Chapter 128 Premature Birth
Song Yu was a little unsure.
Could it be that the gossip those people in the teahouse in the previous life were discussing the Marquis' wife in the opera?
How is this possible?
If that were true, how could she remember it so clearly?
"Cousin Meng, please take a closer look at the portrait. Only when you are sure that there is nothing there can we feel at ease."
Cheng Qingmeng picked up the portrait and read it carefully page by page, but still could not recall the arrogant and vicious face in his mind.
Cheng Qingmeng re-checked the 130 people who had been crossed out.
Seeing this, Jiang Shiyun's hopes were dashed again. She had actually been crossed out as a concubine by them.
My uncle-in-law is most likely a big liar.
"Meng'er, there's no need to check anymore." Meidai walked in protecting Jiang Yunshu.
Jiang Yunshu looked through the portraits and found they were all unfamiliar faces, which made him feel relieved.
How could Axiao lie to her!
"You've seen the portrait. Your aunt and uncle have checked the 120 people who were crossed out. There's no way they left anyone suspicious. The Marquis's wife in Sister Yu's dream can only be the Marquis's wife in the opera."
Jiang Yunshu took the list from Cheng Qingmeng's hand and said, "Alright, come back to Zhichun Garden with me. Your brother wants to hear you play the piano."
"Meng'er." Feng Yingying came in and smoothly took the list from Jiang Yunshu's hand. "There's no need to check the remaining dozens of people. Your aunt and I couldn't possibly have missed anyone suspicious. They're all women from respectable families. Since you don't remember these thirty people, it's enough to prove that Sister Yu's dream was false. Go back with your mother and have a good song."
Cheng Qingmeng glanced at the roster and without saying anything, helped Jiang Yunshu back to Zhichun Garden.
"Sister Yu, tell us more about your dream."
Song Yu was afraid of missing any details, so he recounted his dream in detail.
"I'm sure those people in the teahouse weren't the Marquis' wives in the gossip operas. They were definitely the Marquis of Yongping's wives who died of anger and vomiting blood." Song Yu tilted his head to look at Song Mingen. "Dad, are there only 150 people in the entire capital who are three months pregnant? Did the people below miss them when they were investigating?"
Song Mingen shook his head: "Your Uncle Wen's subordinates are very careful and will not miss any suspicious person. Unless the other party is pregnant but has not announced it and has not visited the clinic for treatment, they will find out about it."
Jiang Yunwan said, "That means Meng Guangde treated her, and the Cheng family secretly sent her medicinal herbs to nourish the fetus."
Feng Yingying felt a little discouraged when she heard this. She had thought that she could catch the Cheng family by surprise and expose the mistress, but she didn't expect that she would have to start from the Cheng Mansion.
"Mother, Aunt, are you sure the 120 people you crossed out are no longer suspects?"
Feng Yingying said, "It can't be wrong. They are all respectable families. We can even check their household registration at the government office. The results will definitely be the same."
"Then let's go to the government office and check the household registration. What if the mistress is pretending to be a decent woman to hide her identity?"
"No need." Song Mingen said: "This list is so detailed, everyone under him has checked it, and the Cheng family will be exposed sooner or later."
Jiang Yunwan looked at the portrait carefully, feeling that she seemed to have overlooked something.
After a moment, she asked, "Could the concubine have followed Cheng Xiao to the border?"
"No!" Feng Yingying said with certainty, "The one thousand taels haven't left the Cheng Mansion yet. If the concubine was at the border, the one thousand taels would have been sent out long ago. If we put this matter aside for now, the Cheng family will reveal its flaws sooner or later."
Jiang Yunshu put her worries aside, and fell asleep peacefully before Cheng Qingmeng finished singing.
After the song ended, Cheng Qingmeng called Jiang Yunshu a few times, and when he saw that she was asleep, he returned to his room.
Grab a pen and paper and carefully recall the details in your memory.
She was sure that her mother was born at the full moon.
On the day of her birth, she prayed for her mother at the Huguo Temple.
