Chapter 220 It's all misunderstanding
Uncle Zhao knew his character very well and was completely helpless. He sighed and said, "Even if this is a huge scandal that will bring disgrace to the Marquisate, will you still insist on doing this?"
Zhao Shen suddenly remembered what Qin said before she died, "You wouldn't dare, Zhao Shen, why do you think I would do that?"
He knew then that this matter might also involve his mother.
But no matter what, he couldn't bear not finding out the truth when he knew his mother was murdered.
Not to mention that he had already determined that this matter was related to the Yao family.
"Yes, I must find out the truth, no matter what the result is."
Uncle Zhao looked at his stubborn nephew and said, "Then I'll go meet him."
Mother Xia was imprisoned in the dungeon of Qionghua Courtyard. Uncle Zhao had never thought that there would be such a place in his nephew's courtyard, but when he thought of what Zhao Shen had done in the past six months, he felt that it was nothing.
Everyone has their own secrets.
Zhao Shen didn't mind knowing about this kind of thing because it showed his trust in him, and he wouldn't get to the bottom of it.
Mother Xia has been in a daze ever since Qin committed suicide. She has been with Qin for half of her life, and Qin is everything to her.
Now that Qin has passed away suddenly, she has lost her goal of living.
But she was unwilling to die like this.
Of course she knew what Zhao Shen wanted to ask, so she took the opportunity to ask to see the Second Master.
She knew that the Second Madam was also unwilling, but by that time, she had no choice but to die.
When she saw Uncle Zhao, she said excitedly, "Uncle, you're finally back."
Uncle Zhao looked at her with a complicated expression: "Don't you insist on seeing me before you tell me? Go ahead."
Mother Xia seemed to have been poured a bucket of cold water on her head, and suddenly came to her senses. She smiled and said, "Where should I start?"
Uncle Zhao frowned, but before he could say anything, Mother Xia continued, "Let's start with the pearl hairpin you gave to the Second Madam."
Uncle Zhao looked dazed. He had a very good memory and naturally remembered the hairpin gift, but he didn't understand what it had to do with what they wanted to ask?
Mother Xia said somewhat sadly, "You have no idea how happy Madam was to receive that hairpin."
Uncle Zhao was puzzled and said, "But I never saw her wearing that hairpin afterwards, so I thought she didn't like it."
Seeing that he looked completely clueless, Mother Xia couldn't help but ask, "Second Master, do you really not know why Madam never uses that hairpin?"
Uncle Zhao suddenly realized something: "Is there something wrong with that hairpin?"
Seeing that his expression didn't seem fake, Mother Xia was at a loss for words for a moment. After a long while, she slowly said, "The other day, the Second Madam went to see the Marquis's wife, but she saw her maid throw an identical hairpin into the backyard garden. She also asked why the Second Master gave such a thing to our Madam. What if people misunderstood her?"
A hairpin is an engagement gift between a man and a woman. How could he possibly give it to his sister-in-law?
Uncle Zhao, who understood what she was saying, was struck by lightning. "I... I've never given my sister-in-law anything. Why didn't she come to me and ask for clarification?"
When Mother Xia saw Mr. Zhao's reaction, she also understood.
Times have changed, and there is no need for Zhao Hui to lie today.
She smiled bitterly and said, "How can you ask such a thing?"
Is the Second Madam going to ask her husband if he likes his eldest sister-in-law, so he gave her the same hairpin as me?
Zhao Hui said incredulously, "Even if she can't ask, is it possible that she would harm my sister-in-law just based on this one thing?"
Mother Xia said, "Of course not. After the Madam knew about this, she felt uncomfortable and became a little cold towards the Master. The Master then stayed in the study. One day, when the Master was not at home, the Madam went to the study to find some books, but she saw a portrait of Madam Shen in it."
Now that things have come to this, there is nothing more to ask.
If the two had been strangers from the beginning, Qin might not have been so sad.
But they clearly had a period of loving time.
This made Qin feel that Zhao Hui had been deceiving her from the very beginning.
The hatred in my heart grew slowly, until it became uncontrollable.
Zhao Hui returned to Zhao Shen's study and was unable to react for a long time.
He never imagined that things would turn out like this.
Zhao Shen knew from his expression, "I guess my second uncle never gave my mother a hairpin, nor did he put her portrait in the study."
His voice was so firm that Zhao Hui was a little surprised: "How can you be so sure?"
"If Second Uncle really did something like this, you would definitely feel guilty towards Second Aunt, but you didn't. Instead, you felt that only if you didn't come back could the family be the same as before. So, something must have happened to you, right?"
Uncle Zhao had already suffered quite a few shocks that night, and he didn't care about any more. He covered his face with his hands and said tiredly, "Someone used the same method to make me mistakenly believe that Qin was interested in your father."
What happened many years ago unfolded before his eyes in such an unexpected way that Zhao Hui felt like his head was about to be torn apart.
More than 20 years later, his wife has passed away.
He finally understood that everything over the years was just a misunderstanding.
"Why? Why is this happening?"
He murmured,
Only then did Zhao Shen piece together what had happened. He was very calm: "Because someone wanted to marry my father, my mother had to die."
This is the root of everything.
The Yao family really set up a big plan.
Everyone in the Zhao family is included.
You can just sit back and enjoy the results without having to get involved.
No wonder no trace of her could be found over the years.
Zhao Hui understood what he was talking about and said bitterly, "Yao, it's not like all the men in the world are dead. Why does she have to marry my eldest brother?"
Zhao Shen was stunned. He knew that Yao Shi didn't want to marry him just because she fell in love with his father.
But it was to give a name to the child in her womb.
But why does it have to be his father?
Second uncle was right. Not all men in the world were dead. There were so many people in the capital, and many of them were more powerful and influential than his father.
Among them are also many young talents who are not married.
Which one of these people would be easier to marry than marrying his father?
Why did you go to so much trouble to plot, kill his mother, and then marry him?
And left him, the eldest son?
"Yeah, why?"
Zhao Shen couldn't help but ask.
He quickly sorted out the information he had learned in the past few days in his mind, but he couldn't figure it out after thinking for a long time. What was so good about Lord Zhao that made Yao Shi want to marry him?
He looked at his second uncle, who looked just as bewildered and a little pained, and asked, "Is there anything special about our family?"
Zhao Hui shook his head. "I've rarely been back home in recent years, so how could I possibly know anything? You should ask your father about this kind of question; he's the Marquis."
If the Marquis' Mansion really has any secrets, only the heir to the title could know them.
People like him will become part of the side branch in two generations, and no one will tell him important things.
Zhao Shen nodded and said, "Uncle, you've been exhausted from the journey. Go back and rest. You'll still be responsible for the funeral arrangements for Auntie."
Zhao Hui sighed, "How can I close my eyes when I think about how your Second Aunt misunderstood me even before her death?"
He looked at Zhao Shen and asked, "You're going to continue investigating this matter, right?"
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