Chapter 197 Wu Lingheng argues and begs for mercy
"Let go of my mother!"
Song Yu hurried over and pulled Chen Chunhua's hands away. "If my mother has a miscarriage, I won't let you go!"
Chen Chunhua's eyes flashed with disbelief, "You have... a child?"
Song Mingzhu felt embarrassed and quickly pulled Chen Chunhua up.
Song Yu helped Jiang Yunwan onto the recliner, then turned to look at Chen Chunhua, eyes full of sarcasm as he said, "If I had known my mother would get pregnant after the separation, I should have done it sooner. Don't even think we can still be a family. You and your daughter never intended to take our lives, but you sent me to another county to resettle in order to prevent Du Zhihuan's identity from being exposed. Even if your scheme succeeded..." Song Yu glanced at Wu Lingheng, "With Wu Lingheng's ruthless nature, I wouldn't have survived!"
"It's not like that, Sister Yu..." Chen Chunhua regretted it so much. Why did she listen to Zhuzhu's words?
"Don't think you're innocent. When you followed Song Mingzhu's advice and sent me away from my parents, you didn't even consider my father's feelings, nor did you consider him your own son. From the beginning to the end, you treated my father like an outsider, like a beast of burden, to only enrich the Song family."
"No." Chen Chunhua said excitedly, "Ming'en was raised by me and treated like my own son. He's like my own son, even though he's not my biological son."
"Heh." Song Yu scoffed. "Raising him as your own son? Treating him like your own son yet ruining his career. My father was already a scholar at the age of ten, and could have made a name for himself in the court. Yet, you were reluctant to spend money on his education, ruining his path to the imperial examinations and his life! Is this what you call a son who is more like a son than a son?"
"I..." Chen Chunhua was speechless, not knowing how to refute.
"And my father and mother treat me better than their own children. You didn't let me study and grow up, wanting me to grow up uncouth. In order not to disobey you, my parents secretly taught me to read and write so that I could grow up. In order for me to have a good husband and live a happy life in the future, before my mother recovered her memory, she found out everything about the appearance, character, and family traditions of the sons of the wealthy families in Yancheng. Now that I'm back in the capital, my mother has put a lot of thought into my future marriage, hoping that I can get into Chaofeng Palace Academy, win a good title, and marry a good husband. My parents are wholeheartedly thinking about me, their adopted daughter, and paying for me."
"And you, when my father was ten years old, you asked him to support the family of three, you and your son. When my father reached marriageable age, you didn't find him a good wife. You rejected any girl from a good family. Instead, my father saved my mother, a woman of unknown origin, and you agreed to let my father marry my mother."
"Ask yourself, do you truly treat my father as your own son?"
"I……"
"You may have truly raised my father as your own son, but now that you have your own children, your heart has shifted. My father has done nothing wrong to you three over the years, and he has repaid you for raising us. He doesn't owe you anything. Even if Banshan Yunyin hadn't happened, this relationship would have been severed! We can't be a family anymore, so don't bother with it."
"I'm grateful for your kindness today, as you've come out and testified that Du Zhihuan isn't the daughter of the Du family. If you continue to pester me, don't blame me for being rude!"
Chen Chunhua was frightened when she saw Song Yu suddenly becoming strong, and she didn't dare to ask for forgiveness or to be a family anymore.
Du Ye was so happy to see the cool aura surrounding Song Yu at this moment.
Look, this aura and attitude are exactly like those of the Du family.
Du Henian and Su Beiqing didn't expect that Jiang Yunwan valued Yu Jie'er so much.
As for a good husband, the best candidate in the capital right now is Prince Xiao.
But he has already been engaged to Huanhuan. The two have grown up together and have a good relationship.
What should I do?
Du Zhihuan was secretly shocked. Song Yu was really not someone to be trifled with. She had actually overestimated it.
"Cousin." Jiang Shiyun came over with a cup of tea in admiration. "You must be tired from talking. Have a cup of tea to moisten your throat."
"Thank you, cousin Yun."
Song Yu drank his tea and looked at Du Henian. "Lord Du, the old lady of the Song family has now proven that Du Zhihuan is Wu Lingheng's daughter. What are you going to do?"
"My Lord, Chen Chunhua is talking nonsense!" Wu Xu said anxiously, "My eldest daughter and Song Yu are sisters. How could I possibly joke about this? The Marquis' wife was indeed pregnant with two children. This can be verified. Chen Chunhua..."
"Shut up!" Du Ye shouted angrily.
Wu Xu's heart sank. Did the old lady believe that Du Zhihuan was not of the Du family's bloodline?
"Sister Yu, Grandmother believes Chen Chunhua's words."
"Madam," Wu Lingheng said anxiously, "The eldest lady bears no resemblance to me, nor to my wife. She is the Marquis's daughter, absolutely true. I don't have the guts to secretly swap the child; it would be easily exposed. I can't ruin my own future."
Du Ye snorted coldly, "If that's the case, why did you burn the three of them to death?"
"I'm worried about the truth being exposed. I was foolish and kept making mistakes. I didn't mean to burn the inn down. I just lost control and the fire broke out. I beg the old lady to forgive me for my mother's efforts to save Song Yu."
"Please have mercy, Madam. It's all my fault. If you want to punish someone, punish me." Wu Xu hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy. As long as Huanhuan's identity as the daughter of the Du family was confirmed, she could sacrifice herself.
Du Ye said angrily, "Do you really think I'm old and confused? You released poisonous snakes and caused a car crash to scare the horses. Which of these things isn't to kill Sister Yu?"
"Old Madam, I will never deny what I have done, and I cannot admit to something I have not done. I have done two stupid things, releasing poisonous snakes. I don't even know what poisonous snakes are, so how could I release them to harm people?"
Feng Yingying: "It's obvious that you were the one who poisoned Fengquan Villa to kill Sister Yu!"
"Madam, I'm wronged. Fengquan Villa is heavily guarded. My subordinates are very capable, my Lord. They don't have the ability to sneak in and release poisonous snakes. I'm wronged."
Du Ye looked at Song Yu.
Song Yu frowned. There was indeed no evidence. Those people in black were dead and no one could testify against him.
"Mother." Du Henian said, "That poisonous snake might have been put there by Master Mu's enemy to harm him."
"Yes, old lady, it must be Prince Mu's enemy. If Song Yu comes to the capital and something unexpected happens, he will definitely suspect me. How could I do such a thing? I can only act like a scared horse and prevent Song Yu from meeting the Marquis' wife."
Bang!
Du Henian kicked him and said, "Just for scaring the horse, I will make you pay for it."
"My Lord," Wu Lingheng hugged Du Henian's thigh, tears streaming down his face. "I beg you to show mercy, my Lord, and give us a lighter sentence for our efforts to save Miss Yu. My daughter Zhuzhu lost her child in childbirth."
"Shut up!" Du Henian kicked him down and turned to Du Ye and said, "Mother, if the Wu family hadn't been there for Beiqing, the child would have died in the womb and it would have been Beiqing..."
"Lord Du, Madam Du," Song Yu interrupted coldly, "Oh, and Madam, do you believe that Du Zhihuan and I are twin sisters?"
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