking advantage of her power. I was so angry that I hit her by mistake."
"Even if she was wrong, it was she who shouldn't have struck first. I—"
"Shut up!" Lady Changyang's face turned pale. "Shut up right now."
"Let him speak," Madam Min sneered. "So in his eyes, all the mistakes are Siyue's fault, and he is completely blameless, and the bitch he is protecting is also completely blameless."
"What a joke! What is that bitch? She's just some slut from a brothel. Only a fool like you would think she's pure and innocent."
"Besides, so what if Siyue hit her? Siyue is the legal wife, and she is a concubine. She is a lowly concubine who is of questionable character, comes from a brothel, and became someone's mistress and had children. So what if she was hit? She deserves to suffer."
"By the way, where is she? She's caused all this trouble for my Siyue, and now she's just hiding away."
Upon hearing this, Pei Yutang opened his mouth but dared not utter a sound.
Lady Changyang also shut her mouth and dared not utter a sound.
"What? You're not saying anything? Where are you?" Madam Min's voice rose slightly.
Lady Changyang sighed and advised Lady Min, "My dear in-law, please calm down. I know you are heartbroken that Siyue lost her child, but I am heartbroken too. I have always treated Siyue like my own daughter."
"Aunt Yuan's baby is indeed Yu Tang's; she's already six months along..."
"So you were afraid I would harm that lowly maid and hurt her and the child, so you hid her away." Madam Min was trembling with anger. "She caused Siyue to lose her child, yet you all protect her and her child. Who will protect Siyue's child?"
"You are all worthless!"
"I'm heartbroken that the child is gone. He was a member of the Pei family." Lady Changyang was also grieving; this was the grandson she had longed for.
"But please rest assured, in-laws, our Pei family will certainly take good care of Siyue. Yutang and Siyue are still young, and they will definitely have more children..."
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