Chapter 164 There is another daughter
"What did you say? My child is still alive!" Xie Changning's voice trembled. She grabbed Wei's mother's collar, and her scarlet eyes were uncontrollably covered with a layer of tears.
Her child is still alive...
Mother Wei was frightened by her appearance and trembled as she said, "Madam, every word I said is true. The eldest son was simply strangled and passed out. When Mother Yang, who was beside Qin Xian, brought the child out, I heard the eldest son crying with my own ears. I even asked what we were going to do with the child."
She paused, thinking back carefully to what happened that year. "Mother Yang said this child is lucky. Since he tried to die but didn't, it's clear that he's not destined to die. She said she was afraid of retribution, so she decided to give the child a chance to live. She told me to keep this a secret from Qin Xian and Wu. Then she took the child and left."
"As for where she took the child, I really don't know, but one thing is certain, the eldest son must still be alive."
Xie Changning's tears burst out. She remembered Mother Yang who was by Qin Xian's side. Although she was no longer in this world, she was a native of Beijing. She asked Xie Lin to check all the maids around Qin Xian.
There are still people at Mother Yang's home. By following this clue, we will definitely find her child.
But didn’t she get pregnant by taking fertility-inducing drugs?
If it weren't for that kind of medicine, the child would not have survived.
She asked the question in her mind.
At this point, what else could Madam Wei hide? "Madam, you may not know this, but Qin Xian did give you that drug. However, you conceived naturally twice, and both children survived. This old servant suspects that the Fourth Young Lady is still alive."
"So, I still have a daughter living in this world. Who took the child away that time?" This was something Xie Changning had never expected. She originally thought that none of her children would survive, but unexpectedly, she not only had a son, but also a daughter.
Madam Wei shook her head. "The time I sent the child over, Qin Xian had me sent away. She was surrounded by servants, and if Madam had to check them all, she would have found the Fourth Young Lady's whereabouts. There's only one thing I remember clearly: Madam Yang was already dead by then."
Only then did Xie Changning let go of Mother Wei. She was extremely anxious and just wanted to find her child.
But there must be an understanding of things.
"Now that the evidence is conclusive, please handle the matter impartially." She bowed to Pei Zhifu.
"Please rest assured, madam. I will definitely give you justice." Pei Zhi placed one hand on the table, his slender fingers curled up, and for some reason the joints were a little white. His other hand was placed on his knee, holding a navy blue handkerchief.
I don't know how long he kept pinching the handkerchief, but it was now full of wrinkles.
There was irrefutable evidence that Shen Zhixu had committed murder, so Pei Zhi pronounced the verdict in public and beheaded him three days later.
As for Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Xiao, Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei's mother, they were all thrown into jail.
When being dragged away, Shen Zhixu gave Xie Changning a sinister look, his face full of resentment.
He didn't understand why he lost miserably even though he had the upper hand.
Bai Xizhi shouted Qian'er's name and burst into tears. Three days later, she wanted to see with her own eyes the beast Shen Zhixu's head fall off.
Upon learning that Xie Changning's son and daughter were still alive, Shen Zhiyan, Shen Zhizhou, Shen Jingyun and Shen Jingshu felt indescribably bitter.
Several people just felt empty in their hearts, as if something that belonged to them had been taken away by someone else!
This feeling made them extremely uncomfortable.
Pei Zhi spoke some official language, which roughly meant that the Ministry of Justice would also do its best to help Xie Changning find the person.
Xie Changning thanked him and prepared to leave.
"Mother, please take me back with you, okay? I grew up in the Marquis' Mansion. It's my home. I don't want to recognize anyone else. I only have one mother, and that's you. I'm willing to be your slave. I just beg you not to abandon me." Shen Jingshu knelt in front of Xie Changning, crying.
"Mother, you still have me. Please take me home with you, okay? We don't recognize anyone else, we only recognize you. You have worked hard to raise us for many years, and we have not yet repaid your kindness. How can we leave like this? Please give us a chance to repay you." Shen Zhiyan also knelt in front of Xie Changning.
There were also Shen Zhizhou and Shen Jingyun, all of whom looked like they were crying bitterly, and kept saying that they wanted to repay her for raising them.
In fact, they just wanted to rely on Xie Changning.
They are all children of the Qin family.
What is left of the Qin family now?
Qin Xiao and Qin Kaiji died, and Wu, Xiao, and Wei were all thrown into the Ministry of Justice prison. Depending on the crimes they committed, they would be beheaded at the most serious level and exiled at the least.
If they go back, they will have nothing but the infamy and the curses of the world.
Especially since they have been pampered since childhood, how can they bear such a life?
Just thinking about it makes them want to die.
The others were fine, at least their lives were safe. Shen Jingyun cried the most miserably. If Xie Changning didn't care about her, she would definitely not survive tonight.
"No need. The best way to repay me is for you to never appear in front of me again." Xie Changning walked straight past them and left.
"Mother, you can't do this to us..." Several people looked dejected.
Xie Changning asked someone to send Qin Yi back to the Marquis' Mansion first. She guessed that Qin Yi must want to see with her own eyes the place where Shen Wenyuan had lived since childhood.
Shen Wenyuan is a child of the Ye family, and her child has nothing to do with the Marquis' Mansion.
Their whole family is like a cuckoo occupying a magpie's nest.
Her career as a marquis's wife has come to an end, and she only needs to wait for His Majesty's order.
Now is the time when she can still make the decision.
She took Mother Du, Xie Lin and several guards and headed straight for the outskirts of the city.
Mother Yang's youngest brother and her two sons are still alive.
Two hours later, Xie Changning finally saw them, and everyone in the Yang family knelt on the ground.
Xie Changning asked them to stand up. She couldn't wait to ask, "Twenty-one years ago, did Mother Yang bring back a baby boy?"
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