Chapter 231 Aren't you wrong?
Having already realized that there was something wrong with the talisman, and seeing that her daughter was being stopped, she knew she couldn't just sit and wait to die, so she tried to tear off the talisman.
But another figure blocked her way.
When Yu Zhi saw that the father and son had stopped Zheng and his wife, a thoughtful look flashed across his eyes.
Seeing Yu Chunyue trying to tear off the talisman out of the corner of her eye, she said calmly, "Don't waste your energy. You can't tear it off unless you have my permission."
Don't underestimate this piece of paper; when it comes into play, it becomes impervious to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire.
Yu Chunyue did not believe in superstition.
But refusing to believe in superstition was useless. No matter how hard he tried, the talisman seemed to have become one with his body, and he couldn't tear it off at all.
After trying for a long time without success, Yu Chunyue was both shocked and angry. He glared at Yu Zhiyi and said, "You unfilial daughter, is this how you treat your parents?"
"Yes, I admit I lied to you, I was wrong, but ask yourself honestly, weren't you also wrong?"
"If you hadn't been so stubborn and refused to come home to help, why would I have resorted to such a desperate measure?"
“I’m not sick, but an elder in my family is sick. Even if she didn’t like you before, and every time she saw you she would either mock you or help Jiaojiao put you down, so what? She’s still your family!”
Everyone: "..."
After Yu Chunyue finished speaking, he realized what nonsense he had said, and he was so angry he wanted to die.
Fearing that he might reveal Consort Yu's secret, he stopped elaborating on the matter and continued, "I know you're still upset about me severing ties with you in the palace, but you should also think about us."
“At that time, a noble lady in the palace was ill, and we did not know your abilities. You insisted on treating her, and you did not listen to our advice. As the head of the family, I could not just watch my whole family die in the palace with you, could I? So I had no choice but to sever ties with you.”
"If we have to blame someone for this, it's only yourself. If you hadn't kept it from us, we wouldn't have questioned you."
These were his true feelings, which is why he was able to say them so easily.
"Even if I really did something wrong, I can't deny that I raised you. How can you sever ties after more than ten years of kindness? Based on that debt of gratitude, let alone severing ties, even if I told you to die right now, you can't go against my wishes."
This may sound illogical, but in this era where filial piety is paramount, it holds true.
It's ridiculous, but if Yu Chunyue really uses the debt of gratitude for raising Yu Zhiyi to force her to compromise, it's morally and legally justifiable.
"Bullshit!" The middle-aged man's usually cold and stern face turned ashen. "What kindness in raising us? You dare call that kindness in raising us?"
Yu Chunyue frowned and looked at him. Although he was restricted from saying many things due to the Truth Talisman, his thoughts were not limited.
He frowned as he looked at the man, feeling that the man's features seemed somewhat familiar.
Suddenly, his eyes widened: "What's your relationship with that little bitch?"
He wanted to call her Yi'er, but under the influence of the Truth Talisman, the first thing he said was an insulting name.
The onlookers: "..."
"Are you her lover?"
She immediately retorted angrily, "Yu Zhiyi, you are still a young lady of the Yu family. How could you be so depraved? After being divorced by Du Ziheng, you went to find such an old man?"
Yu Zhiyi's face darkened, and he was about to make a move, but the middle-aged man was faster than him.
Snap!
The loud slapping sound clearly reached the ears of everyone in the room.
The middle-aged man's eyes were icy: "Now I'm even more certain that you're a scumbag. You definitely didn't mean any harm when you agreed to let her stay in the manor."
The round-faced boy also went over and kicked Yu Chunyue: "Scum! Scum! How could you insult your adopted daughter like that? Are you even human?"
"You and your husband went through so much trouble to switch her with someone else, you should have treated her better. Why did you abuse her? Why did you make her sad and upset?"
A huge uproar erupted from the crowd.
"What? Back then, it was actually Minister Yu and his wife who voluntarily switched the two young ladies? Why?"
"Wasn't it said that Physician Yu's birth mother was just a peasant woman? What are Minister Yu and his group after?"
Madam Yu also shrieked, "Don't talk nonsense! How could we possibly do such a thing?"
Yu Chunyue had a truth-telling talisman on her, so she couldn't possibly lie, but she herself was innocent.
Yu Jiaojiao sneered, "Sister, the two people you found don't seem to be very bright. They can't even come up with a decent lie. Do they even believe such ridiculous things themselves?"
The boy angrily retorted, "I didn't lie."
Yu Zhiyi seemed to be deep in thought.
Looking back on her years in the Yu family, she finally understood some of the unreasonable things that had happened.
Before she was ten years old, she lived a decent life in the Yu family, but it was only superficially good.
The people of the Yu family fed her, clothed her, and took her out, claiming to the outside world that they doted on her, but Yu Chunyue and his wife rarely showed her any affection.
The five boys treated her quite well before they knew she was a fake heiress, but once they found out, their attitude quickly changed.
At first, Yu Zhiyi thought that their changes were all due to the attraction of blood ties, so although she was sad, she was not too attached to it, and did not think too deeply about the reasons behind it.
Looking back now, how could Wuzhilang have changed so quickly without the tacit approval or even guidance of Yu Chunyue and his wife?
Moreover, before Yu Jiaojiao returned, whenever she had a conflict with outsiders, Yu Chunyue and his wife would make her apologize, regardless of who was right or wrong.
However, after Yu Jiaojiao returned, whenever she had a conflict with someone, Yu Chunyue and his wife always sided with her.
She hadn't thought about it deeply before, but now, combined with the round-faced boy's words, many things that she had always been confused about but had deliberately ignored suddenly became clear to her.
Madam Zheng continued to deny it: "Yu Zhiyi, I know you hate us, but you can't spread rumors with others! It was clearly your own mother who harbored evil intentions to give you a better life back then, and she has admitted to all of this! The Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture also knows about this!"
After the story of the real and fake daughters came to light, the Yu family went to the Jingzhao Prefecture to accuse the peasant woman surnamed Qiao of stealing their daughter.
This incident caused quite a stir, and the gates of the Jingzhao Prefecture were so crowded with onlookers that they could not be moved.
Because there were so many witnesses, this event is still talked about with great interest even though a long time has passed.
Yu Jiaojiao also said, "Sister, stop fooling around. You're only making your own situation more awkward and embarrassing!"
Without even glancing at the mother and daughter who were vehemently denying it, Yu Zhiyi asked Yu Chunyue, "Is that Qiao Shi really my biological mother?"
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