Upon hearing this, Wei Yueru suddenly became agitated and raised her voice, saying, "You're lying!"
Jiang Wan was startled.
She retreated backward, using both hands and feet, until she shrank into the corner: "I...I really just wanted to annoy you at first, I never expected it to turn out like this."
Xianglan hid behind the heavy curtains, her eyes darting around before she said slyly, "If you hadn't conspired with the midwife, I wouldn't have had such a difficult childbirth!"
"I……"
"Go play with your son."
"No!" Jiang Wan shouted until her voice was hoarse. This time, she didn't hesitate at all, and her words were so fast that they were almost burning her tongue: "It was me, it was me! I was blinded by greed, I was utterly heartless."
She was Han Sui's distant cousin, and originally intended to marry him.
Unfortunately, at that time, Han Sui had already married Wei Yueru, the daughter of a marquis.
The other woman surpassed her in every way—background, appearance, and talent—how could she not be jealous?
The only thing that could comfort her was that Han Sui's heart was with her at that time, and he had neglected Wei Yueru for a long time.
On that day, Han Sui's maternal grandparents sent a notice of death, and he and his parents rushed to attend the funeral.
Because Wei Yueru was far along in her pregnancy, and they were afraid that traveling would harm the baby, they left her at home to take care of her.
How could she possibly take good care of him!
All her usual kindness was just an act.
Wei Yueru knew exactly what was going on, but no one in that family believed her.
As usual, they argued again. With Han Sui and his parents not around, Jiang Wan no longer needed to pretend and completely tore off her mask of hypocrisy, giving Wei Yueru a severe humiliation.
When she got excited, she gave her a push.
In no mood!
That one bump caused her to hit the corner of the table, resulting in premature birth!
So far, it was all just an accident.
While waiting for the midwife to arrive, she stood outside the delivery room, listening to Wei Yueru's painful groans, and a terrifying thought suddenly popped into her mind.
Remove the mother and keep the child!
Han Sui initially approached Wei Yueru because of her status as the daughter of a marquis, hoping to use the marquis's family's influence to secure a better future for himself.
To everyone's surprise, the young lady actually believed the lies he told when he proposed to her. After marrying him, she refused to ask her family for help and said that she was not afraid of living a hard life with him.
However, if she were to ask her family for help and use their influence to assist Han Sui, it would prove that she made the wrong choice that day.
But--
If Wei Yueru dies, the Marquis's mansion will have to treat the Han family well so that the child won't have to suffer. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation?
So she gave the midwife some silver and told her to save the baby at all costs!
Jiang Wan, unsure whether it was regret or fear, had tears streaming down her face as she choked out, "I...I know I've wronged you, but even if I hadn't done that, the Han family...the Han family would never tolerate you!"
“If you want to curry favor with the Marquis’s family, your child will be a more useful pawn than you. To Han Sui, you are already a stumbling block.”
"Your fate is just like this... Don't blame me, don't blame me..."
Jiang Wan hugged her knees and curled up into a ball, muttering to herself as if she had gone mad.
Wei Yueru remained calm, seemingly already aware of everything she was saying and showing no curiosity whatsoever. She only insisted, "My child, I only want my child, my child..."
“I really didn’t mean to harm your son!” Jiang Wan said, sounding very agitated. “The midwife said that your baby was breech and that you were already in a difficult labor. She didn’t need to do anything; you would have died.”
Wei Yueru acted as if she hadn't heard, still muttering, "Child, child..."
“I was so scared at the time that I quickly had your bodies dumped in a mass grave.”
However, after Han Sui returned, worried that he hadn't explained things to the Marquis's mansion, he sent people to the mass grave to bring her body back. But for some reason, the child was nowhere to be found!
Just then, people from the Marquis's residence arrived.
If word got back, they would surely die. In order to save their lives, they took a daughter born to a maid and lied that she was Wei Yueru’s child, born at the cost of her life.
Only with this child can they have a glimmer of hope.
What they didn't expect was that the person sent by Old Madam Wei was too clever. He didn't just believe their one-sided story, but investigated thoroughly and found the midwife.
Left with no other option, they had to silence everyone who might have leaked the information.
Han Sui then had someone forge that person's handwriting and sent a letter to the Marquis's residence.
"Han Sui was afraid that when the child grew up, he would not resemble him or you, and people would suspect him. So he specifically emphasized in the letter that the child had a cinnabar mole on his wrist that was exactly the same as yours."
"The lie grew bigger and bigger, and more and more lives were involved. I was afraid that things would be exposed, so I rushed home. After that, nothing else mattered to me."
"I really don't know why your son disappeared in the mass grave!"
It's possible that it was snatched away and eaten by wild wolves or dogs.
But Jiang Wan dared not say such a thing.
What if we provoke her and she comes after her son?
“I really know I was wrong. Over the years, I have burned paper money for you and that child every Ghost Festival or on the anniversary of your death. I beg you, I beg you to rest in peace.”
“I did have bad intentions, but I didn’t act on them. It was your own fault for not being able to protect the child.”
"I was just so angry that I pushed you, who knew you couldn't even stand up straight..."
Wei Yueru listened, her face showing no particular expression, but what she said left Jiang Wan stunned.
She said through gritted teeth, "Are you really shameless?!"
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