Moreover, Yuan Tianyou concealed the fact that he was already married.
Not long after, Zhan Qin's mother became pregnant.
Yuan Tianyou had no choice but to tell the truth. What's done is done, and there was no other way. Moreover, Yuan Tianyou had already decided to take her home and be with her for all eternity.
He was sincere.
I genuinely like Zhan Qin's mother.
For the sake of the child in her womb, the wife couldn't say anything.
However, as in many similar cases, a powerful wife from a wealthy family often has unsavory ways of dealing with a concubine from a rural background.
Zhan Qin's mother was like a flower that had been plucked; she was still beautiful, but withered and lifeless.
The methods used by the ladies were almost impossible to find any evidence against them, so Yuan Tianyou had no choice but to comfort them and show them as much love as possible.
When Zhan Qin was eight years old, a major incident occurred: his first wife was poisoned and almost died on the spot, had she not been in danger of losing her life.
Various pieces of evidence indicate that the person who poisoned him was Zhan Qin's mother.
There are eyewitnesses who had contact with the poisoned food and had ample motive.
One reason is that they have been bullied for so many years.
More importantly, Zhan Qin perfectly inherited Yuan Tianyou's genes. He was intelligent from a young age and had a photographic memory. If he hadn't been too young, Yuan Tianyou would have let him participate in the imperial examinations, and he would definitely have passed and become a Jinshi.
Yuan Tianyou poured all his hopes into this illegitimate son, as did Zhan Qin's grandfather. Given time, the Yuan family would definitely produce another top scholar.
The eldest son, however, was of mediocre talent.
In this situation, it's perfectly normal for Zhan Qin's mother to harm others for her son's future. With the original wife dead, she would definitely be promoted to the position of legitimate wife, and her son would become the legitimate son instead of the illegitimate one, which would be beneficial to his future career.
Zhan Qin's mother firmly denied it.
Yuan Tianyou personally investigated and confirmed the truth, then angrily slapped her.
It's amazing that after all these years, I never knew she was such a femme fatale.
Although he didn't love his first wife, she was still his wife of many years, so even if there was no romantic love, there was still familial affection.
That very night, Zhan Qin's mother hanged herself.
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