Wei Sheng initially thought he was hallucinating, but after hearing it twice in a row, there was no way he was wrong, and the content of the voice was so shocking.
He was so frightened that even the sadness he felt from being beaten by Wei Xian disappeared, after all, this father might not even be his biological father.
Wei Sheng began searching for the owner of the voice, and his gaze finally settled on Xu Wanying.
Xu Wanying stood with Li Chunlan and Jiang Jinyu, but he had heard the voices of the other two before. This was the first time his third cousin-in-law had come to visit. He had never spoken to her before, nor had he ever heard her voice.
Was she speaking, or had he had a miraculous encounter, and something was speaking from the depths of his heart?
Before he could figure it out, another crisp slap rang in his ears.
This time, however, the blow didn't land on his face; instead, it made Jiang Chengyi wince in pain.
"Mother, why did you hit me?" Jiang Chengyi was extremely aggrieved.
"A real man shouldn't be whining about such a small injury. He deserves a beating!"
Cen Ying had been holding back her emotions, not wanting to reveal them prematurely and arouse suspicion from the Wei family.
However, when she saw Wei Xian walk in, she first showed concern for Jiang Chengyi, and then without even asking Wei Sheng, she slapped him directly, even blaming Wei Sheng for all the mistakes in her words. This was not the reaction a father should have.
Even someone as hot-tempered as Marquis Zhongyi, who believed in the saying "spare the rod and spoil the child," would not do such a thing. Without solid evidence, he would not wrong his own child and would definitely want to find out the truth.
Clearly, Wei Xian also knew about the child swap, and his bullying of Wei Sheng over the years had been even more excessive.
Therefore, no matter how calm she was, she simply couldn't stand it and decided to hit Jiang Chengyi directly.
You hit my son, so I'll hit your son too. Just you wait, you bastard!
"Big sister, what are you doing? Yi-ge'er is already so badly injured, and he's been beaten again. It's like old wounds on top of new ones. He should be resting properly. Why are you hitting the child?" Wei Xian was furious. Seeing Jiang Chengyi get slapped hard, she felt heartbroken and immediately went to check on him.
Xu Wanying couldn't help but complain: "Oh my, look at how distressed he is! This is how a father should react when his son is wronged."
[Heh, Wei Xian thinks he's completely hidden it, unafraid of the Jiang family finding out. He's so confident that he dares to be so blatant.]
Wei Sheng heard the sound again. He couldn't help but hold his breath and look around to see if others had heard it too.
When he glanced in Xu Wanying's direction, he met the eyes of Li Chunlan and Jiang Jinyu. Both of them were looking at him eagerly, clearly excited.
He immediately lowered his head, his heart trembling: Why were these two looking at him like that?
Wei Sheng's mind was in complete turmoil. He couldn't help but ask himself: Who are you? Who are my parents?
But no one replied to him, which clearly meant that he hadn't gained anything new.
Just then, a strange voice suddenly sounded in his ear: [The host is right, Wei Xian is indeed fearless. He already knew Wei Sheng wasn't his biological son.]
All the men in the Wei family have protruding ears, without exception; this applies to all of Wei Xian's brothers, regardless of whether they are born of concubines or legitimate children. However, Wei Sheng does not have protruding ears. Wei Xian's concubine, unable to bear a son, tried to kill Wei Sheng but failed. Of course, this wasn't due to Cen Jie's intervention; she actually hoped the concubine would kill Wei Sheng, since she could always have another child later.
But Wei Sheng was incredibly lucky; he escaped death several times. Cen Jie secretly cursed him several times, saying that he was indeed Cen Ying's bastard child, so resilient. Later, the concubine devised a plan to spread rumors in the courtyard, saying that Wei Sheng and Wei Xian looked nothing alike, and that he was the illegitimate child born from the mistress's affair with another man. The concubine wanted to kill Cen Jie as well.
Upon hearing these words, everyone in the Jiang family was shocked.
Wei Sheng was even more shocked, and he looked at Cen Ying in disbelief.
What is that strange voice saying? Could his biological mother actually be his aunt?
Cen Ying met his gaze, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears. She tried to force a smile, but she was already crying, so she could only nod at him.
"Big sister, why are you crying? I'm not blaming you, but Yi-ge'er is a good child, and he has so many injuries. You really can't hit him like that, especially with so many eyes watching. Even a child has his pride!"
Wei Xian had no idea about their psychological reactions. He was startled when he saw that Cen Shi suddenly cried after he said something to her. His questioning voice softened, clearly because he was afraid.
He made his wife's sister cry. If word got out, he would be cursed to death. If it reached the ears of that brute Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness, he might even get a beating.
When Cen looked at Wei Xian, the gentleness in her eyes instantly changed, replaced by disgust and contempt.
"Children have pride, why did you hit Wei Sheng?"
Wei Xian immediately explained, "This was originally Wei Sheng's fault. If he hadn't done it, Yi Ge'er wouldn't have been injured a second time."
"Yes, Mother, why did you hit me? My whole body aches, and I feel like I'm about to faint. Why are you siding with others?"
Jiang Chengyi said pitifully, but before Cen Shi could say anything more, he rolled his eyes and fainted.
Wei Xian immediately rushed over and reached out his hands to hug him, preventing Jiang Chengyi from falling to the ground.
Xu Wanying couldn't help but sigh: [Tsk tsk, so desperate to save her son. How ironic. Master, continue. Did the concubine's attempt to spread rumors fail?]
[It worked. Wei Xian didn't suspect anything at first, but later even his mother started to mutter about it. Later, when Wei Sheng held his one-month celebration, friends who came to visit also said that the father and son didn't look alike. It was all meant as a joke, but as more people said it, Wei Xian began to believe it wholeheartedly. He even started having nightmares about Cen Jie cheating on him.]
The system narrated: [Finally, Wei Xian couldn't hold back any longer. He started to lose his temper, nitpicking and interrogating Cen Jie. Cen Jie dared not tell him the truth, only saying that the child resembled her more as the mother. But Wei Xian didn't believe her at all, and never set foot in her courtyard again. He even had her housekeeping duties taken away, intending to divorce her.]
Finally, Cen Jie couldn't withstand the pressure and had to confess. Wei Xian was initially angry; after all, what kind of son calls another man "father," especially when he himself is raising an illegitimate child? But Cen Jie persuaded him that they could have more children later, and they could secretly help their son become the heir of the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion, ultimately making the entire mansion their Wei family.
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