The two of them understood each other tacitly, and neither of them mentioned Yue Lian in the side courtyard.

When Liu Yaozhen first saw the affectionate scene between Cui Mubai and Yue Lian, her heart was broken. But after calming down for a while, she always felt that something was wrong. On the one hand, their mutual support made her not believe that Cui Mubai had changed his mind in such a short time, and even slandered her for not recognizing their child. On the other hand, Cui Mubai was seriously ill, and it was hard not for Liu Yaozhen to suspect that he had done all this on purpose.

So Liu Yaozhen quietly arranged for someone to contact the servants and old women who had served her in the past at the Cui Mansion. These servants still respected her as the wife of the second young master of the Cui family. They said that except for the time Liu Yaozhen went to the Cui Mansion before, they had never seen Cui Mubai go to Yue Lian's yard again. Although Yue Lian lived in the Cui Mansion, she was like an invisible person and had no interaction with the Cui family. It was as if she was staying at the Cui Mansion temporarily.

Liu Yaozhen asked someone to go to the Red Mansion to inquire about Yue Lian's background, and after paying a large sum of money, they actually found out a lot of things.

Yue Lian has a lover, and they are from the same hometown. The lover said that he had made a lot of money doing business in a small town on the northwestern border over the years, and he would redeem Yue Lian and marry her as soon as the payment for the goods arrived.

A few months ago, the peddler said that a big customer came to him to do a big business. If the deal was successful, he would be able to return home with Yue Lian in glory. The peddler said that even if he invested all his fortune, it would still not be enough, so he coaxed Yue Lian to give him all the fortune she had saved over the years, and then he disappeared with the money.

After Yue Lian found out that she had been cheated, she discovered that she was pregnant and there was no hope of redeeming herself. The mother in the building asked her to have an abortion so that she could continue to receive customers. Not long after, Cui Mubai went to the Red Mansion to redeem Yue Lian and carried her into the mansion in a sedan chair to be a concubine.

After finding out this, Liu Yaozhen knew the truth about why Cui Mubai took Yue Lian as his concubine.

Her husband has never changed his mind, nor is he a heartless and ungrateful person.

In order to force her to leave him, he was willing to destroy his own reputation. He arranged all this before his death and wrote the divorce papers because he didn't want her to be a widow for him.

After Liu Yaozhen figured this out, although she was heartbroken and worried about Cui Mubai's health, she did as he wished and no longer visited Cui's house.

Because she wanted Cui Mubai to feel at peace during his last days.

But...looking at Cui Mubai's sick face, Liu Yaozhen felt a heart-wrenching pain. Her husband was so young, how could he suddenly die?

She thought they would love each other until old age, and that there would be countless time and years, wrinkles would slowly appear on their faces, white hair would grow on their heads, and they would have many children and grandchildren around them.

Liu Yaozhen looked at Lingbao, who was lying in the cradle and chewing his fingers, and she felt sad. Their child had just been born and didn't remember anything yet. When he grew up, he didn't even know what his father looked like...

Even though Liu Yaozhen tried her best to endure it, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

Cui Mubai's hair was withered and his lips were pale and dry. He raised his hand hard, wanting to wipe away his beloved wife's tears, but his hand was only half raised and fell back. His body was so dilapidated that he couldn't even do such a simple action.

Liu Yaozhen held up his palm, placed it on her cheek, and coaxed him softly, "Mu Bai, Third Sister said you were poisoned. Who poisoned you? Can you tell me?"

Cui Mubai shook his head with extremely gentle movements. He gently stroked Liu Yaozhen's clean cheek with his fingertips. He opened his mouth, but let out a piercing cough. His throat was full of a fishy and sweet taste, and blood flowed from the corners of his lips.

Cui Mubai’s vision went dark, and the light in his eyes grew dimmer.

Liu Yaozhen's eyes were stung by the scarlet and black blood. She hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe them, not knowing what to do to make Cui Mubai feel better.

Yu Jiao and Liu Yaoyu came in at this time. Yu Jiao stepped forward quickly, felt Cui Mubai's pulse, took out the needle bag hidden on her wrist, and quickly inserted a few needles into Cui Mubai's head. As the silver needles fell, Cui Mubai seemed to catch his breath and felt better.

But anyone could see that this was just a flash in the pan.

"Big sister... my brother-in-law is dying." After giving her acupuncture, Yu Jiao said with some reluctance, "If you have anything to say... say it quickly, and call in the Cui family members."

Cui Mubai felt that he had a little more strength. Seeing Liu Yaozhen crying, he pulled the corners of his lips and said softly, "That year, the flowers in the Liu Mansion were in full bloom. You cried anxiously because you couldn't find Brother Tao. I happened to go to the mansion and saw you from afar. At that time, I thought, if such a beautiful girl were my wife, I would never let her cry again in this life. Zhenniang, I broke my promise. I couldn't keep you happy for the rest of your life, and I made you cry for me."

Liu Yaozhen had been trying to suppress her sobs, but after hearing these words she could no longer hold back her sobs and leaned over Cui Mubai's chest, sobbing and crying.

Cui Mubai raised his hand and touched her hair, patted it gently, and coaxed her: "Cui Er is just a bastard, not worth your tears."

"No, my husband is the best husband in the world..." Liu Yaozhen tried her best to control herself. In order to let Cui Mu leave with peace of mind, she said, "I will raise Lingbao well. Don't worry about us. If I meet a man who is good to Lingbao, I will marry again."

As she said this, she was filled with great sorrow, for she no longer had a husband.

No matter how good the other person is, he is not Cui Mubai, nor is he her husband.