Upon hearing this, Liu Xiuhong's face turned deathly pale, and she was also furious. Why did morning sickness have to come now? She thought it would be later. She was indeed pregnant, but she only found out after Lin Gangzi came up with that idea. Several of her lovers didn't even know who the father of the child was, which was why she took the risk of trying to get Song Tongsheng to marry her as soon as possible.
Seeing Liu Xiuhong's expression, Song Anxin became certain of her guess. She stepped forward and said, "That's not necessarily true."
She then looked at Granny Han and Granny Liu in the crowd and said:
“I remember that both Grandma Han and Grandma Liu are good at checking pregnancy pulses. Aunt Fang, why don’t we let them take a look at Xiuhong? If she is really pregnant, we shouldn’t delay finding the father of the child.”
Her words were full of sarcasm, and her sharp eyes stared at Liu Xiuhong, who immediately shrank back.
Aunt Fang immediately retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about! Your Song Tongsheng bullied my daughter and you're trying to smear her! If anyone's pregnant, it'll be Song Tongsheng's child."
Song Anxin sneered: "What a joke. Anbang didn't even touch her. How could she be pregnant with Anbang's child? I'm afraid she knew she was pregnant all along and came to blackmail Anbang. You really have a good eye for finding a father for your child."
Upon hearing this, the villagers' faces lit up with excitement. This was truly explosive!
Old Mrs. Song cursed loudly, "So you little slut, you've been having an affair with another man and got pregnant, and you're trying to frame Bang'er for it!"
"Liu Xiuhong, I never would have guessed! You look so honest and decent, yet you still manage to seduce men and even want Anbang to be the father of your bastard child. I spit on you!" Sister-in-law Lin spat angrily.
The villagers immediately chimed in.
"So Liu Xiuhong is pregnant! My God! I never would have guessed she was this kind of person."
"Yes, it seems that this was all for the sake of the child in her womb, so she plotted against Song Tongsheng."
"It's such a disgrace that such a promiscuous woman has appeared in the village..."
Liu Xiuhong hurriedly protested, "No, no, I'm not pregnant..." Her voice was so soft it was almost inaudible to herself.
Liu Fangtou and his wife also looked embarrassed. This wasn't what their daughter had said, but they still spoke up for her:
"Don't make baseless accusations! How could my daughter possibly have an affair with another man and get pregnant..."
Song Anxin said coldly, "Whether you're pregnant or not, a pulse diagnosis will tell you everything."
Granny Liu was the kind of person who liked to get involved in everything, so how could she not personally verify something like this?
She went up to her and said, "Xiuhong, let me take a look at you. Don't worry, your mother-in-law wouldn't harm you."
Liu Xiuhong quickly pulled her hand back inside, excitedly saying, "I don't want it! I'm not pregnant!"
Although Granny Liu was old, she still had a strong grip. She grabbed Liu Xiuhong's hand and said, "Fangtou's wife, you keep her calm. Even if she's not pregnant, you should at least clear Xiuhong's name. Doesn't she still want to marry Song Tongsheng?"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Fang quickly came over and calmed Liu Xiuhong down, saying to her, "That's right, girl, prove to everyone that you're not pregnant, so that Fengnian's family can't say anything, and they'll obediently let Song Tongsheng marry you."
Granny Liu placed her hand on the pulse, her expression immediately changed, and she called Granny Han over: "Grandma Xiaohe, come quickly, see if I misheard this pulse?"
Although the two elderly people didn't have much medical skill, they had lived most of their lives and could still feel a woman's pregnancy pulse.
The two women exchanged a glance, and Granny Han said, "That's right, it's a pregnancy pulse."
Liu Xiuhong was still struggling when she heard the two of them say it so bluntly in front of everyone. Her face turned pale, her eyes rolled back, and she slid to the ground and fainted.
Aunt Fang was stunned. She hadn't even reacted when Liu Xiuhong fainted and tried to catch her. She stammered:
"How could this be? How could my daughter be pregnant? You two old ladies, you...you must have misheard her pulse," she said, her voice trembling slightly, tears streaming down her face.
"No, you have to listen to Xiuhong's heart again. This concerns my innocence! You two have to be careful. My daughter couldn't possibly...!"
Granny Han and Granny Liu each checked Liu Xiuhong's pulse again. This time, she didn't struggle or cry out, so they listened more carefully.
Granny Han said, "Based on my many years of experience, this must be a pregnancy pulse. I can't be wrong."
Granny Liu also said, "I've never made a mistake before. Your Xiuhong is indeed pregnant."
Aunt Fang felt like she'd been sentenced to death, and she collapsed to the ground, crying out, "Ah!... Xiuhong, your life is ruined!... You damned woman, where did you get this child from...?"
Liu Fangtou was stunned, then filled with anger. He slapped Aunt Fangtou across the face and cursed at the two people on the ground:
"This is the good daughter you raised! She messed around with other men and got pregnant, and then tricked me into coming here to mess with Song Tongsheng."
"Whose bastard are you carrying? I really thought you were a dutiful daughter who stayed at home. Without you, this promiscuous girl, the Liu family would be utterly disgraced!"
As she spoke, she reached out to kick Liu Xiuhong, who was lying unconscious on the ground. Aunt Fangtou, ignoring the burning pain from the slap her husband had given her, quickly stepped in front of her daughter, hugging Liu Fangtou's legs and saying:
"Honey, Xiuhong wouldn't do such a thing. It must have been some damned bastard who harmed Xiuhong."
She turned her head and shook the unconscious Liu Xiuhong on the ground, yelling, "Xiuhong, wake up! Which bastard killed you? I'll beat that bastard to death... that damned man..."
The villagers' reactions went from initial doubt to shock, and finally to a look of realization—it was quite a spectacle! They probably talked for a whole day and night without stopping.
Lin Gangzi stood not far away, looking on incredulously. Could Xiu Hong be carrying his child?!
By this time, the moon, as round as a disc, had risen high in the sky, its bright white light shining on the earth, enough for people to see everything that was happening clearly.
Seeing that the truth had come to light, Song Anxin said, "I suppose the matter is clear now. Anbang is innocent. It was all Liu Xiuhong who conspired with her parents to frame Anbang for the sake of her unborn child."
She then said to the village head and Old Liu, "Uncle, Uncle Liu, please help our family."
Old Mrs. Song also stepped forward and said, "Yes, village head, Old Liu, my son has been wronged for no reason. You have to give us an explanation."
Lin Lizheng had always believed that Song Tongsheng wouldn't do such a thing, thinking there must be some misunderstanding. But this matter really made him think about it again and again.
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