Chapter 146: Heart-cutting as Evidence
After hearing what Aunt Rong said, the sly-looking man hurriedly said, "Rong Xin, how can you not recognize me? I still have your bellyband here."
As he spoke, the man took out a pink bellyband from his arms. He showed the small "heart" character on the edge of the bellyband to everyone and said, "Xin'er, you said you couldn't bear to part with me and gave me this bellyband. Have you forgotten? Now you turn your back on me. Don't you want to stay in this Lili Mansion as a concubine and don't want to be my wife?"
Looking at the bellyband in the man's hand, Aunt Rong was ashamed and angry. How could this man have her own bellyband?
Li Liting recognized the bellyband at a glance. He could no longer bear it and kicked Aunt Rong in the heart: "You bitch, you dare to betray me."
However, his kick did not reach Aunt Rong as he was stopped by Li Li Qiuhong, and the kick landed solidly on Li Li Qiuhong's heart.
The old lady looked at Qiu Hong, who was protecting Concubine Rong, and said, "Qiu Hong, you are also a member of the Imperial Academy, and you should know that Concubine Rong deserves to be drowned for what she did. From now on, you will be registered under the name of Yao Shi, and you will have no relationship with Concubine Rong anymore."
"I don't want to." As soon as the old lady finished speaking, she was rejected by Lili Qiuhong, "I only have one mother, and I will never recognize Yao as my wife."
"Qiuhong, how can you say such a thing?" Yao looked sad and distressed. "I am the head of the second branch of the family. I have been very kind to you. When a concubine's son sees his legitimate son, he will call him his kinsman. You actually don't recognize me as your kinsman. Do you know that if you say this, your career as an official will be over?"
Since ancient times, there has been a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. When a concubine gives birth to a child, the legitimate son must be addressed as "relative" when he sees the legitimate son.
"My mother would never do such a thing, it's you who framed her. You want me to admit that I am the culprit, you are dreaming!" Lili Qiuhong's eyes were red, "My mother was indeed born in a brothel, because of her background, all of you look down on her, and also look down on me, the child she gave birth to.
From childhood to adulthood, none of you have ever looked at us straight in the eye. Even my father, who had put so much effort into carrying my mother into the mansion, only treated her as a plaything. If I hadn't entered the Imperial College first and then the Hanlin Academy, we two would be suffering somewhere now!
Yao, you hate my mother so much, why are you pretending to be so hypocritical here? Wasn't what happened today your fault?"
Faced with Lili Qiuhong's questioning, even Lili Ting felt a little embarrassed and a little guilty.
The man spoke again: "Qiu Hong, you are my son. Now that you are an official, you must be filial to me as your father in the future."
Hearing the man say this, Li Ting instantly became angry: "Rong Xin, when did you start plotting against me?"
"Master, Qiu Hong is really your son. I have never lied to you. Why can't you believe me?"
"You slut!" Qi Liting cursed angrily, "As expected, coming out of a brothel, how could I expect you to be clean? I shouldn't have brought you into the mansion in the first place, and you ruined the reputation of our family."
Aunt Rong was not a very strong person. She had suffered a lot in the past to raise Li Qiuhong. Now seeing Li Liting like this, her heart was completely broken.
"I was wrong!" Tears fell from Aunt Rong's eyes. She was pretty when she was young, and she became more charming as she got older. "I don't know how many officials' sons wanted to redeem me back then, but I chose you. I have suffered so much in the mansion over the years, but I have never regretted leaving with you.
But today, I regret it. You are not a good person at all, I should have seen through it long ago. I hurt myself and my child. "
Having said that, Aunt Rong couldn't bear it any longer, she stood up and hit the pillar next to her. Rather than continue to be humiliated and bring shame to Li Qiuhong, it would be better to die here to prove her innocence.
"mother!"
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