Si Wen hurried forward and hugged Xu Yixing's waist, fearing that she would do something extreme again.
"Si Wen, I'm fine, let me go." Xu Yixing calmed down. Wasn't this something he had vaguely suspected countless times, including the fact that his father made him lose his memory. Maybe, maybe one of the reasons was to make him forget his mother and stop looking for her everywhere like he did when he was a child.
"Grandma He, do you know what you are saying?"
"I know..."
"Then do you know what the crime is if you slander the government?"
"I know."
Xu Yixing sat down again. His black cloak was already stained with dirt, clumping and looking extremely ugly. "So do you have any evidence?"
Granny He gave a bitter laugh: "Second Miss, if there was evidence, your father would have killed me long ago... Ahem! This, this is all true, but there is no evidence..."
"Tell me in detail, and I will be able to tell the truth from the false."
"Okay, okay. As I said last day, Mrs. Bai did die from hemorrhage due to the large fetus that could not be delivered. However, this problem of the large fetus could have been avoided."
"What's the meaning?"
"That was the first child of the Xu family, and also the first of the Bai family, so both families attached great importance to it. As soon as she became pregnant, they called me over to look after her constantly. When she was about four or five months pregnant, I reminded General Xu several times that the wife had a voracious appetite and needed to control her appetite to prevent the fetus from growing too large and making it difficult to deliver."
"What did my father say?"
"General Xu always says he's taken note of it, but every time he sees Madam Bai, she seems completely unaware of it and just blindly replenishes her nutrition."
"Then can't you remind Madam Bai?"
"I wanted to, too, but every time I went to Madam Bai's house, there was always a crowd of people surrounding her, including the then-commander-in-chief and a few other noble ladies. I could only tell General Xu of my family privately."
Xu Yixing pondered silently. At that time, it should have been only his grandfather who came into the house from time to time. However, he certainly did not understand these things. As for his father, did he do it on purpose or was it an accident?
"Then what?"
"Later, when it came time for the birth, exactly what I said happened. I told General Xu that if I couldn't give birth again, I'd probably suffocate to death. So we used a drug to induce labor, and that's how the eldest daughter was born. However, the drug was very strong and would likely cause heavy bleeding, so it was the only solution."
"I see. You must have told my father about this potent medicine in advance, and he agreed, right?"
"That's right, that's why I said it was his order. But, this matter is also a necessary measure. My suspicion is only based on why he didn't stop Madam Bai from eating so much. I can't explain it."
Xu Yixing looked up at the sky. The starry sky was visible above the roof of the dilapidated temple. It looked beautiful, yet also a little scary.
It turned out to be him, it was indeed him.
Xu Yixing didn't believe his father was someone who disobeyed the doctor's advice, so he did it on purpose. He survived, but his mother died. He didn't know whether to be grateful or hate him.
"It was because my father invited you for his first child that Mrs. Gu followed the old custom and invited you. Didn't my father get involved in the affairs of the concubine later?"
"No, only Mrs. Bai..."
"Our family is really unlucky. How come we have to run into you?" Xu Yixing muttered a few words. Maybe this is his fate. If he replaced her with a midwife who was not so famous, she might be afraid of the power of the Xu family and would not dare to work for the Gu family.
He was an executioner who had done things for his father, so he would naturally not be lenient towards the next person.
"Second Miss! Now that I am about to be buried, I am risking my life to tell you the truth. Please, please let me go!"
"Why are you dying? You deserved to die." Xu Yixing thought about how to deal with her and suddenly asked, "By the way, do you have anyone around you who can replace you as a midwife? For example, is there anyone who can fill in for you when you are very busy?"
Grandma He didn't understand what this meant at first. She thought that the second young lady still wanted a midwife in the future, but just didn't choose her.
So he quickly replied, "Yes, yes, yes! I have two women at home, Wang Po and Ma Po, both of whom I brought up. I let them go for those who offered a low price. They are very experienced!"
"That's good, otherwise I'd be really worried about delaying other people's deliveries. Yingjiu, have her sign."
Ying Jiu landed on the ground, placed three copies in front of Grandma He, and took out the ink pad.
Granny He hadn't expected someone else on the roof, and seeing the confession, she was even more frightened, but the words had already been spoken, so there was nothing more to be done. More importantly, the Second Miss Xu was only asking about the Xu family, not about anyone else's family. She didn't believe that the Second Miss would sacrifice her own family for the sake of justice.
"Okay, miss, can I go now?"
"No hurry, eat something. Are you hungry?" Xu Yixing called Ying Si in from outside the door. "Give her some medicine that can accelerate aging. Don't kill her. I can't stand this old witch. She's so old but still has the energy to hurt people!"
"Ah?" Grandma He didn't expect that Miss Xu would actually turn her back on her. She opened her mouth wide, but the next moment a pill as big as a longan was stuffed into her mouth, almost choking her to death.
"You! You!" Grandma He pointed at Xu Yixing, but soon she found that she seemed to have no strength left. The vitality in her body was rapidly draining away, and she suddenly became demented.
"Put her at the gate of the He family, and write 'Retribution' in huge letters on the gate. She's done so many evil things, and no one knows which family did them. Even if I scare her this time, I'm going to scare the hell out of everyone who made her do bad things!"
"Master is wise!"
In this way, everyone will know that someone interrogated Grandma He at night and learned the secret from her, but no one knows how many secrets were leaked. Maybe they can be used in the future!
So the next day, the most explosive news in the capital was that the wealthy and powerful Grandma He was being sought after by her enemies. She collapsed in front of her own house with wounds all over her body, and someone also splashed a striking slogan with paint on the gate of the He family's house.
Most importantly, although Grandma He's injuries weren't too severe, she was indeed dejected, dazed, with a dull look in her eyes. Her family couldn't get any information out of her. They reported the case to the police, but it didn't help much.
Those families who had previously booked Granny He to deliver their babies were also in a panic. Although the He family promised to send a new midwife, everyone still found a safe alternative on their own. Granny He's rivals also benefited from this, and their business boomed.
Of course, it is unknown whether some people would be anxious in the middle of the night, fearing that someone has really discovered the secret of this mansion.
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