Chapter 126 I Only Want Your Daughter's Life
Pearl's child is lost.
It was left at home.
The baby slept a lot. After feeding, he closed his eyes, yawned, and fell asleep. She held him for a while, then handed the baby to the wet nurse and asked her to take him away.
After washing her hair, she sat down in the courtyard and instructed the maid to bring the child over.
She cherishes her child very much and wishes she could keep him by her side at all times.
How could she not value it? Her foundation for survival in this mansion was her child.
Madam Wang, the mistress of this mansion, is his only grandchild.
I wish it were a son.
She would get more if it were a son.
She had been praying to gods and Buddhas every day, hoping for a son.
Lady Wang, and even Lord Qiu Yi, all wanted her to have a son, a legitimate grandson! If she didn't have one now, she would never have one again.
At that time, everyone said that she was sure to have a son. How could it not be a son? Look at how much you love sour food and how pointed your belly is, you're sure to have a son.
She was persuaded.
She thought, "It must be a son."
Her son will be the future master of this mansion, born with everything, loved and pampered by everyone...
Her son won't have the same miserable childhood she did; this was a blessing she had won for him. He couldn't help but be grateful to her and be filial to her...
With this son, she could finally live a life of ease, wealth, and luxury, as secure as a rock.
However, it was a daughter.
How could it be a daughter?
What use is a girl? In the future, she can be sent away with any dowry, and won't get anything at all.
I heard it was a girl. Her grandfather didn't even glance at her, just turned and walked away. Her grandmother, on the other hand, doted on her, holding her tightly, laughing and crying, but she still said, "Why aren't you a boy? If you were a boy, that would be so much better..."
Yes, if it were a boy...
Why not?
They're hopeless.
Because she was a girl, her grandfather didn't take her seriously. He refused to see her or give her a name, saying, "How can a girl born to a concubine be presentable? Giving her a good name would be a waste of good characters."
Pearl was furious.
It's not that I'm angry at the harsh words my father-in-law said, it's that he's right, he really ruined things.
All her hard work has been wasted.
Her father-in-law simply didn't care about the child, but she hated her, even though she had given birth to her without her consent and she hadn't done anything wrong.
Who told her she wasn't a boy?
She hated the child and imitated her, refusing to look at or hold her, silently venting her anger and taking revenge on her.
But it is her child after all!
The wet nurse said, "Grandma, look at her! The little girl looks just like you. She'll definitely be a beauty in the future. When she becomes an empress or a noblewoman, Grandma will be blessed with endless happiness!"
Upon hearing this, a thought suddenly struck her.
It wasn't because of the unsubstantiated blessing the wet nurse spoke of, but because the wet nurse said the child looked like her.
Only her children would resemble her.
The child, the one she gave birth to, her child.
She suddenly forgave her.
What's wrong with the daughter? Isn't she her mother's daughter too? Her mother treated her so well, naming her Pearl. Pearl is the most precious thing her mother knew.
She finally agreed to hold her child.
Holding her in my arms, I looked at her tiny face, and she really did look a lot like her.
Her child, how could she not love her since she gave birth to her?
Others may not love her, but she cannot; she must love her.
My child, don't be afraid. I have plenty of ways to make things work. We'll definitely be fine...
She is Pearl, and her child is Mingyu.
Mingyu can't be found.
The wet nurse fainted by the bedside, and Mingyu, who was on the bed, had disappeared.
Under a clear blue sky, amidst layers of houses and courtyards, the child vanished without a sound.
The girl cried as she rushed over, only to find the bed empty, the soft flesh nowhere to be seen. She immediately began to tremble, her face turning deathly pale, her ears ringing, and her head feeling heavy and drooping…
I woke up because of the pain; the area between my nose and upper lip was burning. When I opened my eyes, I saw my mother-in-law's face, which was pale and bluish-white, with a fierce look in her eyes.
She is a good daughter-in-law; when she sees her mother-in-law, she instinctively calls her "Mother."
Before she could even open her mouth and utter a sound, something was thrown at her face. It didn't hurt, but it completely blocked her vision. She could only see a black and white blob, but she could smell the scent of ink. She immediately realized that it was probably a letter, perhaps left by the person who stole her daughter.
He bounced up, grabbed the paper, and started reading.
She already knew quite a few characters by now. After leaving the Liu family, she began to learn to read. People who could read were different; they were noble.
Even though she didn't recognize several of the characters, it didn't prevent her from understanding the meaning of the message.
The person who wrote the letter stole her child and told her to go to the Western Hills alone; if she dared to bring more people...
She started to tremble.
"I don't care what grudges you have against anyone, all I want is for my granddaughter to be safe and sound. If anything happens to my granddaughter... I'll make sure you die in peace! What are you waiting for! Go now!"
Pearl was drenched in cold sweat and scrambled out of bed.
West Mountain...
Xishan is so big, where are we going to find her? What will happen to Mingyu if we can't find her? It's time for her to nurse...
Who exactly is it?
She had never had any enemies! Why would anyone steal her child?!
She had long forgotten about Shanlai.
