Why don't you give it to that slut Su Wantang? She's not pregnant anyway, so it won't hurt her.
Why be so stupid as to show off your mouth like that!
Suppressing her grief, Li Jia deliberately said, "You harm others and then harm yourself. Losing your eldest grandson is your retribution! Just you wait! My son is watching you from heaven, the grandmother who killed him! He's just waiting for you to come down and join him!"
She knew that her mother-in-law believed in these superstitious beliefs. Although these things were now explicitly prohibited, Li Jia didn't care; using them to annoy Zhang Juan was just what she wanted.
Zhang Juan's heart skipped a beat, and she panicked. She stubbornly said, "I don't understand what you're saying?"
"I think you've gone crazy from losing your child. Huai Dong even investigated and showed you the truth, but you just won't believe me!"
"Heaven is watching what people do! You better not let me catch you doing anything wrong, or I'll make sure you regret it!"
Li Jia's eyes were bloodshot, and her face was slightly distorted with grief. Perhaps she had a guilty conscience. When Zhang Juan saw her like this, she felt that Li Jia was possessed by her deceased eldest grandson.
Her eldest grandson, covered in blood, grinned and lunged at her.
"Grandma, come down and keep me company!"
"Grandma, it hurts so much!"
...
"Ah!" Zhang Juan let out a short scream, flailing her arms as she rushed out of the room, muttering incoherently, "It wasn't me! Your mother killed you! Go find your mother to keep you company!"
She was in a daze and didn't notice Su Wantang turning around quickly beside her.
Only after the footsteps faded into the distance did Su Wantang turn around.
She frowned. If she wasn't mistaken, the red rash on Zhang Juan's face looked exactly like the medicine she had given her.
Moreover, Zhang Juan's face had indeed been slapped the night before the incident.
But, would she leave it untreated all night?
According to the man's description, the woman's face was swollen and red, like a steamed bun.
Is it just a coincidence?
Or was it her that day?
Su Wantang felt she needed to confirm it.
However, she wasn't in a hurry, because whether or not that person was Zhang Juan, she would come to her door on her own.
That medicine isn't just for causing a simple red rash on the face.
After chasing Zhang Juan away, Li Jia sat on the ground and burst into laughter. But as she laughed, she started to cry.
That night, Li Jia chose not to speak, firstly because she didn't want things to escalate and put Lu Huaidong in a difficult position.
Secondly, I didn't want outsiders to laugh at me, as this wasn't exactly something to be proud of.
Thirdly, she harbored a sliver of hope that if the matter ended there, she and Wan Tang could maintain their previous relationship.
Li Jia dared not speak, fearing that Su Wantang would not believe her, and she did not want to become Su Wantang's enemy.
After all, the news that Wan Tang might be pregnant was leaked by her without her knowledge; it was her mother-in-law who drugged her, and the laced hawthorn cake almost passed through her hands before being sent out.
No matter how you look at it, she is not innocent.
But Wan Tang treated her with genuine affection.
That night, Li Jia regretted it and wondered if she should confess to Su Wantang, but after only one day, she was glad she hadn't.
Because everyone said she was crazy.
Huai Dong didn't believe her, and even her parents thought she was overthinking things.
Just because of one accident, they're making a huge fuss and insist on separating the family property! They'll divorce me if we don't separate!
But who knows the bitterness in her heart?
Everything was flawless, and all the evidence pointed to a coincidence! But Li Jia's intuition told her there was no mistake! It was Zhang Juan, that wicked mother-in-law, who tried to harm Wan Tang but ended up losing her child instead!
She can't possibly live under the same roof as a woman who killed her child!
However, Li Jia couldn't produce any evidence.
The situation is at a stalemate.
However, at that time, Li Jia was somewhat happy, glad that she hadn't said anything that night. Otherwise, given Wan Tang's personality, wouldn't she have argued with her father-in-law? And then, if there was no evidence, wouldn't she have been branded as disrespectful to her elders?
But Li Jia never expected this.
Su Wantang suffered more than just these consequences because of her.
Li Jia was lost in her own thoughts and did not notice Su Wantang walking in.
It wasn't until a pair of hands were placed on her arm that Su Wantang helped Li Jia up from the ground: "Sister-in-law, the ground is cold."
Without Li Jia noticing, Su Wantang placed her hand on her pulse.
She suffered a blow to her lower abdomen from a hard object. Despite the great effort she had put into nurturing her uterus with silver needles, it was still injured.
A woman who miscarries is essentially in the midst of a postpartum period; even the best care isn't enough. Who could be so heartless?
Cousin, how exactly do you take care of your wife?
Upon seeing Su Wantang, Li Jia was taken aback: "Wantang, why are you out here? You just woke up, why are you running around? What if—"
Her voice stopped abruptly as Su Wantang began to speak.
"Sister-in-law, instead of worrying about your own health, you have time to care about me?"
Su Wantang's icy tone made Li Jia swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
Involuntarily, Lu Huai'an's words from that day surfaced in her mind. She said in a distant tone, "Aren't we sisters-in-law too? The little nurse said a few words out of turn, and I heard it and saw it, so I just asked her casually. There's no question of whether I care or not. It's the same if I run into other acquaintances."
Su Wantang frowned: "I heard everything."
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