Chapter 74: True and False
"Grandma, please ask my third uncle to treat Qizhu. After all, Qizhu is your granddaughter-in-law. If she goes on like this, she will die!" Xia Tianyu really couldn't bear it anymore and begged Old Lady Xia.
"She did such a heinous thing to Xue'er and you three gods, you still have the nerve to let your uncle treat her? Don't even think about it! I have made it very clear, either you and your eldest branch sever ties with the Xia family from today, or you divorce this foreign woman on the spot, and from now on we are still a family of grandmother and grandson!"
"Grandma, Qizhu already has Xia family's flesh and blood!!!"
Everyone was stunned and their eyes couldn't help but shift to Cai Deqizhui's belly.
How could Cai Deqizhu, who was already pregnant, still be so cruel? Didn't she want to accumulate some merit for the child?
"She is pregnant with the Xia family's child. She is not worthy!" Old Madam Xia slammed the table.
"Grandma, you can't do this, you can't be so partial! Xia Xue is your beloved granddaughter, and your grandson was also the apple of your eye. Can you please give Qizhu a chance to live because you have taken care of your grandson for so many years?" Xia Tianyu kowtowed.
"You are a useless guy. You had a bright future, but you insisted on marrying a woman of a foreign race so that the emperor could take away the military power. After that, you didn't live up to your expectations. The official position you held was getting lower and lower, and the emperor trusted you less and less. Moreover, the woman you married even dared to attack the Xia family's relatives today! If I were you, I would give her a bowl of abortion pills and have nothing to do with her from then on." Old Lady Xia gritted her teeth.
"Daughter-in-law, you have always been a sensible person, why are you so confused today? At this time, you should have advised Tianyu."
“Hahahaha. Hahahaha.”
Cai Deqizhu, who was lying on the ground, suddenly sneered.
"What are you laughing at?" Old Madam Xia gritted her teeth. It was really shameless for her to be able to laugh at this time.
"I laugh at you all for being equally hypocritical. How about Xia Xue? How about the Third House? How can they compare with our First House? It's just that the Third House has the Prime Minister and Auntie, so you always put the Third House first and listen to its opinions. Those dogs that used to follow the First House have changed their masters now!!!"
"If Prime Minister Chu were to offend the Emperor and his property was confiscated, you would probably cut ties with him faster than anyone else!"
"Thank you so much for your concern for me." A deep voice came from outside the door, and Chu Zhenxuan walked in from outside, covered in dust.
"From the current perspective, it seems that you won't be able to wait for this day." Chu Zhenxuan said lightly.
Cai Deqizhu's face changed, "What do you mean? I am Princess Ciren of Hu State, you can't treat me casually!"
"We don't want to punish you, but the emperor wants to punish you. I came here from the palace to convey the emperor's message. Since you have married into my Xia family, you are my Da'an daughter-in-law. However, you have committed treason and betrayed your family and country, so you have to be sent to the Ministry of Punishment for punishment."
When Cai Deqizhu heard about the Ministry of Punishment, he felt uncomfortable and said, "No, I won't go."
"Since the Emperor has sent the message, I have no other choice. After all, you are my wife's eldest cousin's wife. I don't feel good about sending you in like this."
Xia Xue just took a sip of water and almost spit it out.
Chu Zhenxuan, can you be a little more hypocritical?
The wife of the first wife suddenly knelt down and crawled in front of Chu Zhenxuan, "Prime Minister, please ask the emperor for mercy. Qizhu is pregnant and may be the only offspring of our first wife. Please, for the sake of Tianyu's dedication over the years, leave a legacy for our first wife!"
Chu Zhenxuan frowned.
Old Madam Xia also stood up.
"Daughter-in-law, what do you mean?"
"After the eldest wife was separated from the Xia family, Tianyu was in a bad mood. One day, he got drunk and accidentally touched a woman he shouldn't have touched. As a result, the woman was beaten to a disability..."
Everyone looked at Xia Tianyu in shock.
Xia Xue also stood up and stared at Cai Deqizhu in a trance.
Although she wished that Cai Deqizhu would die, her aunt was indeed innocent. She had no relationship with her eldest cousin, but her aunt had not been too mean to her. It was indeed too much to make them without any descendants.
Thinking of this, Xia Xue looked at Chu Zhenxuan.
There was tolerance and love in Chu Zhenxuan's eyes, as if he was telling her that everything was up to her.
Old Madam Xia was also somewhat moved and turned to look at Xia Xue.
"Since she is my eldest cousin's only daughter, why don't we wait until she gives birth to the child before dealing with her?" Xia Xue said.
A hint of gratitude flashed in the old lady's eyes. Although she was angry with the eldest wife, they were her own children. Old Lady Xia really couldn't bear to watch them die without any descendants.
"Prime Minister, can you please ask the Emperor for mercy and deal with this woman later?"
Chu Zhenxuan nodded gently.
Cai Deqizhu had just heard that he was going to the Ministry of Punishment and was already frightened. Suddenly, when he heard the turn of events, he wanted to laugh but dared not, and instead the corners of his mouth began to tremble.
"Go and invite the third elder to come and take a look at this woman." Old Madam Xia was too lazy to even mention Cai Deqizhu's name, so she spared her life for the time being, naturally for the sake of her belly.
"I don't want to see it, I don't want to see it, I don't need your pity!"
When Cai Deqizhu heard that she had to ask Xia Tianyu's third uncle to see her, she became even more flustered.
The housekeeper didn't care about the opinion of an irrelevant person and turned around to invite someone.
For a moment, the hall fell silent.
The housekeeper was very efficient and invited Xia Zhi over in no time.
When Cai Deqizhu heard Xia Zhi's voice, she suddenly struggled.
Xia Tianyu and the housekeeper held her down.
Xia Tianyu was very gentle, "Qizhu, be good, just let your uncle take a look."
"I don't want to see it, I ...!!!"
Despite all his struggles, Xia Zhi still managed to connect with Cai Deqizhu.
But his expression became solemn.
After a while, Xia Zhi opened his mouth and said, "My son didn't feel the pulse of pregnancy."
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Xia Tianyu's face was filled with shock.
"Impossible, impossible. Uncle San, you did this on purpose, didn't you? You just want Tianyu to have no children or grandchildren, right?"
"Tianyu, don't be so presumptuous!" The eldest lady said, "As the director of the Imperial Hospital, your third uncle's medical skills are the best in the whole of Da'an. How dare you question your third uncle!"
"But Qizhu is clearly pregnant!"
"Dad is not the only one in the Xia family who knows medicine. You can find any cousin you like. In addition, there are doctors you are familiar with. You can ask them in person and let more doctors tell you the truth!"
“The second and fourth families, as well as you concubines, all of you who know medicine, go and check Tianyu’s pulse to see what’s going on! Although the Xia family’s bloodline is not as pure as the royal family’s, they still can’t fake what’s in their stomach!” Old Madam Xia believes in her son more. Xia Zhi has always been the most upright of all her sons, and he loves medicine the most. He will never use his medical skills to deceive others. The saying “a doctor’s heart is kind” is a perfect fit for him.
The eldest lady also shared the same idea as Old Lady Xia.
With all her years of contact with Xia Zhi, it is absolutely impossible for Xia Zhi to make fun of his medical skills.
If this is the case, then it means that the talented and virtuous person is lying.
Is it possible that she and Xia Tianyu deceived her together?
The eldest lady suddenly looked at Xia Tianyu.