Chapter 165 More than twenty years ago, that person
It's late at night.
A cool breeze blew in from the window, causing the candle flame to flicker and the wick to crackle softly, breaking the silence of the room.
Li Mu stared blankly at Li Nanke, feeling her words, "Second Uncle was not born of Grandmother at all," amplifying in his ears again and again.
This is the third time Kerr has said something like this today!
"So... what you just said to your grandfather was true?"
"It was precisely because it was true that Grandfather felt guilty and agreed to punish Second Aunt."
Li Mu was stunned for a long time before he could react.
How could my second brother not be born to my mother?
In his shock, he also had a vague feeling that this was the truth of the matter.
This seems to explain why the father favored his second brother so much, even though he was not much worse than his second brother from childhood to adulthood.
Song Yi was the first to react and asked Li Nanke in a low voice.
"Was this also something the fairy godmother told you in a dream?"
Li Nanke nodded.
Did the fairy godmother say who your second uncle was born to?
Li Nanke shook his head.
In her dream, after Marquis Anping and his second wife's family faked their deaths and left, she never saw them again.
But when she was with Shen Xu, she heard news about Marquis Anping once.
It was then that she learned that her second uncle was not her grandmother's biological son.
"I only know that my grandfather had a sweetheart when he was young, but I don't know why, she didn't marry him."
My second uncle's biological mother must have been my grandfather's sweetheart.
Song Yi looked completely bewildered.
She had just been wondering if her second uncle's biological mother was either a maid in the household or a prostitute outside.
I never expected it to be the person I love!
Song Yi looked at Li Mu with a complicated expression.
"After your mother-in-law gave birth to you, your father-in-law continued to have an affair with this woman, and they even had a child together."
She then brought the child back to the Marquis's residence to be raised by her mother-in-law. Did her mother-in-law know about this?
Li Mu shook his head, his face extremely pale.
"In my memory, my mother treated my younger brother and me the same way, so she probably doesn't know about this."
"So, the father-in-law brought the child home without the mother-in-law's knowledge, but that doesn't make sense. The mother-in-law suddenly has another son; this can't be kept secret unless..."
Li Mu murmured, "Unless we take advantage of the chaos when the mother is also giving birth and bring the child back."
According to Sun's mother, her mother had a difficult labor when giving birth to her second brother because of breech presentation, and it lasted for a full day and night.
Later, she suffered a severe hemorrhage, almost losing half her life. Perhaps... that's when her father switched the children.
Song Yi's face turned pale.
"You mean your father-in-law switched the baby your mother-in-law gave birth to? Where did the baby your mother-in-law gave birth to go?"
Li Mu shook his head.
No one can answer this question except Marquis Anping!
Li Mu stood up abruptly, his clenched fists trembling uncontrollably.
"I'm going to find him and get to the bottom of this!"
Song Yi quickly grabbed him.
"Without evidence, even if you ask, your father-in-law won't admit it; instead, it will only alert him."
Li Mu's face stiffened, and he slumped to the ground, clutching his head in frustration.
His voice trembled slightly.
"Over the years, I have convinced myself to accept his favoritism and his indifference, but I cannot accept how he treats my mother."
His mother endured the pain of ten months of pregnancy for him, but he was out having an affair with another woman and even brought back another woman's child to deceive his mother!
I...I really feel sorry for my mother. No wonder she's been so depressed all these years. How could he...how could he treat her like this!
In his extreme anger, Li Mu was even unwilling to call Marquis Anping "father" anymore.
Song Yi squatted down and hugged Li Mu, gently patting his back.
Li Nanke also squatted down on the ground, holding Li Mu's hand, her round eyes looking very serious.
“I know Father is very sad, but we need to know who that woman is and find the child that Grandmother gave birth to.”
We can only investigate ourselves; we won't get any information from Grandfather!
Li Mu stared blankly at his daughter's bloodshot eyes.
"Investigate it yourself?"
Li Nanke nodded, "Yes, investigate it yourself! Did Grandfather tell Second Uncle about his background? Has Grandfather had any further contact with that sweetheart?"
"Anything done will inevitably leave traces; if we investigate carefully, we can always find clues."
Li Mu remained silent for a moment, then wiped his eyes hard, calming himself down somewhat.
"Ke'er is right. As long as we pay attention, I don't believe we can't find out about this!"
Li Nanke secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although my father disliked pursuing an official career, he was quick-witted and intelligent. Now that he knew about this matter, he would surely be able to uncover the truth of what happened back then.
Seeing that her husband had calmed down, Song Yi felt relieved.
He called in Mama Tao and instructed her, "Have someone keep an eye on the Marquis's courtyard. Don't miss a single move."
Madam Tao nodded a few times and said, "Zilan just followed the second young master... no, I mean Madam Sun. Zilan secretly followed Madam Sun to the second house."
Just now someone came to report that Madam Sun was crying outside the Marquis's study with Li Zhenxuan and Li Xinyou.
Sun cried, saying that she pitied her young child and that she couldn't bear to part with the second young master. She said that if she was forced to leave, she would hang herself at home.
The Marquis ultimately sent someone to take Madam Sun to the ancestral temple for a while, saying that a further decision would be made after the second young master returned.
Song Yi sneered, "Sun's stepmother is very domineering at home, which is why Sun doesn't dare to go back to the Sun family."
Li Mu said, "He usually favors the second wife so much, but now he doesn't dare to keep Sun Shi at home. He sent her to the family temple overnight."
It's clear that Kerr really hit the nail on the head, and he's incredibly guilty.
The ancestral temple of the Marquis of Anping is located in the ancestral home in Changyuan County. Now that the flood in Changyuan has not completely subsided, the Marquis of Anping does not dare to keep Lady Sun at home, which shows how guilty he is.
Li Mu felt a lump in his throat, a deep, unbearable pain.
Madam Tao continued, "The Marquis also wrote a letter to the Second Young Master and sent a servant to deliver it overnight."
Li Mu: "The return of the second brother is convenient for us to investigate this matter."
He then turned to Li Nanke and gave him instructions.
"Ke'er, you must not say these things in front of him again. If he asks about it tomorrow, just say you don't remember what you said."
"To avoid him getting angry and hitting you again."
Li Nanke twitched the corner of her mouth. "Father, don't worry, I won't give him another chance to hit me."
at the same time.
Prince Xuan's residence.
Gui Liu rushed into Shen Cong's bedroom and plopped down on the edge of the bed.
Shen Cong leaned back on the pillow, put down the book in his hand, and watched as Gui Liu picked up the tea from the bedside table and gulped down two large cups in a row.
"The Marquis of Anping's residence didn't even offer you a cup of tea?"
Gui Liu burped and waved his hand.
"I'm telling you, it's a ghost, you know that...."
He then proceeded to recount in detail how he had examined Song Yi's pulse, only to discover that Li Mu had been given a sterilization drug.
"I prepared this sterilization drug for that person more than 20 years ago. How did it end up in the Marquis of Anping's residence?"
Shen Cong frowned slightly.
"More than twenty years ago? That person?"
Gui Liu leaned forward and whispered a few words.
Shen Cong's expression changed slightly.
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