When she came back the next day, her younger brother had already been born.
The maid who came with my mother as a dowry was beaten to death on the day she vomited blood and died.
They probably did not betray their mother. Perhaps on the day of delivery, their grandmother sent them away to do other things with various excuses. That was why the person she arranged was able to successfully replace the younger brother without being noticed by Aunt Meidai, Aunt Yanzhi and others.
The concubine followed him to the border?
Obviously not possible.
The scumbag dad came back on the third day after my brother was born.
There is no portrait of the concubine on the list. Could it be that she is not three months pregnant?
But that's impossible, otherwise how could they successfully switch the baby without being noticed?
Either the concubine gave birth prematurely, or the mother gave birth prematurely.
Cheng Qingmeng thought of something and his face changed drastically.
Mom gave birth prematurely!
Half a month in advance!
Her mother was not feeling well at that time, and she was afraid that she would have a difficult delivery, so she went to Huguo Temple to meditate and copy scriptures to pray for her mother.
She actually forgot such an important detail!
Cheng Qingmeng put away the paper and pen and was about to rush to Furong Garden.
Qing He knocked on the door and came in, "Miss, the lady has woken up and wants you to go over and have dinner with her."
Cheng Qingmeng suppressed his anxiety and went to the main house.
"Meng'er, come and try it. Today's ginseng chicken soup tastes better than usual."
Cheng Qingmeng took a sip and found the taste was no different from usual. How did her mother taste better than usual?
"How is it? Is it better than usual?"
Cheng Qingmeng looked at the relaxed smile on her face and understood.
This is because I feel that my cousin’s dream is fake. I am in a good mood and everything I eat tastes delicious.
"Hmm, it's delicious. My aunt must have changed the cook. I'll go check it out when I have time. I'd like to go to my cousin's room tonight. I'll come back tomorrow morning to have breakfast with you, okay?"
"You'd better not go. If you're in her room, it won't be convenient for Sister Yu to take off her mask to sleep. It will be inconvenient for her."
Cheng Qingmeng said, "Then I'll be back before I go to bed."
"good."
After finishing his meal, Cheng Qingmeng couldn't wait to go to Furong Garden.
Jiang Yunshu frowned slightly when he saw this. Meng'er seemed to be refusing to give up.
Check it out, check it out carefully.
Only after a thorough investigation will Meng'er believe that the dream is fake.
"Meida, go back to Cheng Mansion tomorrow to exchange Yanzhi for me, and ask Yanzhi to bring back my dowry list."
Meidai was shocked, thinking that the lady had determined that her uncle had a mistress.
"Yes, ma'am."
Cheng Qingmeng rushed to Furong Garden where a family of three was enjoying dinner.
"Caiwei, go get a set of bowls and chopsticks."
"Aunt, I've already eaten. You guys take your time eating. I'll sit in the yard for a while."
"Cousin Meng, I'm done eating. Wait for me."
Song Mingen whispered, "Meng'er seems to be more anxious than any of us to find that mistress."
Jiang Yunwan nodded: "How can I not be anxious? Who knows, one day Mrs. Cheng might find a reason to call Shushu back. It will be bad. It won't be so easy for us to let Shushu go back to her parents' home to take care of the baby."
On the bench in the yard, Cheng Qingmeng whispered, "We might be looking in the wrong direction. My mother is three months pregnant, but the concubine may not be."
Song Yu was stunned. "That makes sense."
"Is it possible that the concubine was three and a half or four months pregnant, and my mother gave birth prematurely?"
"It's very possible." Song Yu suddenly stood up. "I'm going to tell my father."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yunwan realized that she had overlooked something, which was premature birth.
"Before Shushu discovered his true character, she believed everything Meng Guangde said."
Song Mingen put down his bowl and chopsticks, "I'll go and make the arrangements right away. It shouldn't take more than three days this time. I hope we can successfully catch the mistress this time."
Jiang Yunwan said: "My intuition definitely supports it!"
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