Xiao Bai said excitedly, "Captain Su, Captain Su, please tell me what's going on. How come you all know all about it?"
Su Boshan smiled and said, "It's just what happened in Old Man Liang's backyard."
When everyone heard about this, they gathered around and said:
"Deputy Captain, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us quickly."
"How can this be a problem? Isn't it said that Commander Liang loved his deceased wife very much? As a young couple, she worked hard at home and took care of his parents. That's how Commander Liang could concentrate on fighting outside."
"Oh, think about it, isn't it the same? There are also those who abandon their wives in the countryside after achieving military merit. How can such a high-ranking official be willing to stay with that old and ugly wife for the rest of his life?"
"If that's the case, it's truly inhumane. I heard that when Commander Liang went to war, his parents were both unable to support themselves. The family was poor, so they gave their last bit of food to Commander Liang to eat on the road."
"His wife was alone in taking care of two elderly people, cleaning up their shit and urine, and also had to earn money. I heard that when the personal guards went to the commander's hometown to pick her up when the economy just opened up, Mrs. Liang was so thin that she was just skin and bones."
Su Boshan smiled and said, "First of all, this is just a rumor. It has not been confirmed. It was stopped after a few days, so not many people know about it."
"Ten years ago, a rumor suddenly appeared in our circle. No one knew who started it, but overnight, a lot of papers with writing on them appeared in the compound."
"Some curious people picked it up and took a look. They were immediately shocked by the contents of the paper. But it only took a short while before those who reacted showed a look of curiosity."
"The paper states the life story of the fourth son of the Liang family. It says that he was born to Mr. Liang and someone else, not Mrs. Liang."
"Later, rumors began to spread, describing Liang Laosi's biological mother's identity in vivid detail, as if they had met before."
"When the Liang family heard the news, they privately investigated, but the papers seemed to have appeared overnight. They spent a lot of manpower and resources but still couldn't find the person behind it."
"It just so happened that Madam Liang passed away at this time, so the matter was eventually left unresolved. However, the Liang family privately made arrangements, and no one spread the story anymore. After all, they still had to give the Liang family face."
"Of course, the main reason is that when the fourth child of the Liang family was born, Madam Liang was indeed pregnant. Older women were very cautious when traveling. After all, everyone had seen her pregnant with their own eyes, so no one believed this matter."
Xiaobai said tremblingly: "Do you think this was done by Madam Liang? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that this matter was exposed and Madam Liang also passed away."
"Besides, there are guards on duty in your compound. Even if you go there during the day, you still have to go through layers of inspection. It's not that easy for outsiders to get in. Going over the wall in the middle of the night is pure suicide. What if you get caught and shot? Who would be so bold?"
Su Boshan said, "At the time, we also suspected that it was someone in the courtyard who did it. At that time, the Liang family investigated all their political enemies and found nothing. Don't tell me that they probably haven't investigated Madam Liang yet."
"But Madam Liang and the old man were sleeping together. If there was any movement, the Liang family should have known about it. It's impossible that they didn't notice anything."
Gu Jingmo thought for a while and said, "If Mr. Liang really has someone outside, it is not impossible for Mrs. Liang to do this. After all, have we been to their house to check the situation? What if the two of them sleep in separate beds?"
"What about the child? If it was really born from someone outside, why would Madam Liang be so obedient? She pretended to be pregnant for nine months. What was she trying to achieve?"
Gu Jingmo said solemnly, "Old Su, have you ever considered that it might be a case of a cat-for-prince swap? At first, Madam Liang was indeed pregnant, but she was too old to give birth to the child, so there were problems. Or maybe the mistress wanted her own child to have a good life, so she swapped the two children."
"Mrs. Liang may not have known about it at first, but then Fourth Brother Liang grew up and looked a bit like Old Man Liang, but nothing like her. Wouldn't she have suspected it?"
"After all, the previous children all inherited her big face. It can be said that they were carved from the same mold. Even if this one doesn't look like her at all, it's okay if he looks like Old Man Liang."
"But there are very few similarities with Old Man Liang. The Liang family has inherited Old Man Liang's tall stature. Old Man Liang has a delicate face and a thin body, like a weak scholar. Isn't it a bit strange?"
"Could it be that she had a suspicion and went to investigate, and the results confirmed her thoughts, but something might have happened to her child, so she got angry and took revenge on the Liang family."
"It could also be that she knew she was dying and her children didn't believe her, so she had no other choice but to do this."
Xiaobai said happily, "Boss, we two are thinking the same thing. There was a person in our area who swapped his child with that of a landlord. He originally wanted the child to live a good life, but a few months later, the crackdown started and the landlord's family was labeled as rightists, and their property was ransacked."
"Her dream was shattered. On the day the landlord was being denounced, she cried and shouted that the child was not his. She presented all kinds of evidence. The landlord was also a ruthless man. He knew that his family would not be able to escape the disaster. If it was true as she said, then there was still a bloodline left."
"So the landlord family insisted that the child they had adopted was theirs. In this way, more than a dozen people in the family were sent to the northwest. I heard that they all died in the end."
"That daughter-in-law is also crazy. After all, he is her own child. She originally wanted him to have a good life, but she didn't expect that she would harm him instead. She is so shocked that she is crazy."
"She's been acting crazy all day, becoming known as a crazy woman in our village. I ran into her again when I went home this time. She was standing at the entrance of the village, and when she saw a child, she would go up to him and hug him, shouting, 'The mother is wrong.'"
"Whether this story is true or not is still unconfirmed. The landlord's family is now extinct, and this mystery may never be solved. The child who was swapped grew up eating at other families' homes and is now living a good life, supporting himself."
Su Boshan sighed and said, "Does truth or falsehood really matter? For a child now, it doesn't matter who their parents are. They won't need them when they grow up."
"But in his dreams at midnight, he might still be unwillingly wondering whose child I am. Blessings and misfortunes go hand in hand. His life was swapped, which should have been a disaster, but the state rectified it, and it was precisely because of this swap that he saved his life."
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