She understood the implication of the old woman's words: even if she wanted to kill, she should be careful not to give anyone a handle to use against her.

She gripped the old woman's sleeve tightly and said, "Old woman, it's not me, it really isn't me. It's that woman."

The old woman sighed and asked, "What kind of biological mother would harm her own child?"

Moreover, that was her healthy eldest son, the foundation of her position in the family.

The old woman's words implied disbelief, and the young lady from the Chang family had no way to argue back, nor did she want to.

No matter what she says, no one will believe her, right?

Shang Tian frowned, looked at the cousin of the Chang family, and said, "You mean, that child was killed by Chang Xiao's wife?"

"Yes." The young lady from the Chang family lowered her head. No one would believe her, and Shang Tian certainly wouldn't either...

But where else could she go?

Shang Tian sighed and said, "Come with me to see the old lady."

He didn't say whether he believed it or not, and a hint of joy welled up in the heart of the Chang family's cousin.

Your Highness, do you believe what she said?

She took a deep breath and walked behind Shang Tian, ​​watching him enter the Chang family home. She exchanged a few polite words with Old Madam Chang and then said, "I came today because I have something to ask Old Madam."

Madam Chang looked at him and said, "Please speak, Your Highness."

Is Chang Zhang Chang Xiao's biological son?

Old Madam Chang looked at the Chang family's cousin with some surprise. As the saying goes, family scandals should not be aired in public. What exactly did the Chang family's cousin say to Shang Tian?

The disgust in her eyes deepened.

“Of course.” She said in a calm tone, “My Chang family is a prominent family, how could we do anything to confuse our bloodlines?”

Shang Tian said with a half-smile, "He must not be Young Madam Chang's child."

Old Madam Chang paused slightly. "What did you say?"

Her tone was stern, “How could such a thing as a concubine overstepping her rightful place in the Chang family happen?”

Shang Tian's smile softened further. "So, it's a case of a concubine being made the legitimate heir." He stood up, his expression cold. "I thought you doted on your granddaughter, but it turns out you're nothing special."

His words were a stab in the heart, and Old Madam Chang's face turned pale. "I...I don't know what you're talking about."

She dared not look into Shang Tian's eyes, nor did she dare look at the expression on Chang's cousin's face.

"Grandmother...you knew I was wronged, didn't you?"

These were her closest relatives in the world, yet they treated her like this. She couldn't help but recall what her mother had said on her deathbed: "Although your maternal grandmother loves you, An'er is also her own flesh and blood, her lifeblood."

Don't try to compare yourself to them, understand?

My cousin was my grandmother's lifeblood, but what about her?

She was just a lonely outsider, how could she compare to her cousin's family?

So...so...unaware of the truth, she was unfairly blamed and lost herself in the rumors, repeatedly doubting whether she was the one who killed Chang Zhang.

No, it wasn't that. It was just that because she was an outsider, she took the blame so that the Chang family could live more peacefully.

But what wrong did she do?

Because of this, no one ever came to propose marriage to her.

Because of this incident, she was constantly harassed by people in the household.

But the truth was so unbearable that she would rather bear the guilt of murder for the rest of her life than reveal this ugly truth.

It turns out she was just a pitiful little thing who no one cared for or wanted.

Old Madam Chang did not look at the Chang family's cousin, nor did she speak again.

Upon seeing this, Shang Tian stood up and said to the young lady from the Chang family, "Let's go."