Chapter 303: Shut up, you bastard
Upon hearing this bad news, both Madam Zhang and Madam Chen couldn't help but feel a chill for Meng Jinyao.
If the child is alright, there is still room for maneuver. But now that the child is gone, if he cannot prove his innocence, the charge of harming the Gu family's offspring will be confirmed.
A noblewoman who cares deeply for her son would do such a thing to his concubine and make such a big fuss about it. She would only be divorced or exiled to the family temple.
However, once the charges are proven, Meng Jinyao will most likely be divorced. After all, no man can tolerate his wife having another man in her heart, especially his own son. If this gets out, he will lose all face.
Meng Jinyao frowned slightly and asked the maid, "You said Aunt Li miscarried? Call the doctor over, I want to ask her myself."
Before she could finish speaking, and before the maid could even respond, Gu Xiuming rushed over, his eyes filled with hatred as he glared at Meng Jinyao and angrily accused her, "Mother, are you satisfied now? Wan'er's baby is gone. My first child died in your hands before it was even born. I know it was wrong of me to run away from the marriage that day, but the child was innocent. How could you be so cruel?"
Madam Chen frowned and scolded, "Xiuming, how can you speak to your mother like that? This matter is only one side of the story of Aunt Li and her servant. There must be some misunderstanding."
Gu Xiuming wouldn't listen to any advice and pointed at Meng Jinyao, questioning, "If it wasn't her, then who was it? Could it be that the maid was so audacious as to push Wan'er? Now that the child is gone, Wan'er is saying that she did it, crying and begging me to take charge."
Meng Jinyao frowned and asked, "Xiuming, did Aunt Li really miscarry?"
Gu Xiuming retorted, "Is there any truth to this?"
Meng Jinyao stared at him for a long time before replying, "I don't believe it. How could I have miscarried? Call the doctor over, and I'll ask him myself."
After hearing this, Gu Xiuming granted her request and instructed the maid, "Go and bring the doctor over so that he can explain things to her clearly."
The maidservant responded and immediately went to bring the doctor over.
Before long, the doctor was brought over.
Gu Xiuming said irritably, "The doctor has arrived. Mother, please ask whatever you want to ask."
When Meng Jinyao first looked at the doctor, he was an ordinary-looking man of medium build, around forty years old. She opened her mouth and asked, "Doctor, did Aunt Li really have a miscarriage?"
The doctor replied, "Madam, that Concubine Li has miscarried, but her life is not in danger. However, she has damaged her body and needs to take good care of herself, otherwise she will have difficulty conceiving again in the future."
Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyao frowned even more: "She just tripped and fell, how could she have miscarried?"
The doctor explained, "In the first three months of pregnancy, the fetus is not yet stable, making miscarriage more likely. Some people can miscarry if they suddenly stand up while sitting. That aunt fell quite hard, which disturbed the fetus, so she miscarried."
Gu Xiuming glared fiercely at Meng Jinyao, his voice filled with anger: "Mother, there are witnesses here, and the doctor has already examined her. Wan'er's baby is gone. What else do you have to say now? I never thought you could be so vicious, not even sparing an unborn child! It's a misfortune for our Gu family to have such a poisonous woman as our daughter-in-law!"
Meng Jinyao ignored Gu Xiuming's barking and didn't even glance at him. She stared intently at the doctor and said, "Doctor, are you sure you haven't misdiagnosed him? This is a matter of life and death."
The doctor paused for a moment, then said with certainty, "I have been practicing medicine for over twenty years and have treated countless pregnant women. Such a simple problem could not possibly be misdiagnosed."
"Nonsense!" Meng Jinyao shouted angrily, then raised her voice, "Guards!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present, including Gu Xiuming and the doctor, was stunned.
Soon, the servants waiting outside the courtyard heard the summons and rushed in to await instructions.
Meng Jinyao ordered, "Tie up this quack doctor who's spouting nonsense!"
"Yes, madam."
Immediately, two strong servants stepped forward, restrained the doctor, and took out ropes that had been prepared beforehand to tie him up. They were experienced; when their master ordered them to wait for orders, it meant that someone had made a mistake. So they had prepared ropes beforehand to avoid running out of ropes if there were too many people making mistakes.
The doctor had never seen such a scene before.
The doctor immediately panicked and stammered, "Madam, I really didn't misdiagnose her! That concubine really did miscarry." He then looked at Gu Xiuming, "Young master, please plead for me! I really didn't misdiagnose her!"
Gu Xiuming hadn't expected Meng Jinyao to be so barbaric. With so many people present, she dared to send servants to tie up the doctor. He felt that she had truly been spoiled rotten by her father and was furious. He said, "Mother, even if you want to deny it, what's the use of tying up the doctor? So many people were watching, including my aunt and second aunt, and they even witnessed you acting as a villain. Even if it goes to the authorities, it will still be your fault. You have harmed the Gu family's offspring!"
After Gu Xiuming finished speaking, he looked at the doctor who looked terrified and the servant who had slowed down slightly after hearing his words, and continued, "Madam is harming the Gu family's offspring. Are you going to help her? Even if this goes to my father, it will still be her fault. When she is punished, you will also be punished. Why don't you release the doctor right away?"
Seeing that things had developed to this point, and that the situation was very unfavorable for Meng Jinyao, Zhang thought that since Meng Jinyao was so young, almost the same age as her own child, she didn't know what fate awaited her after what had happened today.
In an instant, Madam Zhang thought of her daughter who had suffered at the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. She felt a pang of sympathy for her daughter and temporarily put aside her petty schemes used between sisters-in-law. At this moment, she also hoped that her daughter would be alright. She gently advised, "Third sister-in-law, calm down first. Why don't we wait for your third brother to come back before we deal with it? If you act unreasonably now, your third brother might be even angrier when he finds out what you've done."
Madam Chen also advised, "Yes, Third Sister-in-law, let's wait until Third Brother comes back to talk about it. He is the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and he is a brilliant judge. He will definitely be able to clear your name when he comes back."
Meng Jinyao looked gratefully at her two sisters-in-law and said gently, "Thank you both, but I know how to handle this. Please trust me this once." Then, she said to the servants, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and tie this quack doctor up! If he runs away, I'll hold you all responsible!"
The servants looked at each other, but dared not disobey. Between the lady and the young master, they had to obey the lady's orders. In the end, they followed Meng Jinyao's wishes and tied the doctor up tightly.
Seeing this, Gu Xiuming was furious: "Mother is really outrageous! Do you really think Father would cover up your evil deeds? He has always been fair and just, and he has never covered up his wife or even his son."
Meng Jinyao's face darkened with anger, and she snapped, "You unfilial son, shut your mouth!"
Gu Xiuming: "You..."
Just as the mother and son were on the verge of exchanging blows, a boy dressed in black winter clothes entered from outside.
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