Chapter 1422: 1422: The Truth (2)

Chapter 1422: Chapter 1422: The Truth (2)

“Otherwise? Could there be hidden secrets?” Dong Wenming suddenly looked up.

“The hidden secrets are huge… Xia Zi’s husband is indeed dead, but her son didn’t die.” Du Juan glanced at Yang Baiyue as she spoke, “I believe the son-in-law knows this best.”

“What do I know?” Yang Baiyue shouted.

“Let me say what you know,” Yang Ruxin picked up the conversation, “Old Master Dong, because of his daughter’s disability, has been very indulgent toward you, the incoming son-in-law. One could say your every wish was catered to, all to keep you around. Therefore, these past few years, you’ve sent quite a few of Dong Family’s beautiful maids to his bed…” She paused, “Of course, in this era it’s normal for a man to have several wives and concubines, and I won’t comment on that, since those girls went willingly, like Qiushuang…”

Yang Baiyue unconsciously swallowed his saliva. How did this wretched girl know so much?

“In fact, Xia Zi hooked up with you long ago, but the status of the Xia Family determined that Xia Zi had high aspirations. The Dong Family was almost under the Xia Family’s control. Hence, she saw herself as a young lady, absolutely unwilling to be like a maidservant, merely warming your bed. So, she carelessly married that manager from the Dyeing Store, after all, the manager had pursued her, and there wasn’t anyone else in her family anyway. However, that was just a Dazzling Law. After getting married, she didn’t break off with you and even got pregnant.” Yang Ruxin looked at Yang Baiyue, “She gave birth to a son before the New Year, but if she continued to stay with that manager, there’d be no prospects for her. What to do then? She had to make it possible for him to enter the Dong Family openly and become the Dong Family’s heir…”

Both Dong Wenming and Dong Yushi’s expressions changed; if they still couldn’t guess what was going on, they would indeed be true fools.

“In reality, Dong Ruoqiu was not infertile. I had secretly observed her before, and she should have been pregnant, but then she lost the child. After that, she was continuously fed a sterility potion which damaged her body, making future childbirth impossible…”

“What?” Dong Yushi’s eyes widened suddenly, “Mo Wenjie, was it you? You…” She suddenly blacked out.

Dong Wenming hurried over to support her, but fortunately, she did not faint. She told herself that she must know the whole truth.

“Old Master Dong has no sons, Dong Ruoqiu’s child could inherit the family business, but if Dong Ruoqiu couldn’t give birth, what then? Naturally, adoption is the answer…” Yang Ruxin didn’t care how Dong Yushi was taking it, she teased Yang Baiyue with a slight raise of her eyebrow, “Xia Zi’s son didn’t die, he was sent to Suzhou. Previously, the esteemed son-in-law here requested an adoption of a child, asking specifically for one just born not long ago. If it weren’t for our interference, I’m afraid his son would already be Dong Family’s little master by now…”

Yang Baiyue’s face turned somewhat pale.

“Yang Baiyue, do you know how I found that child? I have to thank you for your heartlessness toward Qiushuang. After she was sold by the madam, she was still harboring fantasies about you. I had her come to you, but alas, you deemed her of no further value and didn’t wish to deal with her. As a result, the girl, utterly disillusioned, told me everything she knew… Of course, you can deny it, but I’ve also found the midwife…”

“By the way, you’ve also been stealing Dong Family’s dyeing techniques, a pity it wasn’t successful… Later, Old Master Dong sent you to the manor, and in your eagerness to return, you pushed Dong Ruoqiu into getting injured… There are eyewitnesses for that too…”