Chapter 602 Only Li Shiyue has a way to solve this problem!
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Zheng Meiniang carried a food box containing freshly stewed tonics.
Thinking that Li Xiatian's body had become increasingly heavy recently, she specifically asked Jin Daping about it and then carefully stewed it in the kitchen for two whole hours before putting it into a food box while it was still hot.
That's why she brought it over herself, wanting Li Xiatian to have a hot drink.
Zheng Meiniang walked briskly through the corridor, muttering to herself that when she saw Jiang Huai later, she would give him a few words of advice to be more careful.
Li Xiatian is pregnant with twins again, and her due date is approaching, so she has to be extra careful.
However, as soon as Zheng Meiniang pushed open the half-closed courtyard gate, she keenly smelled a trace of blood.
At this moment, Zheng Meiniang felt uneasy. Carrying the food box, she quickly walked into the door that was not closed at all. A strong, nauseating smell of blood immediately hit her!
The sight before her eyes terrified Zheng Meiniang!
Her daughter, Li Xiatian, sat slumped on the ground, her pale yellow clothes now stained crimson with bright red blood!
What Li Xiatian was holding tightly in his arms was Jiang Huai, whose chest was sticking out of a dagger, whose face was ashen and who was obviously dead!
Li Xiatian's eyes were vacant, her face streaked with tears, her body trembled uncontrollably, and she let out a low, desperate sob, like a wounded young animal.
She seemed to be immersed in a nightmare that no one else could access, and showed no reaction to Zheng Meiniang's arrival.
"ah!"
The food box slipped from Zheng Meiniang's hand and fell to the ground with a crash, shattering the white porcelain bowl inside and spilling the fragrant tonic soup all over the floor.
After letting out such a short scream, Zheng Meiniang realized what was happening and immediately covered her mouth tightly.
The immense terror nearly made Zheng Meiniang faint instantly. Ignoring the mess of the food box on the ground, she staggered towards Li Xiatian.
Summer! My son!
What... what's going on?!
Son-in-law, son-in-law!
"Jiang Huai! What's wrong with Jiang Huai?!"
Zheng Meiniang reached out with trembling hands to check Jiang Huai's breath, who was being held in Li Xiatian's arms, and found it cold and lifeless.
Zheng Meiniang's vision went black for a moment, and she almost collapsed to the ground.
She struggled to shake Li Xiatian, her body swaying: "Xiatian!"
Say something!
Tell your mother what happened!
Who? Who killed Jiang Huai!
Zheng Meiniang didn't dare to even think that the murderer might be Li Xiatian, who looked so fragile in front of her.
Li Xiatian seemed to regain a sliver of his senses after being shaken by Zheng Meiniang.
She slowly raised her head, her empty eyes focusing on Zheng Meiniang's terrified face.
She opened her mouth, her lips trembling, trying to speak, but only a barely audible sound came out.
"...Mother...I...I killed him...I killed Jiang Huai...It was me!"
"What!"
Upon hearing what Li Xiatian said, Zheng Meiniang was struck dumb, frozen in place, staring at Li Xiatian in disbelief.
"You... what nonsense are you spouting!"
How could you... Why did you...?
"He...he wants to harm October..."
Li Xiatian's tears welled up again, and she stammered to Zheng Meiniang, "...a letter...poison...he told Jiang Huijun...to poison Shiyue...I had no choice...Mother...I had no choice..."
As she spoke, Li Xiatian began to cough violently, and her already pale face turned deathly white.
The intense emotional turmoil must have affected her body. Li Xiatian let go of Jiang Huai's arms and instead touched her own swollen belly, where she felt a strong pulling pain.
After hearing Li Xiatian's fragmented explanation, Zheng Meiniang instantly understood most of it.
Jiang Huai's surname is Jiang, and he is a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family. Zheng Meiniang already had doubts about Jiang Huai.
You should know that Jiang Huai was a scholar from the Jiang family, a prominent clan. If it weren't for the fact that Jiang Huai was only being treated that way because of Li Shiyue, the Jiang family would not have treated him that way.
Jiang Huai also wanted to break free from the clan. He didn't want to be bullied and powerless within the Jiang family clan anymore, and he probably couldn't marry into Li Xiatian's family.
Later, after Li Xiatian gave birth, Zheng Meiniang saw that Jiang Huai treated Xiatian quite well, and she gradually lowered her guard.
Unexpectedly... unexpectedly, after leaving Jinzhou and arriving in Jian'an, Jiang Huai actually contacted Jiang Huijun, not only acting as a spy but also trying to harm Li Shiyue!
The immense shock and lingering fear made Zheng Meiniang feel a chill run through her body.
Seeing Li Xiatian's pained and broken state, and then looking at Jiang Huai's cold corpse on the ground, even though Zheng Meiniang was also heartbroken, she had to force herself to remain calm.
She knelt on the ground, rushed forward and hugged Li Xiatian tightly, tears streaming down her face: "Silly child...silly child...how could you do this to yourself...how could you be so foolish!"
If this gets out, Li Xiatian will kill her husband!
Even if there were reasons for it, Li Xiatian will still be condemned by everyone!
What's more, she was pregnant with twins!
No!
No one else can know!
We can't let Li Xiatian spend the rest of his life facing accusations and insults from others!
October!
Yes! Tell October!
She'll definitely find a way to solve this problem in October!
Zheng Meiniang wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, then helped the aching Li Xiatian to her feet. She practically half-carried and half-lifted Li Xiatian to the bed to lean against.
Zheng Meiniang wanted to pour Li Xiatian a glass of water to help him calm down, but when she picked up the teapot on the table, she found that it was empty.
Helpless, Zheng Meiniang turned around, knelt down by the bed, and took Li Xiatian's hand. "Xiatian, listen to your mother, wait for me here!"
Mother will be back soon!
After repeating these words, Zheng Meiniang disregarded Li Xiatian's current delirious state, turned around, bypassed Jiang Huai's corpse, and ran out of the house.
She left the door slightly ajar, then quickly ran to the courtyard gate, took the lock and key hanging on the wall behind the gate, went out, and locked the courtyard.
Holding the key, Zheng Meiniang ran towards the courtyard where she and Li Wangchun lived.
Li Wangchun was sitting on a low couch drinking tea when she saw Zheng Meiniang, who was covered in sweat from running. She was a little surprised and wanted to ask, "What happened? What's wrong?"
Zheng Meiniang dismissed the maid at the door, closed the door, and then, with a stern face, told Li Wangchun about Li Xiatian killing Jiang Huai.
"What!"
Li Wangchun was terrified!
However, time was of the essence, and Li Wangchun knew that this was a matter of life and death, and it was beyond the control of the two of them.
"Call it October!"
quick!
"Find the guards and send them to the military camp to summon Shiyue back!"
Li Wangchun got off the low couch, quickly put on her shoes, and went outside. Every two quarters of an hour, a patrol of soldiers would come to patrol outside the courtyard where the two of them lived.
Given the current situation, we absolutely must bring Li Shiyue back!
Only Li Shiyue has a way to solve this problem!
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