“This child isn’t bastard, he’s my child.” Shen Qing’s expression changed, her gentle demeanor vanished. “Watch your words.”
Gao Liu's reaction was exactly what she expected.
If she weren't heavily pregnant, Madam Gao Liu would definitely have welcomed her back to the Gao family, because she could do business and make money, bringing honor to the Gao family.
And now, she is heavily pregnant.
The whole of Jiangzhou knows that Gao's son died many years ago, leaving her as a widow. Now that the widow is pregnant with another man's child, Gao Liushi would rather die than let her into the family.
Madam Gao Liu had dedicated her life to protecting the Gao family's reputation; how could she tolerate her entering the Gao family home while heavily pregnant?
Thinking of this, she looked up at the plaque on the door and said coldly, "This house was mortgaged to the creditor a long time ago. It was only after I made money in business that I was able to redeem the house title and land deed."
"Even if we redeem it, it will still be the Gao family's house!"
Shen Qing smiled and said, "This house has always been coveted by some people, so after I redeemed it, I changed its name to mine. This includes the Gao family's shops, factories, and share certificates in the Weaving Bureau, all of which are in my name."
Worried that Gao Liushi might not understand, she concluded, "In other words, everything in the Gao family now, whether it's a brick or a tile, the goods in the warehouse, or the silver stored in the bank, belongs to me. I've returned today to return to my own home."
After saying that, he ignored Gao Liu's expression and stepped across the threshold.
As I entered the garden, I encountered Chunju rushing towards me.
Chunju looked at Shen Qing with tears streaming down her face, then knelt down in front of her with a thud.
Behind her, Su Lan also entered the courtyard. Jiang Shen had picked her up from the factory and brought her back to the Gao family home.
Seeing that they were taking care of Shen Qing, and that Jiang Shen and He Fei were guarding the courtyard gate, Qi Zhenheng returned to his house in Jiangzhou with peace of mind.
As soon as everyone left, Chunju cried and asked Shen Qing, "Young Madam, whose child is this in your womb?"
Su Lan stood behind Shen Qing and massaged her shoulders and neck.
She was also curious about the child's father, but she was more reserved than Chunju and didn't dare to ask.
Shen Qing gazed at the sky outside the window, her voice soft: "The child is mine."
Chunju asked urgently, "No, what I mean is—who is the child's father?"
She was afraid that Shen Qing would be bullied.
Shen Qing knew this, and gave a pale smile: "I can't tell you who the child's father is, but I can tell you—I love him, and I'm willing to give birth to our child."
Chunju and Sulan were relieved to hear this.
As long as I'm not being bullied, that's fine.
Su Lan walked around from behind to Shen Qing, squatted down at her feet, put her ear to her pregnant belly to listen, and looked at Shen Qing with a smile: "Master, the baby kicked me."
Shen Qing smiled: "Talk to him, he can hear you."
Su-lan asked, "Master, may I call him 'little sister'?"
"Of course!"
Su Lan then leaned closer to Shen Qing's pregnant belly and whispered, "Little sister, it's me, Su Lan. We're all waiting for you to come out. Don't worry, Aunt Chunju, Uncle Jiang Shen, Uncle He Fei, and I will definitely protect you well! Don't worry!"
Shen Qing felt a warmth in her heart.
Su-lan knew that Su-lan was worried about the environment after the baby was born and was afraid that she would pass on this anxiety to the baby, so she comforted the baby through Su-lan's belly.
Seeing this, Chunju also squatted down and talked to the baby in front of her pregnant belly.
The warm afternoon sun of autumn seeped into the room.
Shen Qing sat on the recliner, looking at Chunju and Sulan surrounding him. In a daze, he felt as if he had never left the Gao family, and everything was still the same as it was back then.
This made her feel incredibly at ease.
This feeling was completely different from when he was living in the Zhu family's house, when he was adrift and lost.
It's the place she's lived in for six or seven years, after all.
"Come out! Bring that harlot out here!"
"Yes! Arrest her!"
A string of vulgarities drifted closer.
Shen Qing snapped out of her daze and looked towards the courtyard gate.
Chunju and Sulan had already gotten up and run out.
Chunju quickly turned back and shouted, "Young mistress, something terrible has happened! The Gao family relatives are here!"
Shen Qing, supporting her lower back with one hand and pressing the armrest with the other, struggled to her feet: "Who did you say came?"
"It's those old men from the Gao family who've arrived!"
Shen Qing knew that it was Gao Liu who had informed the clan members to deal with the child in her womb.
He must have been greatly shocked to learn that all of the Gao family's assets were currently in her name, so he was determined to kick her and her child out.
Shen Qing had a headache, so she walked out of the room, supporting her back, and stood under the eaves.
Jiang Shen and He Fei stood guard over the arched courtyard gate, preventing outsiders from entering.
Shen Qing glanced at the dense crowd of heads crammed outside and thought: All the Gao family relatives have come.
These were all unfamiliar faces she had never seen before.
These people must have stopped associating with the Gao family after the Gao father and son's business failed, which is why she had never even met them.
Right now, everyone who smells an opportunity to profit from the family fortune has rushed over like dogs.
The second branch of the Gao family now has businesses that extend overseas. Although the head of the family was arrested for a year last year due to a case involving military supplies and rations, the business has not been affected in the slightest thanks to Qi Zhenheng's care and Su Lan's efforts.
These people have probably been eyeing the property of the second branch of the Gao family for a long time. Knowing that the second branch of the Gao family has no men and no descendants, they are all waiting for her and Gao Liu to die so that they can eat away the family's wealth.
Now that they know she's a widow who brought back a child from someone else's family, they'll probably try every means to force her to her death.
After understanding all this, Shen Qing suddenly felt a sense of lingering fear.
Over the years, she occasionally visited the eldest branch of the Gao family. The eldest branch relied on Cheng Zhiwen's connections to do horse feed business and had always supported her.
As for the third branch of the Gao family, Gao Laosan died suddenly many years ago, and his only son was exiled to a distant place, leaving only a few women and children.
She assumed that the Gao family relatives wouldn't be a problem, so she boldly returned.
Unexpectedly, there was also a group of relatives eyeing them covetously.
If she remains as she was before, alone and without any scruples, then she will fight these people to the bitter end.
But right now, she's due to give birth in two months. If even one of these people rushes in and hurts herself, it could have very serious consequences.
Thinking of this, Shen Qing ordered Jiang Shen and He Fei: "Don't let anyone in!"
Jiang Shen: "Yes!"
He Fei: "Yes!"
Shen Qing went back inside to think of a solution.
Just as I sat down, a "smack" sound came from outside.
Then came Chunju's scream: "Get out! Get out of here!"
She screamed from outside, "Young mistress, they've climbed over the wall! Close the door right now!"
Shen Qing felt a chill run down his spine and got up to close the door, but the people had already barged in.
Jiang Shen then rushed in and shielded her behind him.
Without him, He Fei couldn't hold on at all, and more and more people rushed into the yard and house.
"Shen! You've been cheating on me! And you're pregnant with my illegitimate child! Come with us to the ancestral hall!"
Shen Qing coldly stared at these wolves and tigers: "What are you going to the ancestral hall for?"
"Go and explain this to the ancestors of the Gao family! If you don't explain it to them, don't even think about staying in the Gao family!"
"Yes! Take her to the ancestral hall!"
"Take this unfaithful harlot to the ancestral hall!"
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