Chapter 304 Kneeling in Repentance

When everyone saw the young man, they were immediately stunned. They were not familiar with him, but they were not strangers either. Those who had seen him before knew that he was a person close to the Marquis.

His name seems to be Yu Chuan?

The crowd looked at him, somewhat bewildered, wondering why he had come here. Could it be that the Marquis was too busy to handle this matter and had sent a subordinate to deal with it?

How can a servant be allowed to handle matters concerning one's son, wife, and unborn grandchildren?

When Meng Jinyao saw Yu Chuan, she nodded in satisfaction, thinking to herself: Not bad, he arrived just in time.

Yu Chuan stepped forward, bowed to the prince and his wives, and then handed a large purse to Meng Jinyao, saying respectfully, "Madam, this purse should be useful to you."

Meng Jinyao took the purse, gently squeezed it and knew roughly what was inside, then nodded slightly: "Yes, thank you for your hard work, Yu Chuan."

Listening to their conversation, everyone was confused, but the Marquis seemed to be on the lady's side.

Gu Xiuming looked at Yu Chuan. Although he didn't know what Yu Chuan had given Meng Jinyao or why Yu Chuan was there, he felt inexplicably panicked. His face showed a hint of panic, but he quickly regained his composure.

However, his change in expression did not escape Meng Jinyao's notice.

Meng Jinyao stared at him with a deep gaze and asked coldly, "Xiuming, I'll ask you one more time, did I really cause Aunt Li to miscarry?"

Gu Xiuming was slightly taken aback. Seeing her stern face and the anger surging in her eyes, his heart skipped a beat for no reason. But now he could only insist that she was the culprit, so he said with certainty, "Hongling, who is by Wan'er's side, saw the two of you arguing with her own eyes and heard you slander Wan'er and resent her. In the end, in a fit of anger, she pushed Wan'er hard. Wan'er has now miscarried, and it is because of you."

Meng Jinyao curled her lips into a half-smile and said, "That's quite strange. I never thought that a woman like me could have the ability to make another woman pregnant and miscarry instantly."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

Gu Xiuming was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what she meant. His pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart pounded wildly.

Zhang and Chen were taken aback at first, but then they realized that this meant Li Yiniang had not miscarried at all. Or that Li Yiniang had never been pregnant, so how could she have miscarried?

Chen could hardly believe her ears and hurriedly asked for confirmation: "Third sister-in-law, what do you mean by that?"

Meng Jinyao stared straight at Gu Xiuming and mercilessly exposed his lie: "Aunt Li was not pregnant at all, so it's impossible for her to have a miscarriage from a fall. At most, she just hurt herself. Besides, she deliberately fell."

After she finished speaking, she turned her gaze to the doctor who was bound hand and foot, and continued, "So, what else can this be but a quack? He doesn't even know if a woman is pregnant, yet he says she has miscarried. That's utter nonsense, and he's deliberately spouting it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was in an uproar. The matter had blown up so much, yet in the end, Aunt Li hadn't gotten pregnant? What exactly happened?

The doctor trembled and lowered his head in panic.

Gu Xiuming was shocked, feeling as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest. How did Meng Jinyao know that Wan'er was not pregnant?

Only he, Wan'er, Hongling, and the doctor who had been prepared in advance knew about this matter. Moreover, when something happened, Hongling would take the initiative to ask for a doctor. Even if it wasn't Hongling who asked, she would find a way to stop others from asking and then ask for a doctor on their behalf.

No, just now Hongling said that Meng Jinyao instructed her to fetch the doctor. Could it be that everything is under Meng Jinyao's control? Is that why Meng Jinyao took the initiative to give Hongling this opportunity to fetch the doctor?

No, impossible!

Gu Xiuming immediately dismissed the guess, calmed himself down, and replied, "Mother, the royal physician said Wan'er was pregnant, and now this doctor says Wan'er suffered a miscarriage. Now that you've done this, you think you can cover up your crime with just a few words?"

Meng Jinyao said calmly, "Xiuming, the family physician did not say for sure that Consort Li was pregnant at the time. Consort Li had the symptoms that a pregnant woman should have, and her period had not come. Consort Li and Hongling both thought that she was pregnant. The family physician probably had a preconceived notion. However, after taking her pulse, he said that the pregnancy was still in its early stages and that it was not possible to tell from the pulse. He said to wait a while and then take another look. He did not say for sure that Consort Li was pregnant."

As she spoke, she gave a light sneer: "However, the physician was worried that if Aunt Li really got pregnant, she might miscarry, so he gave her some advice on things pregnant women should pay attention to. But Aunt Li really thought she was pregnant and even spread the word. In the end, it turned out to be a false alarm. Aunt Li's nausea wasn't morning sickness, it was just a stomach problem. Her missed period was because she was overthinking."

As soon as the words fell, Zhang and Chen immediately recalled their earlier gossip about Aunt Li's unsteadiness. She had spread rumors before the baby was even settled, which turned out to be a misunderstanding. But how did Meng Jinyao find out?

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiuming could no longer remain calm, because what she said was absolutely true; it was the truth behind the matter. But how did she know this? Did she know it from Hongling? But Hongling was one of their people.

Meng Jinyao said angrily, "I thought Aunt Li would tell on her own, but I didn't expect her to make me take the blame in the end. You two are really something."

Gu Xiuming seemed stunned by these truths, and it took him a long time to come to his senses. He shook his head repeatedly, and in a moment of quick thinking, he directly shifted the blame to Li Wan'er and her maid, admitting that the doctor was incompetent and misdiagnosed her. He hurriedly argued, "Mother, please calm down. Your words have confused me. I didn't know that Wan'er was not pregnant, nor did I know that the doctor was incompetent and misdiagnosed her. I just believed the slander and thought that you caused Wan'er's miscarriage."

He knelt down abruptly and confessed, "Your son is unfilial. I listened to slander and wronged Mother, causing her great sorrow. Please punish me, Mother."

This dramatic scene caused the audience's emotions to rise and fall with the plot. The young master, who had just been arrogantly questioning and accusing the madam, was now kneeling down and begging for punishment. But how did the madam know that Concubine Li was not pregnant?

While everyone was eagerly awaiting the answer, so were Zhang and Chen.

Meng Jinyao said with a disappointed look, "Xiuming, even now you still don't know how to repent and are still making excuses. When the family physician went back to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors, you personally accompanied Aunt Li to find a doctor outside for treatment, and you heard the doctor say with your own ears that Aunt Li was not pregnant. Now you are shirking responsibility and saying that you believed Aunt Li's slander?"

She gave a cold laugh: "Gu Xiuming, you really are my good son, my filial son! When you got what you wanted, you didn't forget to instigate Aunt Li and Hongling to frame me!"