Su Qing didn't dare to stay in that house any longer. She told Gu Wangchen that she was too sad about her grandfather's death and wanted to go to the village in the suburbs to relax.
That farm was the only one Su Qing had left. She had already found out that there was a midwife with excellent skills in a village not far from the farm, and her people had also paid money to hire Midwife Hao.
Gu Wangchen was so anxious that she would get into an accident on the way that he couldn't resist agreeing immediately. However, he said, insincerely and affectionately, "I'm worried about you not being by my side. Please wait a little longer. I'll take a few days off to accompany you."
Su Qing said, "I am a man who does great things. How can I delay your future? Don't worry, I will come back when I feel better."
Su Qing thought she had arranged everything perfectly, that everyone in the manor was hers, and that everyone around her was her confidant. However, she had no idea that one of her confidants had already been bribed by Gu Wangchen.
A few days later, one evening, she was walking with Xiaohe's support. The woman following behind her tripped over a stone and fell, pushing Su Qing hard. Despite Xiaohe's tugging, Su Qing didn't lie down on the ground. Instead, she knelt down and began to bleed from her lower body.
The people in the village tied up the old woman and took her to the woodshed, and quickly invited Hao Wenpo over.
Midwife Hao gave Su Qing a bowl of medicine to drink, and soon after, Su Qing gave birth to a baby boy weighing more than three kilograms.
Although the child was small, he was still alive. Su Qing also surprisingly did not bleed profusely and did not die, but she could no longer have children.
Su Qing felt that she would never marry again, so it didn't matter whether she could have children or not. Having this son was already a blessing from God.
Su Qing gave Hao Wenpo one hundred taels of silver and asked her to tell others that the child was dead and she would take the child to the mountains to bury him.
Having earned so much money all at once, and having previously received ten taels of silver, Midwife Hao was extremely happy. She hugged a quilt wrapped around a small pillow and said, "Don't worry, Grandma. I've been doing this for over twenty years and never speak nonsense. I just buried a stillborn baby yesterday. If anyone asks, I'll just tell them I buried it there."
Midwife Hao would occasionally be invited by wealthy families to deliver babies, and such invitations were very tight-lipped.
Su Qing was satisfied and asked someone to reward her with ten taels of silver.
Besides the woman Gu Wangchen bribed and Xiao He, there were six people around her and from the farm. She gave each of them 100 taels of silver, asking them to keep the child's life a secret and release their slave contracts. She said they could live on their own after she left.
After dealing with all these and feeding the child, Su Qing asked a maid in the farm to take the child to her relative's house to hide for a while, and then sent someone to the capital to invite Gu Wangchen.
Gu Wangchen was anxiously waiting for news from the manor. When the news finally arrived, the child was dead, but the adults were still alive. He felt a little regretful. He hurried to the manor, took Su Qing's hand and said, "Don't be sad, we are still young and we will have more children."
His eyes were affectionate and full of concern.
How could someone with eyes like this have such a sinister and vicious heart? This was the man she had loved for two lifetimes.
Tears welled up in Su Qing's eyes, and she murmured, "The midwife said that I will never have children again."
Gu Wangchen said affectionately, "If there is no one, then there is no one. As long as I have you, it is enough." His eyes slid to her belly and he frowned slightly.
Su Qing also noticed his gaze and whispered, "Master, are you trying to press my stomach hard to make me bleed profusely?"
Gu Wangchen suddenly raised his head and said, "What did you say?" He was indeed thinking so just now.
Su Qing pulled her hand away, looked at him coldly and said, "Master Gu, there's no need to pretend anymore. Miss Zhou San must be getting impatient, right? For the sake of fame and fortune, you've harmed me enough, but why even your own child? Fine, I'll grant your wish and be willing to divorce. I also wish Master Gu in advance that he will become the son-in-law of the Zhou family, and that he will have a bright future and high official positions."
Gu Wangchen's face darkened, his gaze lingering on Su Qing's face for a while, then he smiled and said, "You and I are a loving couple, harmonious and harmonious, you can't make such jokes. I don't know any Miss Zhou, and I will not agree to a divorce..."
He was talking while his fingers were wandering on Su Qing's face. Seeing that there was no one else in the room, he slowly slid his fingers down, grabbed a corner of the quilt and moved them to her belly.
Su Qing said, "Master Gu, if I die, my people will go to Jingzhao Prefecture and beat drums to redress our grievances. We will not only sue you for killing me, but we will also sue your mother for accepting and giving away property worth more than three thousand taels of silver in your name. The deeds have been completed and are in your mother's name."
Gu Wangchen paused, his head filled with shame and anger as he said, "I didn't accept it. Since it was my mother who did it, she should bear the consequences. Besides, I'm just a seventh-rank official. My life is not worth that much money. Why would they give me so much silver?"
Su Qing sneered, "You, Lord Gu, may be a low-ranking official, but you have immense power. I've already asked my grandfather to help me with the things that people have asked you to do in your name..."
Gu Wangchen was so angry that he stopped pretending. He pinched Su Qing's chin hard and cursed with gritted teeth, "Damn woman."
Su Qing tilted her head and broke free from his hand, saying, "To you, any woman you've used and can no longer use deserves to die. Back then, you used Xu Lanyin and thought she deserved to die. Now that you've used me, I deserve to die too. If anything happens to the Zhou family in the future, Zhou Zimei will also deserve to die. Gu Wangchen, justice is clear and retribution will come. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Gu Wangchen was touched, but he didn't dare to kill again. He said coldly, "No matter how much you talk, I won't agree to divorce. Tell the servants to pack up their things and come back with me."
Su Qing shook her head and said, "Are you trying to buy time to settle that matter before coming to kill me? I'm not stupid. There are only two options now. One is to get married and divorce. I'll give you the best excuse: I had a miscarriage and can't get pregnant again, so I'm asking to be divorced. The other is to suffer mutual destruction. Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me. Lord Gu, please choose."
Gu Wangchen had no choice but to divorce Su Qing, but with one condition: the farm and the land would be left to him. From then on, they could live in peace and not disturb each other.
Su Qing sneered, "Master Gu, you really are like your mother. We've been together for so long, I think I understand you quite well. If I don't leave you with something to cherish, I can't get away so easily. This farm was originally meant to be left to you, plus the house in the capital, the teahouse in Nanping County, and some money. You've made no less than seven thousand taels of silver from me. You've really made a fortune."
Gu Wangchen blushed, but still did not refuse.
Su Qing and Xiao He lived in a rented courtyard for ten days. Fearing Madam Su's retaliation, she rented a mule cart and went to Ningzhou Prefecture to attack Xu Lanyin. Unaware of Xu Lanyin's whereabouts, she first went to the Xinyun Teahouse...
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