Chapter 186 How could it be twins?
Madam Duan deliberately raised her voice and said, "I've heard people say that some people's bellies are abnormally large. They're four months pregnant, but they look like they're five or six months pregnant. Instead of wasting your time arguing with me, you should go back and find out who the father of the child is, so as not to confuse the bloodline and make the ancestors in the afterlife worry."
“My third sister-in-law’s big belly is because she’s carrying twins. You don’t know anything and you’re just spouting nonsense. Do you believe I’ll tear your mouth apart?”
Xiao Mingshu is fiercely protective of her family and will not allow anyone to slander them.
Especially Yun Zhaoxue, who was the first person to protect her even before she returned to the main branch of the Xiao family.
Madam Duan glared at her, "You dare!"
"Apologize and clarify to everyone that you are foul-mouthed and that you are talking nonsense."
"I'm not making this up. Anyone who's been pregnant knows that it's a five or six-month pregnancy, and the baby is still inside. Who knows if it's twins?"
Xiao Mingshu said, "That's right, the baby is still in your belly, how do you know it's not twins? I gave you a chance, but you didn't want it!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped her across the mouth. "Smack!"
"Ah!" Madam Duan's mouth was slapped, and her lip hit her teeth, drawing blood instantly.
Not to be outdone, she pounced on Xiao Mingshu and grabbed her hair.
Imagine, a woman who has lived most of her life being beaten by a mere young girl—wouldn't she be ridiculed to death?
Xiao Mingshu also grabbed her collar and pulled her hair...
Madam Duan's head was pulled to the side, and she cried out in pain, "Ah! Let go! Let go right now, or don't blame me for being impolite."
"Who wants to be polite to you? You've slandered my third sister-in-law, I'll fight you to the death."
Xiao Mingshu was not favored in the third wife's household and often did hard labor. She could walk hundreds of meters carrying several water bags in one hand and a water bucket in the other.
She was much stronger than Madam Duan. When Madam Duan pulled hard, she tightened her grip, causing the other woman to howl in pain, "Ouch, ouch, it hurts, let go..."
Xiao Mingshu used her other hand to grab and scratch her cheeks, and then slapped her head haphazardly.
After a long day of travel, he was already a bit tired, but when he started fighting, he was full of energy again and said, "You deserved to slander my third sister-in-law!"
"Stop fighting, it's all a misunderstanding, please stop." Ye Hongying went over to mediate, grabbing the hands of the two men who were holding each other's hair. "Let go, stop fighting, Master Jie will be here soon."
As he spoke, he tugged at their arms, but they held on tightly and wouldn't let go. He couldn't let go in the opposite direction, so he pulled on both of them until they hurt.
There's no other way but to temporarily loosen the restrictions.
Unable to handle the situation alone, Ye Hongying said to the crowd, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and help pull them apart!"
The people around just stood there watching the show, no one daring to interfere. They were exhausted from a long day's journey and had only managed to get water; they had no energy to break up the fight. It was someone else's private matter, and they didn't want to meddle.
Madam Duan said, "Xiao Mingshu, our Duan family and the Xiao family were engaged before, how dare you hit me?"
"So what if we were engaged? The Duan family is treacherous and ungrateful. They thought the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion had declined, so they came to break off the engagement. They've already torn off all ties. But you didn't expect the Duan family would also be exiled. They deserve it!"
"You brat, you're so young but you have such a temper. Whoever marries you is doomed."
Xiao Mingshu kicked her again, "Whoever marries your son is unlucky. With a mother-in-law like you, they'll be tormented day and night if they marry into your family!"
Madam Duan, in pain, released her and ripped off the empty water pouch hanging from her waist, swinging it at her.
"Smack!"
Xiao Mingshu's face turned to the side, "Hiss!"
Fortunately, the water bladder was empty, and the other person had also used up some energy, so it didn't hurt too much.
Xiao Mingshu grabbed the half-full bucket of water and splashed it on her face. "Smack!"
They then threw buckets at Madam Duan.
"No, no, don't..." Madam Duan's eyes widened in fright, and she screamed in terror, raising her hand to protect her head. She slammed her hand against her head, and a sharp pain shot through her arm. "Ah!"
Xiao Mingshu kicked the person into the river with a loud "bang!", splashing up a huge spray of water.
She was standing on one leg when she accidentally stepped on a stone, and the reaction force pushed her to the ground. "Ouch!"
Madam Duan struggled in the river, crying, "Help! Help! I can't swim..."
