Liu's blank expression finally showed a reaction.

It wasn't the fear of having the truth guessed that evoked fear, but rather a sense of irony and sorrow.

They are her two children!

For their future, she planned to switch babies. Over the years, she has been scheming for them step by step. She often admonished the two of them: they are brothers and sisters and should love each other.

But to everyone's surprise, they ended up harming each other.

"Ha, ha ha ha ha..." Liu suddenly burst into maniacal laughter.

Lord Song was startled and then noticed that Liu's mouth and clothes were stained with blood.

"Liu, I ask you, answer me: Why do you favor Song Mingtang and Song Qingyan while mistreating Qingning and Shiyin? Why did you conceal the fact that Song Qingning is Mingyue Xian?" Old Marquis Song questioned again.

Liu stopped laughing and suddenly spoke up, "Father-in-law, you have wronged your daughter-in-law. I did not know that Song Qingning was Mingyue Xian. It was Song Qingyan's own idea to take over Mingyue Xian's identity. She even deceived me."

"She lied to me so badly!"

"That's terrible!"

Liu clutched her chest.

The truth pierced my heart like a thousand arrows, the pain has left me numb.

She let out this piercing cry, and finally couldn't hold on any longer; her body swayed slightly.

Seeing that she was about to fall, Old Marquis Song nimbly took several steps back, afraid that she would fall on him.

With a loud thud, Liu's head hit the stone steps, and she died.

Lord Song and his steward: "..."

Dead?

Lord Song frowned; he had only asked her a few questions.

Even if she dies, it has nothing to do with him!

Lord Song felt it was bad luck and glanced at Madam Liu with disgust. Fearing she might really be dead, he reluctantly instructed the steward, "Go check if she's still breathing."

The butler swallowed hard, reached his hand towards Madam Liu's nose, and then quickly withdrew it. "She's not dead, she just fainted. Madam Liu seemed to have suffered a great shock just now."

Lord Song didn't care whether Lady Liu had suffered any setbacks.

Liu was so dizzy that she couldn't answer his questions.

"What bad luck!" Old Marquis Song cursed under his breath, then turned and left.

The butler, standing behind, inquired, "Should we have someone escort the Second Madam back to her quarters? Should we call a doctor?"

"If you want to give it to someone, give it to them. It's none of my business." Old Marquis Song hated Lady Liu to the core.

After much hesitation, the steward followed Lord Song.

Since the old Marquis doesn't care, there's naturally no need for him, the steward, to care either.

As the two walked away, a figure emerged from the west courtyard. Song Changsheng looked at Liu Shi on the ground, his eyes filled with malice.

"How utterly useless!"

……

The next day, when Liu woke up, she was already in her room.

There was a cut on his forehead, the blood had dried, and it hadn't been treated.

When she woke up, her first reaction was to go and question Song Qingning. She wanted to know why she didn't stop Yan'er from poisoning Tang'er.

Why didn't you tell her these things sooner?

If she had known, she would have stopped Yan'er and Tang'er from doing these things.

But soon, Liu gave up the idea.

Song Qingning did it on purpose.

She deliberately didn't stop her, deliberately didn't tell her, as a form of revenge against Yan'er and Tang'er, and also as a form of revenge against her!

Lady Liu was certain that no one would know about the child swap.

Even if Lord Song had suspicions last night, he had no evidence.

Song Qingning's revenge stemmed from her jealousy. She was jealous that Yan'er was the legitimate daughter, and even more jealous that her mother loved her older cousins ​​but not her.

But Song Qingning, how could she possibly deserve her affection?

Liu clenched her fists tightly.

At this moment, she hated Song Qingning to the extreme, but right now she cared more about Tang'er and Yan'er.

They made a mistake, but they are still her children.

The most urgent thing now is to find them. Once she finds them, she will give them a good talking-to and help them reconcile.

They both did things that hurt each other, so they're even.

We should not mention this matter again and focus our attention on external matters.

Liu thought to herself.

But then another problem arose: Yan'er and Tang'er were both missing. How could they find them?

Liu went out; she needed to think of a solution.

As soon as she stepped out of the Marquis's residence, she saw several beggars fighting over something. Liu Shi didn't pay any attention at first, but when her eyes fell on what they were grabbing, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"This is mine, I found it..." the little beggar cried out.

"Just because you found it doesn't mean it's yours. Whoever snatches it keeps it!"

Several beggars scrambled for it.

In the struggle, a woman stepped forward and pushed them to the ground. The woman seemed to have gone mad as she grabbed the things they were fighting over.

Lady Liu looked at the jade pendant.

"The jade pendant, Tang'er's jade pendant..." Liu Shi said excitedly.

Why would a beggar fight over Ketang's jade pendant?

Liu looked up, glared at the beggars, and demanded sharply, "Where did these people come from?"

The little beggars were frightened by her appearance.

He's a madman; they can't afford to mess with him.

The beggars immediately pointed to one of their companions, "It was him! He found it!"

After saying that, the beggars ran away as if fleeing, leaving only their companion behind.

He tried to run away, but Liu held his wrist firmly.

"Where did you find it?" Liu asked eagerly, her eyes gleaming with hope.

Tang'er never parted with this jade pendant.

This might be a clue to finding Tang'er.

The little beggar was so frightened that his voice trembled, "In, in a house."

"Take me there quickly!" Liu grabbed the beggar.

The little beggar led the way, taking Liu away.

Not far away, in a carriage, Song Qingning lifted the curtain and looked at Liu Shi's anxious figure, a slight sarcasm appearing on her lips.

That jade pendant belonged to Song Mingtang.

When Song Mingtang was imprisoned in the Jingzhao Yin prison, all his belongings were removed, including this jade pendant.

She knew that Liu would recognize the jade pendant at a glance, so she used it as a clue.

Song Qingning thought of the house where Song Mingtang had died.

Letting Liu see where her son died, it's hard to say whether it was merciful or cruel to Liu.

In that house, she also prepared another surprise for Madam Liu.

……

Liu finally arrived at the house the little beggar had mentioned.

She pushed open the door, and what she saw made the expectation on her face freeze on the spot.

As far as the eye could see, there was only ruins.

Those are the remains after the fire. How did Tang'er end up here?

"Did you lead us the wrong way?" Liu asked the little beggar.

The little beggar hurriedly shook his head, "No, no, it's this house. I found this jade pendant in this house."

Liu was skeptical.

To convince her, the little beggar ran into the ruins and pointed to a spot, saying, "Here, this jade pendant was right here."

Liu stepped forward.

The ashes from the fire clung to her brocade robes, causing Lady Liu to frown in disgust.

Suddenly, her foot tripped over something, and in the next instant, Liu fell to the ground.

She was about to curse when she saw the dried bloodstains beneath her.

A chill ran through my body.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like