"No, no, I didn’t. I only followed Grandma’s instructions to deliver the bird’s nest to my sister-in-law. I was there when Third Uncle delivered it yesterday, and I haven’t left this house from yesterday to this morning. When I delivered the soup, it was already past ten when I left ho. It only took about ten minutes to get there. Even if I wanted to cause trouble, I wouldn’t have had ti to ss with the dicine." Ye Qing sat there, desperately defending herself.
"Sounds reasonable. So you’re saying the saffron walked in by itself?" Lin Wan coldly looked at every mber of the i Family and said, "If you don’t give an explanation for this, I’ll imdiately let everyone in the courtyard know that the i Family abuses their daughter-in-law and wants to kill the child in my belly."
"Alright, this isn’t sothing that can be figured out in a short ti. We’ll let your father handle this, and you’ll get an explanation then."
"Grandpa, it’s easy for you to say that. With such a big issue in the family, you think a single sentence can just smooth it over. I’d like to ask, when exactly is ’then’? What if you can’t find out by then? Is this going to just end unresolved?" Han Yike didn’t want to let him slide by so easily.
"The i Family is pretty prominent in the Capital City, but... in these last two years, consecutive shaful incidents have occurred, and its reputation is now completely tarnished. Its status in the Capital City has been declining. If it cos out that the Old Mrs. i and a granddaughter-in-law are disdainful of an illegitimate child of the i Family, aiming to harm his wife’s unborn child, the i Family won’t be able to hold its head up in the Capital City anymore. Right, i Langchi?" Han Yi wasn’t addressing Mr. i this ti but was directing his words at the silent i Langchi.
Among the people present from the i Family, except for the two brothers, i Shuqing and i Shuping, everyone else was well aware of the situation in their hearts.
Mr. i thought that Old Mrs. i was too impatient and deliberately drugged Lin Wan to fra Chen Haichang.
Old Mrs. i did it on purpose, thinking Chen Haichang had ill intentions and that he surely put so dicine in it, but who knew sothing would really go wrong.
She now doesn’t know if there was really dicine in it, or if Ye Qing added it on purpose.
In any case, she’s involved in this matter. If Han Yi and Lin Wan keep pressing on this, it seems like there won’t be any peace in the days ahead.
Xie Lingzhi doesn’t know for sure who did it, but she’s certain it involves both the Old Mrs. i and Ye Qing, and it might also concern her own son.
So she has to stand by her son. This matter cannot be investigated further.
"Dad, Mom, you are getting more and more muddle-headed as you age, doing things that hurt others and yourselves. The matter of poisoning Xiao Wan needs a clear explanation. Have you forgotten that Xiao Wan is my goddaughter? I’m laying it out here today. If I find out who did it, my military cane is not just for show." i Shuqing saw through the situation.
This matter definitely involves the eldest son of the two old ones’ family. As for i Langchi and the others, he can understand. What he suddenly doesn’t understand is why those two old ones would target the child in Xiao Wan’s belly.
"You don’t have to leave this to the eldest. I’ll investigate. I can’t believe with just a few people here; I can’t find out who did it."
Mr. i looked at his second son and sighed softly, "As you wish. Go ahead and investigate. I called you all here today originally for the matter concerning Hai Chang and Xiao Wan, but it seems to be a misunderstanding. So let’s just drop it."
"Drop it? I’ve been made out to be a villain for no reason; I’m even more wronged than Dou E. Don’t you think so, old man?" Chen Haichang obviously didn’t want to drop it.
"I said it was a misunderstanding. What do you suggest we do?"
"This matter was ntioned by Ye Qing, wasn’t it? Third Nephew, haven’t you noticed that your wife talks too much?"
"What do you intend to do?"
Chen Haichang suddenly turned to Lin Wan, "Do you need my help, or do you want your husband to step in?"
Lin Wan understood Chen Haichang’s intention and responded, "Thanks, Third Uncle; two slaps."
Ye Qing knew imdiately what they intended to do and with a cry, she hid behind i Langchi, "Langchi, save ."
"Chen Haichang, Ah Qing made a mistake, but she didn’t do it on purpose. If you want to settle accounts, today she kindly delivered bird’s nest to Lin Wan but got slandered instead. We should also settle this with Lin Wan."
"She didn’t even knock, and I didn’t know she was at the door." Lin Wan sat on the side and explained.
"You did it on purpose! I knocked on the door. You didn’t pour it earlier or later, but poured it just as I ca up. Who would believe it wasn’t on purpose? Besides, both of you were disheveled, and who wouldn’t be suspicious at seeing that? I was just telling the truth."
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