"Ah!" The crowd screamed in fright. Most of those present were women, none of whom could swim, so they could only shout from the shore, "She's fallen into the water! She's fallen into the water! Madam Duan has fallen into the water! Help! Someone's going to drown..."
"Are there any members of the Duan family here? Come quick, someone's in..."
Duan Qingyun rushed over and saw his mother fall into the water, so he jumped in to save her.
Ye Hongying and the others helped him lift Madam Duan up from the shore.
Xiao Mingshu seemed to realize she had made a huge mistake. Worried about causing trouble for her family, she tried to sit up but then lay back down, gently turning over and over, clutching her back. "Ouch, my back hit a rock! My back hurts so much, boohoo..."
Yun Zhaoxue and the others rushed over and helped the person up. "How badly are you hurt?"
"Ouch, Madam Duan pushed me down, and my lower back hit a rock..."
Just after being rescued and pulled ashore, Madam Duan choked on water and spat out a few mouthfuls when she heard her slandering her. Pointing at her, she retorted, "You little slut, you're spouting nonsense! Who pushed you? I was kicked into the river, how could I have pushed you?"
"Try saying another curse?" Yun Zhaoxue kicked her into the river again, "Bang!"
Water splashes.
Everyone on the surrounding shore was splashed. "Ouch!"
The Duan family was caught off guard by her sudden move and had no time to react.
Duan Qingyun was wringing out clothes when he saw his mother fall into the water again, so he went back in to save her.
At this moment, Old Liao arrived with two guards. After learning the cause and effect of the fight, he lashed out with his whip at Madam Duan, "Crack!"
Madam Duan trembled all over from the beating, clutching her bruised arm. "Master Liao, they started it. They kicked me into the river twice. They should be the ones hitting me. Why are you hitting me? I did nothing wrong."
"You're not wrong? You're too talkative, you deserve to be beaten. Why do you care whose child she's carrying? As long as it's not yours, that's fine." Old Liao pretended to raise his whip to strike her.
She screamed in fright and dared not argue.
Yun Zhaoxue's sharp gaze swept over Madam Duan, "Did you spread rumors that my child wasn't from the Xiao family?"
"It wasn't me. I only heard it from Madam Yun. She's from your family, so she can't be slandering you, can she? There's no smoke without fire. Otherwise, why would others not wrong others but wrong you?"
Yun Zhaoxue searched for Wang Shi in the crowd and saw her hurry away, her disordered steps revealing her guilt, fearing that if she was even a step too late, she would be caught and held accountable.
Yun Zhaoxue: "She's not from my family, she's my enemy. If you believe what she says, you're stupid and deserve to be beaten. If you dare to be so foul-mouthed again, you'll get whipped again."
At this moment, Shen Qingyu suddenly jumped out and said, "Yun Zhaoxue, before my elder brother died, he told me that your child was his, so he abandoned everything and eloped with you. Who knew that you would betray him and abandon him, and then instigate Prince Xiao to cut out his tongue, so that he would never be able to speak for the rest of his life."
Now you've made him dead again, you heartless, viperous woman! For the sake of the child, we'll spare your life for now!
She was abandoned and expelled from the group by the Xiao family.
If the Shen family takes her in again, she'll slowly abuse her, slowly torture her to death, and also the child in her womb, haha ...
Shen Yichun asked excitedly, "Yu'er, is what you're saying true? Yan'er is pregnant with a child?"
She said with certainty, "It's true. My older brother told me this in private. I even advised him not to have the child she gave birth to. My mother wasn't a good person, and the child wouldn't be any better. There would be plenty of women to have children for him in the future. But my older brother died, and this was his only child."
The way people around Yun Zhaoxue looked at her changed. She eloped and got pregnant with an illegitimate child, and now she's blaming it on her husband's family. Doesn't the Xiao family have any complaints?
Xie Wanyun said to the ladies, "Nonsense! It's all slander. We, as family, know better than you what kind of person my third sister-in-law is."
Song Mingyan also said, "You are also mothers. If others said that the child you are carrying is not your husband's, how would you feel?"
Xiao Xuanwu said, "My third sister-in-law is pregnant with twins; I've already checked her pulse."
Shen Qingyu retorted with a cold laugh, "Who took her pulse? Was it herself? Can you believe what she says? You're all fools who've been kept in the dark!"
"That's right, why didn't we think of that? We could have had the doctor check our pulses to find out if it's twins!"
Shen Qingyu said, "We can't take Physician Chen. He has received favors from the Xiao family and can't be trusted. We should find Physician Zhang or Physician Li."
Twins are so rare, how could she be so lucky?
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