Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

While everyone's eyes were fixed on the man, Aunt Lan turned her head to glance at Shen Rongying beside her and shook her head slightly at her. Although she didn't say a word, the mother and daughter were in perfect harmony, and she quickly understood what Aunt Lan meant.

Shen Rongying quietly stood up and stood aside, trying to reduce her presence as much as possible.

"If it's related to my poisoning, then we have to conduct a thorough investigation. This matter is related to the inner chambers of the Shen family, so there's no need to hand it over to the government. Nanny Jiang beside me has some tricks up her sleeve when it comes to interrogating people. Let's see how long he can hold out."

Shen Zongyuan was about to refuse, but he opened his mouth but didn't say anything. He naturally knew that the poison was related to Aunt Lan. If he let Nanny Jiang interrogate this person, the matter would be exposed in the end. There would be no point in stopping him. Just as he was thinking, the man started crying in fright.

Not to mention the methods of these women in the backyard, he had also suffered a lot during these days under Shang Ci. He was just a businessman and had no willpower. He confessed everything before he had experienced much. Instead of suffering for a while before confessing, it would be better to confess at the beginning.

"No, no, no... Please, sir, please have mercy. I'm willing to confess everything. I promise to confess everything I know. I won't dare hide a single thing. I hope you can give me a chance."

"You are quite clever. So, tell me what is the poison on the fabric?"

"Yes, tell me, at the beginning of this year, your wife Lan came to my shop and gave me one thousand taels of silver, asking me to help her prepare a batch of cloth to send to the Shen Mansion. Because the cloth had to be soaked in the juice of the peach bamboo for several days before it could be made, I asked for an extra five hundred taels of silver. Aunt Lan was generous and did not refuse. After that, I began to have people secretly soak it. It took three full months to soak the soft satin with poisonous liquid. After that, I sent it to the mansion. But because the color was plain, the old lady and the lady did not choose it. In the end, it was taken by a young lady. After the cloth was sent out, I went to Aunt Lan's yard to explain it before leaving. Oh... When I left, Aunt Lan stopped me and asked me to keep all the remaining cloth. That's it, I didn't lie. I really don't know what happened to the satin later, and I didn't interfere anymore. Your Excellency can investigate clearly. This matter has nothing to do with me. I just collected the money and dyed a few pieces of satin for others!"

Aunt Lan, who was slumped on the ground, looked as pale as death, but then she smiled with the corners of her lips pulled up. She had a feeling that life and death were determined by fate, and she couldn't say a word of rebuttal because it was indeed her who did it.

Shen Zongyuan turned his head to look at Aunt Lan, the woman he had loved for decades. He couldn't understand this woman at all. He doted on her, took care of her, and treated her as honorable as his wife, but she could do such a thing that was worse than pigs and dogs.

"Lan's, is this all true?"

Shen Zongyuan's question was a bit unnecessary. He had known for a long time that it was Aunt Lan who poisoned him, but he was unwilling to believe it and unwilling to face it. So after that incident, he never mentioned it to Aunt Lan again, just because he didn't want the two of them to make things too ugly.

"Everyone in this room is targeting me, and now they can just find someone to convict me. What else can I say? The master and I have been childhood sweethearts. Doesn't the master understand what I have felt for him all these years? If he believes what he says, then I am guilty. If he doesn't believe it, then I am innocent."

Aunt Lan's cold and charming eyes swept lightly towards Shen Zongyuan, making Shen Zongyuan a little dazed. Aunt Lan neither admitted her guilt nor quibbled, but threw the question back to Shen Zongyuan, letting him decide for himself. She knew that Shen Zongyuan still had feelings for her, after all, they had been childhood sweethearts for so many years.

Sure enough, Shen Zongyuan's heart was moved. He really couldn't bring himself to punish Aunt Lan. The most important thing was that Aunt Lan was pregnant with his child. Even for the sake of the child, he couldn't do anything to Aunt Lan at this time.

Seeing that Shen Zongyuan's anger was slowly subsiding, the old lady couldn't stand it anymore.

"Do you still want to believe this woman's lies? She just had an affair with your own son in this room, and now she's trying to seduce you. Do you really understand what she's thinking?"

"Mom, she is still pregnant after all."

"You've been manipulated by this woman. Don't worry about this matter. I, an old woman, will make the decision. From today on, Lan will be imprisoned in this courtyard. No one is allowed to visit her until she gives birth to the child, and then she will be drowned in a pond!"

"That...that child..."

"The child is from the Shen family, what does it have to do with you? From now on, you, Rong Ying, and this child have nothing to do with each other. Using your life to exchange for a good future for the two children can also be considered as completing the relationship between you and your daughter."

"No, Master, please give me a chance, I absolutely..."

"and many more!"

Aunt Lan originally thought that Shen Zongyuan would at most kick her out of the house, but she didn't expect that the old lady would directly want her life. She knew that the only person who could save her now was Shen Zongyuan. As long as Shen Zongyuan spoke up to protect her, the old lady couldn't do anything to her.

But at this time, Butler Zhao interrupted her again, which made Aunt Lan's expression freeze.

"Madam, Master, His Royal Highness the Prince of Huai has sent someone to tell us that there's more than one thing going on with this man. It's better to listen to him before jumping to conclusions, so as not to miss anything important."

"Something else? What is it?"

Not only Shen Zongyuan was puzzled, but everyone else was puzzled as well, and they turned their gazes to the man on the ground again.

Shen Zongyuan stepped forward and kicked the man in the face. The man quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Master, please spare me, please spare me. I'm telling you, Aunt Lan...she...she's not pregnant with Master Shen's child!"

Shen Zongyuan's body shook instantly, he took two steps back unsteadily, and suddenly fell to the ground. Aunt Su hurried forward to help him up.

"No...what did you say? Not the Shen family's child? Not? Ah? Not?"

"Yes, it's the Shen family's child, but not yours, sir!"

The room was so quiet that Shen Zongyuan could even hear his own heartbeat. No one dared to say a word. Even the old lady covered her chest and gasped for breath.

Shen Zongyuan suddenly shook off Aunt Su's hand, and before anyone could react, he strode into the inner room. In an instant, Shen Yunyi's cries were heard from inside.

"Dad, Dad, I know I was wrong. It was Aunt Lan who seduced me. It was her. She was the one who seduced me. Dad, please forgive me. I won't do it again!"

But Shen Zongyuan, who was already furious, was not going to listen. He picked up anything that came in his hand and threw it at the naked Shen Yunyi. He was so angry that he stepped on Shen Yunyi several times. He didn't stop until Mrs. Lu and Shen Lingxi ran in and hugged Shen Zongyuan's legs.

"Master, do you really want to kill your own son?"

"Dad, all the mistakes are Lan's fault. You can't just blame me. If Lan hadn't seduced me, how could I have made such a mistake? I'm still young, how can I be Lan's opponent? Please, Dad, give me a chance!"

Shen Yunyi had been beaten so badly that his whole body was red, swollen and broken, and his forehead was bleeding. He hugged himself tightly and huddled under the table like a dog, with snot and tears all over his face, looking extremely embarrassed. At the old lady's signal, Butler Zhao came in to persuade Shen Zongyuan, but looking at the scene in the room, he didn't know how to start.