Chapter 289: Dead or Alive?

Li Yongfeng trembled, a look of shock he couldn't hide flashing in his eyes.

"When...did you find out about this?"

Li Mu did not hide anything.

"Not too long ago, around the time Ke'er fell into the water at the refugee camp."

Li Yongfeng blurted it out.

"That's impossible! How did you know?"

He had concealed the child-switching incident perfectly back then.

So many years have passed, and even Mrs. He herself has not realized that Li Yao is not her biological child.

The servants who had served under him back then were all disposed of one after another, finding various reasons to do so.

How did Li Mu find out about this?

Li Mu naturally wouldn't tell him the truth, secretly thinking how fortunate his beloved Ke'er was to have been guided by the immortal granny, who helped him discover the truth.

Otherwise, their whole family would have been kept in the dark for who knows how long.

"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place. No matter how flawless something is, once it's done, it will inevitably leave a trace."

Li Yongfeng's expression shifted rapidly as he quickly tried to figure out how Li Mu had found out about this.

Li Mu tightened his grip on his clothes slightly.

He shouted, "Is he a man or a woman?"

A strange smile appeared on Li Yongfeng's face.

"The divorce papers and the alteration of the family genealogy are just attempts to threaten me, aren't they?"

"He just wanted to exchange information about that child."

Li Mu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"You can interpret it that way if you tell me about that child."

I could also consider persuading the clan chief to add you back to the family genealogy.

Li Yongfeng stared intently at Li Mu for a long time, then suddenly revealed a crazy smile.

"To tell you the truth, your mother gave birth to a boy."

Li Mu's pupils contracted slightly.

He thought his mother had given birth to a girl. Li Yongfeng didn't want a daughter, and coincidentally, Bai Sanniang gave birth to Li Yao for him at that time.

So Li Yongfeng took Li Yao back to the Marquis's mansion and swapped the girl his mother had given birth to.

But to his surprise, his mother gave birth to a son.

Li Mu couldn't contain his anger, and his voice suddenly rose.

"They're both sons, so why did you replace my own brother with Li Yao?"

He's just a newborn baby, what's wrong with him?

Li Yongfeng recalled the events of that year, and his expression momentarily blank.

He then revealed a strange smile.

"He didn't get in my way. I just wanted to give Yao'er a stable life."

I couldn't raise him outside, so Third Aunt entrusted him to me.

I must raise Yao'er well and give him a bright future.

The veins on Li Mu's hands bulged out.

"Does this future you're referring to mean having him inherit the title of Marquis of Anping?"

"certainly."

Li Yongfeng answered without hesitation.

"He is my son with Third Aunt, and he was born with a bright future."

"If it weren't for marrying Lady He, my son and Third Sister's son would have inherited the title of Marquis of Anping."

Li Mu found him unreasonable!

"So you switched my own brother with someone else? Where did you take him?"

Li Yongfeng curled his lip.

"It's his own bad luck. I originally intended to put Yao'er with him."

Then they wanted to keep Yao'er in the Marquis's mansion under the guise of twins.

But when the wet nurse returned from the outhouse, he had been smothered to death.

"It's his own bad luck; he was born to make way for Yao'er. You can't blame me for this!"

Li Mu let go of his clothes and sat down on the ground in a daze.

"Dead...dead? You're saying my younger brother is dead?"

He suddenly remembered something, got up again, and grabbed Li Yongfeng's shoulder tightly.

He yelled, "Are you lying to me? He's not actually dead, is he?"

Li Yongfeng curled his lip impatiently.

What good would it do me to lie to you? Believe it or not, it's up to you.

"If you don't believe me, you can send people all over the world to search for me."

Li Mu was stunned for a long time, then covered his eyes with his hands, a sob escaping his throat.

"Then where did you bury him?"

Li Yongfeng disagreed.

“Babies who die right after birth are considered unlucky and should not be buried in the Li family ancestral cemetery. They should be disposed of in any mass grave.”

"you……"

Li Mu gritted her teeth, "How cruel you are! He's still your own son..."

Halfway through his sentence, he recalled how Li Yongfeng had treated him since childhood and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Yes, how could someone like Li Yongfeng have a heart?

At that moment, he had only one thought.

Fortunately, Li Yao's true parentage was not revealed to his mother. Otherwise, his mother would have found out that her biological son had long since passed away, just as she learned that she had another biological son.

This is a double blow to the mother!

Li Mu closed his eyes, suppressing the tears welling up.

He slowly stood up, his complexion returning to normal.

cold.

He took out the letter of severance of kinship written by Madam He herself from his bosom and threw it to Li Yao.

From the moment he left until now, Li Yao has been sitting blankly in the corner.

It seems that they did not hear the conversation between Li Mu and Li Yongfeng.

However, after Li Mu threw the letter severing ties at him...

Upon seeing the letter severing ties with his family, his expression changed drastically. He lunged forward and grabbed Li Mu's clothes.

"Brother, what happened back then has nothing to do with me. I was just a baby then and couldn't make any decisions on my own."

Please save me, brother, for the sake of our brotherhood.

I...I don't want to die!

“I swear that as long as my elder brother saves me, I will definitely be filial to my mother and take good care of her.”

I will treat my mother as my own daughter!

Li Mu glanced at him, sneered, and slowly pulled the hem of her dress out of his hands.

Then he raised his foot and kicked Li Yao hard in the chest.

The kick was delivered with full force, and Li Yao was violently kicked to the ground.

"How ridiculous! From childhood to adulthood, your mother has devoted herself to you, yet you still want to burn her alive."

Do you think I'd believe your nonsense?

He's just putting on this act of repentance because he knows he's going to die and wants some pity. Pah!

Li Mu spat fiercely at him!

Li Yao clutched his stomach tightly, curling up in pain.

"Yao'er, how are you?"

Li Yongfeng rushed over and anxiously helped Li Yao up.

Li Mu showed no pity whatsoever, coldly glancing at him.

Then, pulling Li Nanke along, they turned and left.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, who was standing nearby, quickly followed.

Li Nanke stopped when Bai Sanniang was imprisoned in the dungeon.

He tugged at Li Mu's hand and turned to look at the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

He pointed inside and smiled slightly.

"Sir, may I see the person inside?"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review hesitated for a moment.

Li Nanke quickly replied, "I'm just talking to her, it'll be over soon."

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review waved his hand and gave instructions to the yamen runners.

"Open the cell door."

Inside, Bai San Niang was pressed against the wall, listening to the sounds from next door. When the cell door opened, she stood up in surprise, a hint of wariness rising in her eyes.

She was stunned when she saw that the person who came in was Li Nanke.