Master Zuo panicked.
The son in front of him was a very filial son who never argued with him. This was the first time his son had made a request.
His gaze was blank, yet tinged with a hint of guilt.
"Mu Ting, there's no need for that. We're upright and have nothing to fear. These people are just trying to make a fool of us."
"Get out, all of you!"
Master Zuo's face turned red with anger, and he reached out to push Lin Chang'an and Yao Qianshu.
General Yao shielded the child behind him and said domineeringly, "You may leave, but you can perform a blood test to prove kinship. I will then leave."
"This is the son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, my honored guest, and General Ye's nephew. If you hit him, I will not be able to explain myself!"
"If you don't give me an explanation today, I will let everyone in Bianjing see what kind of people your Shen and Zuo families have raised!"
Upon hearing this, Lord Shen immediately became displeased.
"General Yao, I didn't say anything!"
“My daughter would never do such a thing. Since you want justice, then…”
Lord Shen glanced at Zuo Muting and roared, "Inspect! Inspect now!"
"I have a clear conscience before Heaven and Earth; my daughter has done nothing wrong!"
"Good!" General Yao replied loudly!
"Then, Lord Zuo, please!" General Yao looked at Zuo Muting, whose face remained calm.
Zuo Muting nodded and then instructed the maid to prepare water.
Master Zuo immediately stopped the maid and shouted angrily, "You unfilial son, have you lost your mind? How can family matters be decided by outsiders?"
"Father, is this matter settled? Do you want the whole of Bianjing to know tomorrow that you and your daughter-in-law are having an affair?"
After Zuo Muting finished speaking, he closed his eyes.
"Go! If you don't go, I'll sell you all off!"
The maid was so frightened that she hurriedly ran to prepare.
No matter how much Old Master Zuo tried to stop him, Zuo Muting remained unmoved.
Before long, a maid brought a bowl of water. Master Zuo tried to snatch it, but General Yao stopped him.
A hint of panic flashed across Madam Shen's face. She was about to tell her son to go back when Lord Shen grabbed her hand.
"come over."
To clear his daughter's name, he had to prove it; otherwise, the future of his daughter would depend entirely on the opinions of the people of Bianjing.
If this gets back to His Majesty, he might lose his official position.
Madam Shen tried to break free and explain, but was glared at back by Lord Shen.
"If you don't want to bring shame upon the Shen family along with you, then stop!"
General Yao was known for his big mouth, but he also had a tough temper and was afraid of no one.
Regardless of whether it's blood spilled between the father and son, the outcome is the same.
Zuo Yuhuan was only seven years old. As several adults pulled her along, she burst into tears, crying out, "Don't pull me anymore! I can walk!"
The child shook off Lord Shen's hand and walked towards Zuo Muting.
Zuo Muting had already dripped blood and was just waiting for his son to come over.
Seeing that he had stopped beside him, he gently reminded him, "Bear with it for a moment."
Then, he picked up a dagger, cut his finger, and dripped the blood into the bowl.
Zuo Muting stared intently at the bowl of water.
They steeped it for a full cup of tea, but the two drops of blood just wouldn't mix.
This caused his expression to change drastically.
"How is that possible!"
"There must be a mistake!"
He carried the bowl of water directly to the old man, his chest heaving, "Father, look, what is this?"
"This is definitely not of the Zuo family bloodline!"
Old Master Zuo's face was deathly pale, his eyes fixed on the bowl of water.
I tried countless methods, but in the end, none of them could compare to the bowl of water right in front of me.
Zuo Muting frowned, glaring at Shen Shi, who was already at a loss.
"Wenxiu, tell me! Whose bastard child is this?"
"Which adulterer is it? Tell me, and I will kill him!"
"You dare bring a child born out of wedlock to our Zuo residence? You're asking for it!"
Lord Shen had not expected things to turn out this way.
Just now I was thinking that the two of them were of the same blood, and no matter who it was, they were still blood relatives.
But now…
He stared intently at Madam Shen.
"Daughter, what...what happened? You really gave birth to another man's child?"
"Aren't you trying to kill your old father? You've completely disgraced the entire Shen family!"
Shen shook her head, crying.
"No, Father, no, your daughter didn't..."
Zuo Muting suddenly looked at her, his eyes as cold as knives. "Nothing?"
"Don't tell me this child belongs to the Zuo family!"
"That's it!" she said, closing her eyes.
"You—" Zuo Muting raised his hand and slapped Shen's face hard, but he stopped abruptly just as his hand was about to fall.
Then it changed direction and hit itself hard.
"Smack!"
Seeing his actions, Madam Shen was so frightened that she burst into tears, "Husband, what are you doing?"
Don't call me!
"From the Zuo family? Don't tell me I'm not my father's biological son!" He shed a tear, already guessing what was going on in his mind.
Lin Chang'an's childish voice rang out, "Isn't it obvious?"
"Don't you have two sons? Try it again, and you'll know what you're really thinking."
My third brother is amazing!
Lin Wanwan looked at Lin Chang'an with admiration through her discerning eyes.
Lin Chang'an looked guilty.
Shen came to her senses and suddenly looked at Zuo Muting.
"Really two sons?"
"Could it be that the so-called adopted son from a collateral branch is really just a cover-up?"
"Husband, how dare you lie to me and say you didn't touch that mistress! You even had a son together!"
Overwhelmed with grief, Shen roared at Zuo Muting.
Zuo Muting ignored her.
He walked toward another child, Zuo Yuanyi.
Hongyu, the concubine who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly got up and ran towards her son.
"Don't touch my son."
"No one is allowed."
Zuo Muting looked at her. Just now, when he said he was going to kill her, she simply knelt down and begged for mercy.
Now that he himself has said he wants a blood test to prove paternity, she disregards her exposed identity and runs over to snatch her son.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Let go."
"I won't let go." Hongyu held him tightly.
Seeing this, Zuo Muting snatched the child from her hands, and Hongyu cried and clung to his robe.
"No, no."
Zuo Muting kicked her away and said angrily, "That time, you deliberately took advantage of me when I was drunk to seduce me, and ended up having a child. I felt sorry for you, so I let you come back to the manor to be a maid."
"You promised you wouldn't reveal the child's parentage, that you would let him grow up well, and that you would never bother me again, and that you wouldn't cause me to lose my wife and children."
"You've eaten salt."
After saying this, he picked up the child and placed him in the bowl.
Then, ignoring the child's cries, she pricked the child's finger and dripped the blood into a bowl.
Ignoring the pain, Hongyu lay on the ground and shouted:
"No, no, sir—"
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