Chapter 1160 The Child Remains
But Dazhuang has to look at the wooden bead every night, and if it disappears, he seems to have a seizure, making a lot of noise.
Aunt Hong also tried to use another similar bead as a substitute, but Da Zhuang saw through her trick immediately.
Fortunately, Dazhuang had been kept in the house for so many years and no one had discovered it.
He only gave the wooden bead to his wife after he got married.
Before his wife was taken away by her family, she was placed in the hands of Gouwa, who was still an infant.
Gouwa cared about the wooden bead even more than Dazhuang did; Aunt Hong couldn't remove it from her hands.
However, since Gouwa is at home and so young, and her mother is always watching over him, it's not a problem.
It was only today, when she was bringing Gouwa over, that the bead fell into everyone's sight.
Aunt Hong looked up at them and said softly, "I'm not capable. My husband is gone, and I still have daughters-in-law and grandchildren. I don't even dare to think about finding the murderer. But you guys, if you know any high-ranking officials or wealthy people, you might be able to find the murderer from back then and avenge the Song family."
Anyway, that bead is the clue.
Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng exchanged a glance. The murderer was Gong Qiu; there was no doubt about that.
Aunt Hong said, "Alright, I've made myself clear. I'm leaving the child in your care."
Zhao Xi asked her, "Is the child sick?"
Aunt Hong's expression changed slightly, but she remained silent.
Zhao Xi said, "I am a doctor."
Aunt Hong was taken aback, then sighed, "I don't know what's wrong with him. He's been like this ever since. He's two years old now and still hasn't spoken a word. He's also quite dull. I've taken him to see a doctor, but the doctor said his skills aren't good enough and there's nothing he can do. Maybe only the imperial physicians in the palace can cure him. But I don't have the ability or the money to hire them, so I've just been raising him like this for several years."
Fearing they might not want to raise the child anymore because of his illness, Aunt Hong quickly said, "Gouwa is very well-behaved. He just doesn't talk, but he'll do whatever we ask him to do. He's not stupid. His father, Dazhuang, is stupid, but that's because he was smoking. He was originally healthy and very clever. Gouwa isn't a little idiot born from a big idiot."
Aunt Hong spoke those last words very softly; they were spoken by her own gossipy daughter-in-law.
It was because she didn't get along with her daughter-in-law and had seen her daughter-in-law bullying Gouwa in secret that Aunt Hong decided to send the child over.
She's getting old and still needs her son and daughter-in-law's help; she's no longer able to protect and raise this child.
Besides, Gouwa isn't related to me by blood, so of course I should leave him to be taken care of by his uncle.
"Of course he's not a little fool." Shu Yu disliked the word "fool."
She felt that Gouwa was somewhat autistic, but not quite.
However, she wasn't a doctor and couldn't make a diagnosis, so she would have to ask Zhao Xi and Doctor Zhao to take a look.
Aunt Hong nodded. "It's good that you don't treat him like a fool. It's getting dark outside, and my house is far away, so I have to go."
She didn't linger any longer, came over and said goodbye to Gouwa, "Don't follow me anymore. From now on, let's never see each other again. You should live your own life."
She turned and left. This time, Gouwa didn't chase after her. He just stared blankly at her back, his eyes welling up with tears.
He remained silent, but his small body swayed slightly as he stood there all alone.
(End of this chapter)
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