Wu Dahai nodded in agreement, "That's right, my mother is so smart. If it weren't for her idea, how could our eldest son have inherited such immense wealth!"
Sister-in-law Wu smiled and patted Zhou Ying's head. "That's because our eldest son is so lucky. Otherwise, why would I have suddenly given birth prematurely? It must be because our eldest son is destined to be wealthy."
Zhou Ying dodged his mother's hand that was patting his head, quickly finished the fruit in his hand, and said in a nonchalant manner.
"Once I have complete control of the Zhou family, I must change this name back. Otherwise, it's really too unlucky to keep using the name of a dead person."
The three people chatting animatedly inside were unaware that someone was standing outside the door, having overheard their entire conversation.
It turned out that after the third aunt went out, she suddenly stopped after taking only a few steps. She was going to go back and ask Zhou Ying what she wanted to eat, but when she reached the door, she heard what these people were saying.
Third Aunt felt a loud bang in her head, and her body swayed involuntarily. If she hadn't instinctively grabbed the wall next to her, she probably would have fainted on the spot.
What do you mean her son died young?
Zhou Ying is actually the son of the eldest brother and sister-in-law?!
This was actually her mother's idea?
Past events flashed through her mind rapidly; things that had seemed strange before now made perfect sense.
Not long after she gave birth, her sister-in-law also went into premature labor. When she woke up from her weakness, she heard that her sister-in-law's child had died.
At that time, she felt quite sorry for her sister-in-law. When she saw her sister-in-law teasing Zhou Ying, she thought it was because her sister-in-law had transferred her feelings for the child who died young onto Zhou Ying. Little did she know that they were the biological mother and son.
Did her child really die young?
Or was he murdered?
The third concubine did not act rashly, but turned and left.
A short while later, she returned with a group of guards.
"Tie up all three of them in the house. I want to interrogate them properly."
"Yes, Aunt."
Perhaps as people get older, they reminisce more about the past. Zhou, the richest man, has become more and more tolerant of his third concubine, and has also given her some power, but she has never used it until today.
The three people sitting in the room, lost in their daydreams, were completely unaware that things had taken an unexpected turn. They were still chatting animatedly and had almost finished all the tea in the room.
Hearing the door open, I thought it was my third aunt returning, but instead a group of guards carrying knives came in.
"Hey, what are you guys trying to do?"
"I'm Zhou Dabing's brother-in-law, how dare you be so rude to me?"
"Sister, Third Aunt, please come and save us!"
The three were tied to chairs with hemp rope by the guards. As soon as they turned around and saw the third concubine enter the room, they immediately began to cry for help.
But the third concubine waved her hand at the guards, and after they left, she said coldly, "Was my child killed by you?"
Sister-in-law Wu was taken aback. She said in a panic, "Sister, what are you saying? I don't understand. Isn't your Ying'er right here?"
Third Aunt seemed to be provoked by these words. She grabbed Wu Dasao's neck tightly and said with red eyes, "I'm asking about the child who died young, not this fake Ying'er!"
The appearance of the "fake Ying'er" shattered the dreams of the Wu family of three, who were still living in a dream. They never expected that their flawless scheme would be exposed.
"Dongmei, let go of your sister-in-law! She's about to pass out!" Wu Dahai shouted anxiously.
The third concubine sneered, "Her life is a life, but isn't my child's life a life too? He was finally born, but before he could even see this world, you killed him!"
Wu Dahai was speechless. Knowing he was in the wrong, he could only obediently shut his mouth.
The fake Zhou Ying seemed oblivious to her mother's perilous situation, showing no intention of pleading and focusing solely on the rope in her hand, trying to escape.
The third aunt did not strangle Wu Dasao to death. Instead, she waited until Wu Dasao was almost out of breath before loosening her grip slightly. Then, when Wu Dasao relaxed, she tightened her grip again, repeating this process over and over.
After all this commotion, Sister-in-law Wu felt like banging her head against a wall.
"Winter... Plum, just give me a quick death."
After hearing this, the third concubine did not make any further moves, but said coldly, "Want a quick death? Then tell me, who exactly killed my son?"
Before Sister-in-law Wu could answer, Zhou Ying sneered, "What do you mean, 'your son'? It's just that I'm being kind and letting you think you have a son to take care of you in your old age."
My father once said that you were born a girl, without even a boy.
After saying that, Zhou Ying gave her third aunt a disdainful look.
"If it weren't for the Zhou family's money, do you think I'd be willing to act all innocent in front of you? You're disgusting!"
At this point, the third aunt no longer cared whether the child was a boy or a girl; she just wanted an answer.
Therefore, she turned to Zhou Ying and asked, "Did your father ever say who killed my daughter?"
Zhou Ying snorted coldly, "Let me go, and I'll tell you."
Third Aunt realized that he probably didn't know, so she stopped paying attention to him and returned to Sister-in-law Wu's side.
"Sister-in-law, they say that a mother feels the pain of her son's injury. If your son accidentally broke his leg, how would you feel? If your son accidentally died, how would you feel?"
Third Aunt smiled and said to Sister-in-law Wu.
As expected, Sister-in-law Wu couldn't bear the shock. She shouted, "I said, Dongmei, please don't hurt him. You watched him grow up, after all."
Sister-in-law Wu seemed to be trying to appeal to the emotions of Third Aunt, hoping she wouldn't be able to bring herself to harm the fake Zhou Ying, but Third Aunt wasn't buying it at all.
"Sister-in-law, if you don't speak up now, these shards of porcelain will soon be stuck in your son's leg."
As she spoke, the third aunt threw the teapot on the ground. She slowly picked up a sharp piece of porcelain and turned to walk towards Zhou Ying's position.
"I'll talk!"
Sister-in-law Wu called out with difficulty, her voice hoarse.
Then, without waiting for her third aunt to ask, she spilled the beans.
"It was made by the sea. After your mother delivered your baby, she saw how pretty your baby girl was and couldn't bear to leave her. So she told us to keep the little girl with us after we switched babies."
But Dahai felt that the family already had two daughters, and if they had another one, the villagers would laugh at the Wu family. So, when his mother wasn't looking, he drowned the child.
After hearing this, the third concubine felt that the world was too dirty, with no pure land and no place for her to stay.
"Since that's the case, then let's destroy them all!"
After saying this lightly, the third concubine turned and left.
Xu Jinhuan saw her walk towards the secret room after leaving the room, her steps were very hurried, as if it was something very important.
Xu Jinhuan had a premonition that the Third Aunt was probably going to fight to the death, so this time Xu Jinhuan did not follow her, but went to Zhou the Richest Man's room, intending to take this opportunity to interrogate her as soon as possible.
That way, the Third Aunt won't be delayed in her revenge.
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