Chapter 49 A Win-Win Solution
"Miss! These people are from the Liu family. They're trying to snatch the child in broad daylight!"
From the Liu family!
Wen Ning only felt a chill on the back of her neck.
I guess the lie I told in front of the old lady in a hurry was heard by the Liu family.
I didn't expect the Liu family would come to my house and ask for the child.
The man in the indigo brocade robe had a look of impatience just now, but his eyes suddenly brightened the moment he saw Wen Ning.
He quietly straightened his clothes and took a half step forward. "My name is Liu Mingjing, a fellow clan member of Mingzhou. I'm here on my uncle's orders to bring my nephew back home."
"Ming Zhou?" Wen Ning was stunned for a moment before she remembered that this was the name of her ex-husband, Master Liu.
She took half a step back and protected Nanny and Xibao more closely.
"Young Master Liu, be careful with your words! Since the Liu family has sold me out, the marriage certificate is invalid. This child was born in a border town and is registered under my household registration. He has nothing to do with the Liu family!"
Liu Mingjing gently stroked the jade pendant at his waist and smiled gently, "Blood ties cannot be severed by a piece of paper. Mingzhou is my uncle's only son. Since this child is Mingzhou's flesh and blood, he should recognize his ancestors and return to his roots."
Wen Ning bit her lip and dug her nails deep into her palms.
Now that things have come to this, she can no longer let the Liu family misunderstand her.
She took a deep breath and looked him in the eye. "Now that things have come to this, I'm not afraid to tell the truth. The day I married into the Liu family, Young Master Liu was barely alive, barely able to lift his hand." She paused and turned away. "He and I were not actually married, so this child isn't of the Liu family's bloodline at all."
Liu Mingjing chuckled, "It's too late for Madam Wen to change her mind now. If we hadn't heard that it was Madam Wen who admitted it herself, how would we have found ourselves here?"
His gaze swept over Liu Mingjing's face, his eyes gradually darkening. "Every word I said today is true. Back then at the Marquis' Mansion... I had no choice but to use the Liu family's name. I was inconsiderate and caused you to misunderstand. I admit this."
But if the Liu family hadn't sold me into slavery, I wouldn't have told this lie out of desperation. Now that the truth has been revealed, everything is even."
Liu Mingjing raised his eyebrows upon hearing this and pressed his fingertips between his eyebrows. "Then Madam Wen, please tell me, if this child is not Mingzhou's, then whose man's is it?"
After he finished speaking, a few sneers suddenly broke out behind him.
Wen Ning held Xibao's small hand, and a light sweat appeared on her palm.
The tips of her ears burned red, and a strand of hair stuck to her sweaty forehead, making the water in her eyes even brighter. "Now that I've left the Liu family, having children with any other man has nothing to do with the Liu family!"
Even if she said that she was forced to conceive when she went up the mountain, I'm afraid the Liu family would just think that this was a lie she made up in order to keep the child.
But now that things have come to this, what else can she do?
My mind was in a mess, but suddenly a flash of clarity came to me.
Since the Liu family knew about the child, they must also know about her unclear relationship with the Marquis.
If I want to keep the child, it seems I can only push the child to the Marquis...
But as soon as this thought surfaced, she pushed it back into the abyss.
No! No!
She had already offended the Liu family because of her lies. If she told a bigger lie, who knows what kind of trouble would be caused.
The tall, thin steward squinted his already small eyes and stepped forward, bowing to Liu Mingjing and saying, "Young Master, why bother arguing with her? Let's just follow the master's instructions and take the young master away."
When the two servants heard this, they exchanged glances and started to snatch the child away.
Wen Ning only felt someone pulling her arm violently, with such force that it felt like being hooked by an iron hook.
"What are you doing? Don't touch my child!"
Xibao in the nanny's arms started crying.
She subconsciously held the child tightly in her arms, but the two servants were very strong. They grabbed their arms with their iron-like hands and pushed them away.
The two of them staggered and fell to the ground. The servant didn't care and dragged the child out of the nanny's arms. Xibao's crying became louder and louder, and his little face turned red.
Seeing this, the tall and thin butler stepped forward, his tone cold and threatening, "You saw it too, these rough guys are very rough with their hands. If you dare to come up and grab it again, and bump into the young master's tender skin, it will be bad!"
Wen Ning and Nanny Xue wanted to stand up and argue, but when they heard this, they froze in place and dared not move rashly.
The noise attracted the villagers who came to watch the fun. Seeing that the situation had gotten out of hand, they quickly went to call the village head couple.
When Ji Xianglan rushed in, she saw the two of them being bullied.
He glanced at the tall butler with slit eyes and immediately recognized him.
"Liu family?!"
The village head followed in and, upon seeing this, he suddenly raised his voice and shouted, "How dare you snatch a child in broad daylight? Do you have any respect for the law?"
Several men outside the door immediately brought over shoulder poles and hoes, and the onlookers also started to make noises.
"Give the child back!"
"What kind of ability is it to bully orphans and widows?"
The tall butler sneered, his narrow eyes narrowed into slits, "What? You want to meddle in other people's business? Are you dissatisfied with my peaceful life? Believe it or not, if you dare to stop me today, tomorrow my master will say a word, and the people from the Blood Fang Village will flatten this village!"
Bloodfang Village——
These three words hit the crowd like a stone, everyone's faces turned pale and there was an instant silence.
Even the village head and his wife, who had been stiffening their necks just now, stood there in a daze, without making a sound.
Although the Liu family is a bodyguard, they do not follow the proper way of escorting. They often have secret dealings with these bandit gangs.
Who doesn’t know Blood Fang Village!
They were the fierce bandits outside the city. They robbed caravans, kidnapped hostages, burned houses, and massacred villages. Their methods were so brutal that even the government was helpless.
Seeing that everyone was shocked, the butler curled up a sinister smile.
Liu Mingjing suddenly raised his hand and said in a cold voice, "Give the child back to her."
The butler was stunned, and his tall and thin body leaned forward, "Master, what...what does this mean?"
"Give it to her!" Liu Mingjing didn't look at him, but only stared at Wen Ning's pale face.
The servants looked at each other, but in the end they did not dare to disobey and reluctantly let go.
Wen Ning hugged the child back into her arms. Seeing that his little face was red from crying and tears rolled down his cheeks to the tip of his chin, she gently wiped away the tear marks on Xibao's face with trembling hands.
Seeing this, Liu Mingjing said warmly, "I can't bear to see my family separated. Actually... I have a way to satisfy both sides. I wonder if Madam Wen is willing to do so?"
Wen Ning raised her eyes, her guard still on, "What method?"
Liu Mingjing leaned forward slightly, leaning close to her ear, and said slowly in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "The Liu family has decided on this child. You can't snatch her away from them."
He paused, his voice soft, "However, I cannot tell my uncle about my method. If you trust me, tomorrow at noon, when the moon is full in the city, I will tell you when I get there."
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