Chapter 76 Where Did This Bastard Come From?
Chen Lian was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was happening.
"What bastard! How dare you claim to be my child?"
He thought to himself that Tang'er had really gone mad; she would say anything just to save her life!
"You lowly servant, you're always so promiscuous, who knows whose child is in your belly!"
Tang'er felt even more desperate when she saw that Chen Lian didn't believe her.
Tears streaming down her face, she pleaded, "Young Master, it really is your child! I'm with you every day, how could I be pregnant with someone else's child? If you don't believe me, wait until the child is born and then we'll do a blood test to confirm the paternity."
Chen Lian remained unmoved, only using his eyes to signal them to hurry up.
Seeing Chen Lian like this, Tang'er's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.
The maids, following orders, pushed Tang'er into the well with even more force.
Tang'er struggled with all her might, gripping the edge of the well tightly with both hands until her fingernails drew blood, but she still couldn't stop herself from being pushed little by little toward death.
Seeing that she couldn't escape death no matter how she tried to escape, she stopped pretending altogether.
"Chen Lian, you heartless bastard, you don't even want your own flesh and blood, you will be punished! God will not let you off!"
Tang'er shouted at the top of her lungs.
"You coward! You only dare to kill me! When Lord Li was here, why didn't you step forward to say a word for Madam? You hid in your own courtyard like a coward. Now you're all filial? Saying I harmed Madam? That's laughable!"
Chen Lian was so angry by Tang'er's words that his face turned ashen. These words had struck at the most unbearable part of his heart.
Li Xiu arrived with great force. Shen Qiushan was unaware that he was building a dike outside the city, but how could Shen Lian, who was in the mansion, not know? As soon as Li Xiu entered the door, someone came to inform him.
Besides the fact that he is now disabled and doesn't want to go out and see people, another reason he is afraid that Li Xiu will cause trouble for him. He is afraid of getting into trouble.
That's why he hasn't shown up yet.
Upon learning that Wen Lanting had been captured by Li Xiu, he was so worried that he trembled with fear, afraid that he would be implicated.
Now that Tang'er has blurted it out in front of so many people, I'm absolutely furious.
"You bitch, you still dare to talk back even when you're about to die! Today I'll send you and the bastard in your belly to hell!"
He kicked Tang'er in the stomach!
Tang'er cried out in pain and instinctively covered her stomach with her hands. Seeing this, the maid behind her suddenly tried to push Tang'er into the well.
Just at this critical moment, a loud shout was suddenly heard from outside the courtyard: "Lord Li Xiu! Why are you back again? Are there still prisoners you haven't captured?"
Chen Lian was taken aback. Who's here?
A commotion arose outside: "Lord Li Xiu, this is Young Master Lian's courtyard. Are you going in?"
Chen Lian then realized that Li Xiu had arrived, and his legs began to tremble uncontrollably.
After all, he knew perfectly well how Wen Lanting had been arrested and brought to the Ministry of Justice!
If Li Xiu were to barge in now and see him instructing his maid to murder Tang'er, wouldn't that repeat his mother's tragedy and send them both to prison?
The maids were startled and immediately released their grip on Tang'er.
Tang'er saw that the hand behind her had loosened its grip, and she had struggled on the verge of death time and time again over the past few days.
Driven by an intense will to survive, she stood up despite the excruciating pain in her stomach and ran desperately toward a corner of the yard, crawling out through a dog hole.
Chen Lian looked in the direction Tang'er had fled, both shocked and furious, but Li Xiu was about to come in, so he had no time to chase after Tang'er.
He hurriedly straightened his clothes and waited for Li Xiu, trying to appear calm.
But after waiting for a long time, Li Xiu still didn't come in.
Chen Lian wondered if he had gone somewhere else.
Feeling uneasy, he sent two maids outside to inquire.
Not long after, the maid returned, her face filled with panic. "Young master, we've fallen into a trap! The gatekeeper said that Lord Li left and never came back. Just now, someone shouted loudly. Someone must have set up a plan to help Tang'er escape!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Lian flew into a rage.
"How utterly despicable! That bitch Tang'er dared to conspire with outsiders to trick me!"
He was trembling with rage: "You must bring that bitch back to me, alive or dead!"
The maids quickly agreed and hurried out to find someone.
As Shen Lian watched their departing figures, he felt both anxious and angry. He hated himself for being intimidated by Li Xiu's reputation and letting that bitch Tang'er escape, and he hated himself even more for falling for such a clumsy trick.
Chen Lian paced back and forth, pondering whether Tang'er's escape would be detrimental to him.
Will they go to the yamen (government office) and sue him for disregarding human life?
Although there is no evidence, if a lawsuit is filed, he will inevitably have to go to the yamen (government office).
If he goes to court looking like a cripple, won't he be laughed at to death?
Time passed slowly, and the maids who had gone out to search returned one after another, but they all found nothing.
Shen Lian's face grew increasingly grim, and the veins on his forehead bulged out.
"Keep looking, and don't come back to see me if you don't find it!"
Seeing Chen Lian's fury, one of the maids boldly said, "We've searched the entire mansion, but there's only one place we haven't checked..."
Chen Lian gave him a look: "Then hurry up and tell me!"
"It's...it's in the second young lady's room."
...
Mrs. Fang thought the second young lady was truly amazing.
Looking at Tang'er lying on the ground, she wondered how Shen Shu could be so calculating and ruthless towards everyone.
Even the shouting that Li Xiu was coming at Shen Lian's door was something the Second Miss had specifically instructed her to do.
Tang'er clutched her stomach and pleaded weakly, "Second Miss, can you save me? Save the baby in my belly!"
"What!" Mother Fang exclaimed in surprise, and hurriedly looked at Tang'er's clothes, only to see that blood was seeping from her lower body.
"You...how could you be pregnant? What happened?!"
"Aunt Fang, don't ask anymore, let's go find the doctor first."
Shen Shu interrupted Madam Fang's question and quickly bent down to help Tang'er to a chaise lounge.
No matter what Tang'er is like, the child in her womb is innocent.
Tang'er was half-conscious and half-awake. Seeing Shen Shu treating her like this, her eyes were full of regret.
She was too foolish to think that she and Shen Lian were true love and that he was the person she could entrust her life to.
She thought that after she told Shen Lian how the madam had threatened her, he would stand on her side.
She was blinded by so-called true feelings.
She had considered that Chen Lian might abandon her, but she never expected him to be so heartless as to abandon even his own child.
He even tried to kick the child out of her womb.
As Shen Shu saw Tang'er's consciousness gradually fading and even her clothes being soaked in blood, her bad premonition grew stronger.
But before the doctor arrived, a commotion could be heard outside.
All that could be heard was Chen Lian leading his men shouting at the entrance of Shen Shuyuan.
"Sister, a thief has broken into the manor. I've led my men to search the entire place without success, and we're only missing your place. For your safety, could you please send a servant in to check?"
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