If you force me to take the blame, I'll spend a day in jail and gain a year's worth of spi

Sensing the undisguised, almost tangible, chilling killing intent emanating from Zhang Yu, Qin Xuehua found a surge of strength from somewhere and struggled to her feet.

Her face was deathly pale, her hair disheveled, but her eyes held an almost insane obsession and a final stubbornness.

She stared straight at Zhang Yu, her voice hoarse but unusually clear:

"I still stand by what I said: you are the shame of my life, Xiao Heng is everything to me."

I admit it, I do favor Xiao Heng, and I wish you were dead.

But I'm telling you, I don't regret it, I absolutely don't regret it.

She straightened her back, as if using this final posture to preserve her already shattered dignity and twisted beliefs:

"If you want revenge, kill me or torture me, come at me alone."

Everything Xiao Heng did, everything your sisters did, was taught and instructed by me.

It was I who made them ostracize you, it was I who tolerated their bullying of you, it was I who tacitly approved and even promoted those shady methods.

"I did everything. Xiao Heng and the others are innocent."

She screamed, taking all the blame upon herself, trying to exonerate Zhang Heng and Zhang Wanning:

"Don't you hate it?"

Come, you mother-killer!

She remained unrepentant, even going so far as to use this "sacrifice" to demonstrate her maternal love for Zhang Heng, while towards Zhang Yu, she still harbored deep hatred and ruthlessness.

Within Zhang Yu's body, the original owner's obsession had long since dissipated. However, faced with Qin Xuehua's twisted and unwavering words, even he, as an observer, couldn't help but feel sorry for that long-gone obsession.

How tragic and absurd is this kinship rooted in blood?

"That's strange."

Just then, Hu Qingxuan, who had been standing to the side enjoying the "family ethics drama," suddenly spoke up.

She suddenly blinked her alluring fox-like eyes, her gaze lingering carefully on Qin Xuehua's face and body, a hint of doubt in her eyes, and interjected:

"Judging from your complexion, appearance, and the flow of Qi and blood in your body, it seems that your uterus has long been cut off from pregnancy."

Moreover, judging from the signs of the break, it must have been quite some time ago.

"How...how come you have so many children?"

Hu Qingxuan's words, though not loud, were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Zhang Yu was also taken aback.

His cultivation level was still shallow before. Although he had inherited divine medical skills, he could not fully utilize many profound and unpredictable methods of observing qi and probing pulse.

Upon hearing Hu Qingxuan's question, a professional, a thought suddenly struck him.

Almost instinctively, he immediately circulated his internal energy, combined with the secret techniques passed down in the medical tradition, and concentrated his fortune in his eyes.

In an instant, the world in his eyes changed. Qin Xuehua was no longer a simple human figure in his eyes, but a life energy body flowing with blood, meridians, and internal organs.

His gaze, like the most precise scan, quickly locked onto a certain spot on Qin Xuehua's lower abdomen.

really!

A glint flashed in Zhang Yu's eyes, and a complex mix of absurdity, understanding, and mockery welled up inside him. He couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hahaha... Hahaha, just as I thought, just as I thought."

Your reproductive lifeline ended twenty-three years ago, when I was born, and you have been unable to bear children since.

Xiao Zhengfeng, Prince Jing, and others looked puzzled, Xiao Fenghua frowned slightly, while Xiao Meier had an excited expression that said, "There's new fun to be had."

Qin Xuehua, however, didn't take it seriously and angrily retorted:

"Nonsense."

If I cannot have children, did Xiao Heng and the others spring out of a crack in a rock?

I carried them all for ten months and gave birth to them with great difficulty!

You bastard, now you're trying to sow discord, you're truly a born evil seed.

Zhang Yu stopped laughing, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Qin Xuehua was no longer the cold killing intent he had shown before, but instead a look of pity, as if he were looking at a pitiful creature.

This look in her eyes made Qin Xuehua feel even worse than the murderous intent she had felt before.

"Don't you know?"

Zhang Yu spoke slowly, his voice carrying a peculiar rhythm, "In this world, there is a method called 'false pregnancy'."

Upon hearing the words "fake pregnancy," Qin Xuehua was startled and instinctively retorted, "You're talking nonsense, what fake pregnancy...?"

Meanwhile, Zhang Heng and Zhang Wanning, who were lying paralyzed on the ground, were struck as if by lightning, their bodies trembling violently, as if they knew something.

Zhang Wanning screamed, "Mother, don't listen to his nonsense! He's just saying these hurtful things because he sees you favoring Xiao Heng and us."

Their reaction was so intense and unusual that it instantly drew everyone's attention.

Qin Xuehua naturally didn't believe Zhang Yu's words and simply treated him with cold indifference.

"Am I talking nonsense?"

"Just take it as me talking nonsense!"

"Haha, that's interesting."

Zhang Yu burst into laughter again:

"However, there are countless doctors in the world, and your situation is not complicated. You might as well find someone to investigate it yourself."

By the way, don't go to the Marquis's physician again, and don't go to any of the doctors you usually see. Go to a small, unknown clinic instead.

Having said that, Zhang Yu said no more; this reminder was enough.

Aren't you biased towards your younger son?

When you discover that you're nothing more than a surrogate mother, and that the children you've loved all your life are someone else's children, I wonder if you'll still love them?

Zhang Yu understood that killing Qin Xuehua, who was unrepentant to the end, would not be enough to quell his anger.

She didn't want to kill to vent her anger; she wanted to destroy his spirit.

Qin Xuehua was too prejudiced against Zhang Yu, and she paid no attention to what Zhang Yu said, nor did she believe him at all.

These words still planted a thorn in her heart and sowed a seed of doubt.

Just as everyone was as bewildered as Qin Xuehua, a deep and resonant voice suddenly came from the direction of the heavy outer gate of the prison:

"Qin State Duke's Mansion, Qin Zhen."

Accompanied by the four great lords, Master Huichen of Tianlong Temple, and the Iron Sword Madman Jian Wuwei, we pay our respects to Your Majesty!

As the announcement ended, footsteps sounded, clearly indicating that a group of people were heading deeper into the prison.

Upon hearing this deep voice, the expressions of the entire royal family changed drastically.

Duke Qin Zhen of Qin?

Xiao Zhengfeng and the other members of the royal family were not surprised by his appearance, after all, he was Qin Xuehua's biological father.

The appearance of the four great lords was somewhat unexpected, but also reasonable.

Duke Qin Zhen of Qin is the head of the nobility, and Marquis Yong'an is the pillar of the nobility and military generals. Now that the family of Marquis Yong'an is in trouble, it is only natural for them to lend a helping hand.

It's just a mystery what benefits Qin Zhen offered that could make the four great lords defy the world and jointly pay homage.

This alliance of nobles is tantamount to a coup.

But Xiao Zhengfeng and the others didn't care about any of this. Even if all the noble families in the world united, the Xiao family could withstand it.

What truly made them lose their composure were the last two people.

As is widely known, the State of Wei had three grandmasters.

Xiao Xuan goes without saying. The other two are Master Huichen of Tianlong Temple and Jian Wuwei, the Iron Sword Madman.