Young Master is finished, and Shanlai is finished too. Neither of them are as good as her. She beat Shanlai and trampled him under her feet.
Shanlai will never have a glamorous life again; he is destined to be nothing more than a pitiful wretch.
She's different; she lives a good life.
People who live a good life don't have time to care about a pitiful wretch.
But now Shanlai sat there, her hair piled high in a cloud-like bun, wearing a golden phoenix crown, made of filigree, with pearls in the phoenix's beak, each one the size of a longan. The crown was also studded with rubies and sapphires, gleaming brightly. Her hairpin was also a phoenix, and her gold necklace, perhaps inlaid with diamonds, kept flashing. The material of her clothes seemed to be brocade, possibly mixed with gold and silver threads, because it also shone brightly...
The Qiu family was extremely wealthy, and she was the young mistress of the Qiu family, but she didn't own such luxurious things; at most, she had only seen them.
What stunned her even more was the imposing presence of the person before her.
She sat in the crowd, while everyone else stood. Among the standing people, both men and women were dressed in bright, fine clothes. The men carried knives, and the women held things. They all had their heads down, which made the person in the middle appear even more composed and calm. Her eyes were gentle, and she had a smile on her lips, but she still gave people a feeling of being unapproachable.
She's practically a princess, Your Majesty...
When Pearl was a servant, Shanlai was practically a young lady; now that she's the daughter-in-law and young mistress of a high-ranking official's family, Shanlai has become a princess...
Who is the pitiful one?
It turns out she could never be as good as Shanlai, and could never trample this person she was so endlessly jealous of under her feet...
At that moment, she truly resigned herself to her fate, swaying from side to side, unable to stand...
Suddenly, a baby cried out.
Mingyu, her child.
She regained consciousness.
At the same time, I also thought of some things related to Xishan.
The person who has a grudge against her is Shanlai!
Young Miss...
She offered a plan to the young lady, who then found someone to help. If someone hadn't happened to pass by and intervened, Shan Lai would have died in Xishan...
Since her husband's death, she had stopped thinking about it. Thanks to the young lady, she wasn't Yang Bitao, a servant in the Liu family; she was just Yang Zhenzhu. Because her parents had died, she had to come to Xingdu to seek refuge with her cousin, a cloth merchant... Not long ago, she gave birth to a daughter, and she even invited her aunt and cousin to come and see her...
She thought she would never see Shan Lai again in her life.
If they meet, given Shanlai's intelligence, the truth will naturally come out, and she won't be able to escape...
They might not necessarily be unable to escape.
After all, she had given birth to her husband's child, and it was his only child. Her in-laws were of noble birth and not to be trifled with. As long as her in-laws were willing to treat her with pity...
But her only support is now in the hands of her enemy.
She's finished.
Once she understood this, she suddenly stopped being afraid.
Seeing that Bitao was being blocked by the guards, Shanlai said, "Don't stop her. Tell her to come closer. I have something to say to her."
The guards stepped back, and Pearl walked over step by step, each step more firm and powerful than the last.
She had already made up her mind.
When it's time for the baby to be fed, but they don't get any, they cry and cry incessantly, their cries are heart-wrenching.
A mother can't bear to hear this.
And this was probably the last time the mother and daughter would see each other.
"...Please let me feed her a couple of bites, please..."
Shanlai ignored her request, simply changed her position while holding the child, and said with a smile while gently patting the child's back, "Bitao, this child is truly your daughter, she looks just like you."
"...If you have a problem, come at me. I deserve what I've done, and I won't complain. Do whatever you want with me... The child is innocent; she doesn't know anything..."
"She really didn't know anything, but she also benefited, didn't she? If you hadn't conspired with others to harm me, how could she have become Miss Qiu?"
Pearl had nothing to say, she just knelt down and kept kowtowing until her forehead was raw and blood seeped out, getting mixed with grass and dust.
Shan Lai's face turned cold. "It's too late to admit your mistake now. And do you think that just because you kowtow a few times, our feud can be wiped clean?"
"I'm willing to die, I'll do anything, just please spare my daughter..."
"You feel sorry for your daughter and don't want her to get hurt..." Shanlai sneered. "I am also my parents' daughter. You hurt me like that, don't my parents feel sorry for me? If you don't think about them, why should I think about them? If you can't even do it yourself, don't ask others to do it. You have no right to do so."
"I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong..."
“I believe you know you’re wrong, but I also know that it was because I had your daughter in my hands that you realized you were wrong. If I hadn’t come looking for you, you wouldn’t have felt a shred of guilt and would still be living comfortably as your young mistress. Bitao, I’ve made a huge contribution to your good life, how can you not repay me?”
"I told you, I'll do whatever you want, whatever you want me to do, as long as you spare my child..."
Pearl continued to nod her head.
"If you only care about your child, that's even better, Bitao. I won't lay a finger on you. I only want your daughter's life. Remember, you're the one who killed her. She couldn't live because of your sins."
"No!!"
Pearl let out a sharp howl, making one suspect that she had torn her throat; the howl was tinged with blood.
"No! Please! No..." she wailed, crawling on her hands and knees toward Shanlai, "You can tear me to pieces..."
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