"Uncle Xu, what happened to Xiuzhu?" His beloved Xu Xiuzhu had always been clever and mischievous; how could she suddenly be like this?
"You still have the nerve to ask?"
Upon hearing the gardener's question, Madam Hong suddenly lunged at him, hitting him while crying, "How dare you ask such a question! How dare you ask such a question! If it weren't for you, how could my Xiuzhu have become like this?"
"Aunt Xu, what's going on?"
The gardener remained unmoved, letting Mrs. Hong beat him.
Xu Xiuzhu stood in front of the gardener, preventing Hong from hitting him.
"Mother, don't hit him, don't hit him, Zhongtian will be in pain, he will be in pain."
"You idiot, you fool, get away from me! I'm going to beat this heartless man to death!"
“Mother, if you hit him, it will hurt Zhu’er, and it will hurt Zhu’er’s baby too.”
Upon hearing the word "baby," the gardener's eyes widened instantly. He grabbed Xu Xiuzhu's shoulders tightly. "What baby? When did this happen?"
"Zhongtian, Xiuzhu is pregnant with your child."
Xu Xiuzhu took Wen Zhongtian's hand and pressed it against her abdomen.
"What happened?"
If Xu Xiuzhu is indeed pregnant, her belly should be showing by now, judging by the timeline.
But Xu Xiuzhu's belly is so flat.
But looking at Xu Xiuzhu's expectant eyes, it didn't seem like she was lying.
"Aunt Xu?"
"It's leaked out."
Hong covered her face and cried, "Why do you think Xiuzhu became like this? It's because she miscarried. She couldn't bear it, and that's why she went crazy."
"What?"
The gardener suddenly remembered their last meeting, when Xiuzhu seemed to have sensed something. She wanted to take off her mask.
He refused her request.
Later, Xiuzhu shyly said that she had some good news to tell him, but he didn't listen and left directly.
His mind was filled with the thought of his identity being exposed. He was so afraid that he interrupted Xiuzhu before she could finish speaking, telling her not to have any more contact with her.
Xu Xiuzhu's face was deathly pale. But seeing his resolute attitude, she stopped arguing and turned to leave.
Little did he know that she was already pregnant at the time; if he had known, he certainly wouldn't have rejected her like that.
"Xiuzhu, I'm sorry."
"Zhongtian, Zhongtian?"
Xiuzhu didn't seem to understand why the gardener was apologizing, but she was content just to have him by her side.
In the end, it turned out to be a misunderstanding.
Old Xu looked embarrassed and knelt down in front of Wen Zhongtian. "Young Master Wen, I've mistaken you for someone else. Do with me as you see fit."
Upon hearing this, Madam Hong knelt down with a thud and begged for mercy repeatedly.
"Young master, please spare his life out of my husband's love for his daughter. You may cripple his martial arts and give him a good beating, but please, please be merciful and do not kill him."
"Hmph, your man injured Zhong Tian, an unforgivable crime. If it were me, I would have committed suicide. Why bother saying all this?" Jiang Hanyi said with dissatisfaction.
"girl?"
"Hanyi, don't talk nonsense." Wen Zhongtian shook his head at her. "I'll let you off this time because I think you misunderstood. Don't hurt people recklessly next time."
He too carried the burden of hatred, but at this moment, he suddenly felt a little confused.
Could he have also chosen the wrong target for revenge?
If Ning Yunxiao is truly not a fraud, but rather a misunderstanding like this old man Xu, then what has he been doing all these years?
After pondering for a moment, Wen Zhongtian finally decided to tell the whole story.
He needs to find out the details first.
If Ning Yunxiao is truly his enemy, they will eventually have to fight.
Although he was no match for Ning Yunxiao at the moment, at least he was acting with integrity, which was better than what he had done before.
"Master Ning, I also have a question to ask you?"
"Hmph, speak."
If he had liked Wen Zhongtian before, he hated him just as much when he found out that Wen Zhongtian wanted to use Feng'er. He glanced at him sideways, his attitude somewhat cold.
"You old man, what kind of attitude is that?!"
"Hanyi, don't speak recklessly."
Wen Zhongtian patted Jiang Hanyi on the shoulder, telling her to calm down.
Although Jiang Hanyi had a bad temper, she was surprised to hear Zhong Tian's words. As soon as Zhong Tian spoke, she immediately fell silent.
Seeing Wen Zhongtian's expression, Ning Hong was also somewhat surprised.
Could it be that Wen Zhongtian was inspired by Old Xu and also wanted to reveal everything?
Where were you nineteen years ago, when the Jing family met their demise?
"The Jing family?"
Upon hearing the name "Jing family," Ning Yunxiao felt a pang of confusion. "Why did you mention the Jing family? What's your relationship to them?"
"To be honest, I am the only remaining descendant of the Jing family. My original name was Jing Zhongtian, but I later changed it to Wen Zhongtian, taking my mother's surname, in order to conceal my identity."
“If you are truly a descendant of the Jing family, then if you take your mother’s surname, you should be surnamed Ning, not Wen.” After hearing Wen Zhongtian’s explanation, Ning Yunxiao thought about it carefully and understood the whole story.
"Surname Ning?"
"Yes, your biological mother is a young lady from our Jiuxiao Manor, my cousin Ning Yunxia."
In the previous generation, the Ning family siblings had a very good relationship. Whether it was him, his eldest cousin, or his youngest cousin, they all got along very well.
My younger cousin got married from Jiuxiao Manor. At that time, Madam Ning even added a dowry for her, a set of ruby and gold jewelry.
It caused a sensation at the time.
Unfortunately, my younger cousin was unlucky and married the wrong person.
While she was pregnant, her husband had an affair with another woman, Wen Xiaodie.
Wen Xiaodie was rescued by Jingcheng when he was out on business.
Completely different from Ning Yunxia, Wen Xiaodie is playful and quite skilled.
Unfortunately, this woman was not one to stay put, and every few days she would secretly come to see Ning Yunxia behind Jingcheng's back.
The men of the Ning family were always devoted to their lovers, and they had never seen anything like this before. After a while, they were so angry that they went into premature labor and gave birth to Jing Zhongtian.
Having a child brought her comfort, and she finally felt much happier.
Even Jingcheng, because of the children, no longer frequently goes out.
This isn't because Wen Xiaodie is anxious.
He was determined to get rid of Ning Yunxia and Jing Zhongtian.
She thought that once those two people were gone, she would be the only one left by Jingcheng's side, and then she could rightfully return to Jingcheng's side.
"You're talking nonsense."
“I’m not making this up. Wen Xiaodie asked her brother for help and contacted a lot of people. Together they broke into the Jing family.”
Unfortunately, those people saw the Jing family's wealth and power, so they massacred the Jing family.
Wen Xiaodie regretted it too late.
They wanted to take Jingcheng away, but saw him holding the already deceased Ning Yunxia, tears streaming down his face. His body was covered in blood, some from enemies, some from Yunxia, and some from himself.
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