Upon hearing this, not only was Lady Wu surprised, but Sun Ce was also astonished.
In the compound, only women who couldn't have children of their own would want to adopt someone else's child.
Qiao Jingjing is in the prime of her life, how could she think like that?
"Madam, husband, and my two younger siblings, I want to... raise Ashao. I want to take good care of Ashao; he... is so pitiful."
When Qiao Jingjing was speaking.
The wet nurse was holding Ah Shao tightly.
The wet nurse looked at Qiao Jingjing with a complicated expression.
Lady Wu knew that Sun Ce would be more than happy to hand A Shao over to Da Qiao.
From then on, Da Qiao's status rose because of her son.
Madam Wu then called the wet nurse over.
The wet nurse knelt on the ground:
“This servant is of lowly status and knows nothing. I only know how to take care of Young Master Shao. I beg Lord Wu for mercy.”
Qiao Jingjing went over and helped the wet nurse up.
“You are loyal to Lord Wu and have saved Young Master A Shao’s life. Lord Wu and the Grand Madam will certainly not neglect you. If you have seen anything, you may speak up.”
The wet nurse kept her head down.
Sun Ce has already spoken: "The wet nurse and A Shao will be moved to Da Qiao's room today. Lady Gu was frightened after falling into the water and needs to rest."
The wet nurse kowtowed and thanked Sun Ce.
Madam Wu looked at Qiao Jingjing and Sun Ce with concern.
He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
In the end, I couldn't help myself.
“Da Qiao, I misunderstood you just now! Not only did you not get angry, you even said you wanted to raise Ashao! You are still young, you and Bo Fu will have your children, at that time…”
Qiao Jingjing said she would always treat Ashao as her own son.
“Unless Madam and my husband don’t trust me, I have never coveted Ashao! If it weren’t for Ashao’s sudden predicament today, and the fact that I suddenly heard Ashao crying in the middle of the night, I would not have understood how pitiful a child who has lost his mother could be.”
Sun Ce also vaguely remembered hearing his son crying for a period of time.
However, because he disliked the former Gu family, he never paid much attention to this son.
The wet nurse had already knelt down before Qiao Jingjing.
"Please ask Madam Qiao to train her. Madam Gu... in the middle of the night..."
He pinched Ah Shao's hand.
Even now, there are still stains on Ah Shao's tender little arms.
She was a wet nurse, inseparable from the child every day. Yet, she dared not report what had happened. If Madam Gu were to turn the tables and accuse the wet nurse of harming the child, she would be in deep trouble, not to mention continuing to care for and protect Ashao.
Madam Wu did not listen to what was said after that.
A few days later.
Later, Madam Gu was sent back to her parents' home.
The official explanation was that Madam Gu had been in poor health since falling into the water and was no longer fit to raise Ah Shao, so she returned to her parents' home to recuperate.
The Gu family, upon hearing this, naturally understood.
The Gu family in Fuling could no longer rely on their daughter for food.
Qiao Jingjing became A Shao's mother.
She was overjoyed to have a son, whom she cared for with the same meticulous care she would give to crops.
Provide him with ample light, humidity, and temperature.
When no one was around, Madam Wu asked Sun Shangxiang.
"That day in your elder brother's courtyard, you said that you and Da Qiao had set up a scheme. What kind of scheme could a little girl like you know? Could it be that Da Qiao had planned all along to snatch Ashao from the Hougu family?"
Sun Shangxiang, however, disagreed.
"How could I not know about this scheme? Mother always treats me like a child! Even I, a child, found the death of Sister-in-law Gu strange, yet Mother didn't investigate! That day, Ah Shao and Sister-in-law Gu were in danger again, but that thief pushed the blame onto Sister-in-law Qiao. This is killing two birds with one stone, achieving three goals with one arrow. I don't know who is so wicked!"
Besides, Sister-in-law Gu had ulterior motives in sending Pearl to Sister-in-law Qiao's side.
Why did I side with Sister-in-law Qiao? Because I saw the bruise on Ah Shao's arm that day.
Madam Wu embraced Sun Shangxiang.
“My son, your mother is confused about what happened to Ashao.”
Alas, how could Mother not know that there was a reason for your sister-in-law's death! Ah Xiang, you are still young and don't understand many things. Our family is large and influential, and everyone is watching this matter! If we can slowly investigate and find out the truth, that would be good.
If an investigation only uncovers half of the truth, like today, and this lead is broken, alerting the enemy, what will happen next?
You're just a kid, how could you understand the complexities of human nature?
When your elder brother returned victorious from Lujiang City, the whole of Jiangdong was watching. I didn't want to bring up your ex-sister-in-law's affair and let others be proud of it.
They rushed to bring the Gu family over, thinking that since they were daughters of the Gu family, even if they didn't care about A-Shao's pitiful childhood loss of his mother, they would still take good care of A-Shao for the sake of the Gu family's interests.
Unexpectedly! Because your elder brother doesn't favor her, and due to her resentful nature, Madam Gu is taking her anger out on the children.
Sun Shangxiang also pouted.
That's why she didn't like the Gu family.
It's something you wouldn't like at first glance.
Her mother's reasons for choosing a daughter-in-law were truly bizarre.
"I hope that Da Qiao will keep her word and treat A Shao well. Your elder brother made the decision, and I am too old to interfere in some matters now."
Madam Wu remained worried.
Sun Shangxiang disliked her mother for being overly anxious and worrying too much.
"I'm telling you, Mother, you've messed up my brother's marriage! My brother has always liked Sister-in-law Qiao, and she was only a couple of years younger than him in Lujiang City, but you insisted on marrying Sister-in-law Gu first. As a result, Sister-in-law Gu died a violent death, and now you've brought in another Sister-in-law Gu to torment Ah Shao."
Mother! If you had let my eldest brother make his own decisions from the beginning, none of this would have happened!
My elder brother is brave and skilled in battle; there's nothing he can't handle. It's just that you and Zhang Zibu have stirred up trouble in his own backyard. You're just making trouble out of nothing!
Madam Wu was reprimanded by her daughter.
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