A cool breeze blew through the night, and Huang Youdao couldn't sleep soundly. After what had happened during the day, he hadn't shared a room with his wife. They booked a superior room at the inn, where Huang Shi stayed, accompanied by maids and servants.
"Knock knock knock!" The sound of banging on the window woke Huang Youdao up.
Under the moonlight, a white shadow fell on the window paper, startling Huang Youdao so much that he sat up abruptly.
"Master...aren't you going to stand up for me?" The woman's soft voice came from outside the window, seemingly both near and far, with a particularly ethereal quality.
Huang Youdao shivered and stammered, "Don't look for me, I'm not the one who hurt you!" As he spoke, Huang Youdao suddenly climbed off the bed and pushed open the window.
There was nothing outside the window. Huang Youdao realized he was on the second floor, and the thought made him even more frightened! How could a person be floating outside a second-floor window? Only a ghost could be there!
"Master, why? Aren't you the one who loves me the most? Why won't you stand up for me?" A figure appeared outside the door, and a melodious female voice came from outside.
“Madam is pregnant. This child is my offspring, Yu Mei. After she gives birth, I will make a decision for you, okay?” Huang Youdao said, trembling. “After the child is born, Yu Mei, let’s remove the mother and keep the child to avenge you, okay?”
"Oh, sir, you're over forty, can you still have children?" A woman's voice came from outside the window again.
"Sir, are you sure that child is yours? Heh heh heh, sir, you're already cuckolded, and you still want to raise someone else's child?" The woman's voice drifted away, accompanied by a sneer, and gradually faded into the distance...
"Can he still have children? Can he still have children?" This question echoed in Huang Youdao's mind like a curse. No man would doubt his own fertility; he was clearly strong and healthy, clearly…
Once the seed of doubt is planted, it will grow in the heart; this is exactly what Tao Wanniang asked Yang Song to do. If Madam Huang is carrying Huang Youdao's child, then no matter how much they investigate, they won't find anything else. But what if Huang Youdao is infertile…?
The next day, Huang Youdao left early in the morning to see the old Chinese medicine doctor without bringing anyone with him or telling his wife.
"Manager Tao, you're amazing! How did you know that man couldn't have children?" Yang Song came over again in the afternoon.
"Hmm?" Tao Wanniang was surprised. She didn't know that, but she had heard Bai Yumei say that when Huang Youdao was in Shanhai Prefecture, he had two concubines in addition to his wife, but none of them were pregnant.
As for the fact that Madam Huang had an affair, she guessed that Huang Youdao might be impotent in some way. However, when Bai Yumei mentioned this, she was extremely shy and, without any comparison, could not explain it.
"The man went out to find doctors at pharmacies to take his pulse. He went to three different pharmacies, and when he got back, he beat the woman up."
Yang Song spoke with great interest, "You shouldn't hit someone in the face, but he's determined not to. Looks like they're leaving!"
“They’re leaving? I know.” Tao Wanniang felt it was time for Bai Yumei to make her appearance.
"Go and find out where they are now, I'll take some men over."
Yang Song was very enthusiastic because of the money, and since the matter was quite interesting, he immediately took his men to keep watch.
"Elder sister, you want me to appear in front of them, I... I still don't dare." After Tao Wanniang spoke to Bai Yumei, Bai Yumei was still somewhat hesitant.
"Yang Song has found out that Huang Youdao is infertile. So, think about what will happen to Madam Huang. Don't you want to see what she looks like now?"
"But what if they recognize me?" Bai Yumei was afraid.
"That's perfect! As long as you don't admit it, they can't do anything to you!" Tao Wanniang comforted her. "Then, call Da Hu and Hong Yu, and Xiao Qiao'er too. We have more people to back you up."
“You need to understand, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once they return to Wangjing, even if Madam Huang gets the lesson she deserves, you won’t be able to see it!” Tao Wanniang encouraged. “Yes, there’s a kind of exhilarating feeling, like watching a dog fall into the water!”
Bai Yumei was persuaded by Tao Wanniang and gritted her teeth, saying, "Alright, let's go together!"
When Tao Wanniang saw that Bai Yumei had nodded, she immediately called the others over.
At the Fortune Inn, Madam Huang was bruised and swollen, but she still insisted that the child was Huang Youdao's.
"You slut, you still want to lie to me? Who is the adulterer?" Huang Youdao was extremely unwilling to accept that he couldn't find out who the other man was.
"Sir, I swear to God, this child is really yours. Didn't you check? I didn't see any other men during the month I was pregnant." Madam Huang still refused to admit that the child was someone else's.
"It's okay. If you don't acknowledge it, I'll do a blood test to prove paternity after the child is born. Then, I'll kill this bastard child in front of your life."
"Master, everything is packed." The attendant had already checked out of the room with the innkeeper, and didn't want the money he had paid. The innkeeper was naturally happy to see him off.
"Let's go, I don't want to stay here for another second!" Huang Youdao's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Tao Wanniang and her companions also hired a carriage, and then encountered Yang Song and his group who were on their way to investigate.
"What a coincidence, Yumei, let's watch the show later!"
Two carriages approached each other, and Tao Wanniang was the first to lift the curtain and call out, "Is the person sitting opposite you Master Huang from Wangjing?"
Upon hearing the woman's voice, Huang Youdao instinctively told the driver to stop and lifted the carriage curtain.
Upon seeing Tao Wanniang, he put on some airs and asked, "Is Madam calling for me?"
"How is your wife?" Tao Wanniang asked with a smile. "Madam Huang, there is someone here who would like to meet you."
Madam Huang's face was truly unsightly, with her eyes bruised and swollen. Upon hearing the sound, she naturally looked over in this direction.
Tao Wanniang stepped aside, allowing Bai Yumei's profile to be seen by Huang Youdao and Madam Huang.
Bai Yumei also saw Madam Huang's appearance. Well, seeing Madam Huang in such a miserable state made her feel better.
"Ghost, ghost..." Huang Youdao just stared wide-eyed, looking astonished, but Madam Huang was terrified and immediately exclaimed that there was a ghost.
Tao Wanniang chuckled, lowered the curtain, and urged the coachman to hurry forward.
"Elder sister, seeing her like that, I no longer hate her. I'm doing quite well now," Bai Yumei said to Tao Wanniang, her expression relaxing.
“If the child is Huang Youdao’s, Madam Huang will be abandoned by him after giving birth; if the child is not Huang Youdao’s, Madam Huang may not even live to give birth. Yu Mei, although we cannot expose her crimes to the public, I think this is the greatest punishment for her!”
"Yes, I know, thank you, big sister!" Bai Yumei said with relief.
Ling Dapeng returned to the restaurant from home and stood dumbfounded at the entrance. Why was the restaurant door locked? Where was everyone else?
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