Chapter 506: Why Should I Be the Only One to Blame?

Chapter 506: Why Should I Be the Only One to Blame?

"Did you hear that? In such a situation, Fang Jinxiu was only thinking about the interests of the main branch, but you, Wang Fuzhen, were selfishly thinking about yourself. Lady Lu, Lu Shen, Lord Lu, will you just let her bully people like this?"

Neither of them liked Fang Jinxiu, nor did they appreciate the domineering Wang Fuzhen. They had no intention of getting involved in their squabbles.

Now that they were called out, they had no choice but to say a few words.

Lu Shen said, "At that time, I was away and didn't know what was happening at home, so I couldn't do anything."

Lady Lu said, "Back then, I lost my father-in-law and my husband, and my son's fate was unknown. It felt like the sky was falling, and I was powerless to manage household affairs. They were handling things on their own. I'm old and can't control the young anymore."

Was she trying to distance herself from the matter?

Wang Fuzhen sneered, "Fang Jinxiu, do you have any shame? Do you really need me to explain whether you were acting for the Lu family or for your son?"

Fang Jinxiu: "..."

"Jinjin, don't speak so harshly."

"Tsk, harsh? Isn't what I'm saying the truth? Everyone thought Lu Shen was dead. Whose would the main branch's assets be if we fought for them? I don't have children; it wouldn't be mine, would it? It would be your son's. Are you compromising for me? Pah, you're clearly compromising for your son, stop dragging me into this."

Wang Fuzhen wasn't one to hold back her words.

Fang Jinxiu covered her face and cried, "Are the children mine alone? You are also their legal mother, they belong to all of us. Why should I be the only one to suffer for giving birth and fighting for their interests? Lu Shen, do you not want them? Just give me a word, and I'll take them away immediately."

This left Lu Shen with no choice but to get involved.

"You wish. If you want to leave, go ahead, but don't think you can take my sons with you."

What if he could never have more children? These two were his lifelines.

"Enough." Lady Zheng, hearing the conversation becoming increasingly absurd, intervened.

"Let's put the past behind us. Regardless of who sacrificed more, the main branch's assets are secured. Now, for the sake of these two children, let's cancel the demotion of wife to concubine. What do you think?"

Erya became anxious and pinched Lu Shen's palm hard.

Lu Shen, feeling the pinch, said, "No way."

Lady Zheng: "Hmm? Why not?"

"She has improper conduct. If she were my wife, I could divorce her. But since she is already a concubine, I will spare her for now."

"What improper conduct? Are you talking about Erya's child?"

"Hmph."

Lady Zheng, with a stern face, said, "How can you blame Jinxiu for that? Wasn't it your mother who made her take the medicine? If anyone should be blamed, it should be your mother."

"You... Cui Qingqing, what are you saying?" Lady Lu's face turned red with anger.

"Isn't it true? Lady Lu, you can't blame my daughter for your own mistakes, can you? At your age, show some responsibility. To accuse Jinxiu of such a serious crime, doesn't your conscience hurt? Don't forget, she is the mother of your only two grandsons. If you wrong her now, what will happen when these children grow up? Be careful, even after you die, you won't find peace."

"You... You..." Lady Lu's face turned a deep shade of liver color.

Was she being told that after she died, her two grandsons would dig up her grave to apologize to Fang Jinxiu?

Lady Lu was almost fainting from anger.

At this moment, Lu Shen said, "Lady Zheng, stop spouting nonsense. My mother gave Erya the medicine because she was deceived by Fang Jinxiu, that poisonous woman. She incited my mother to give Erya the medicine."

Fang Jinxiu refused to admit it.

"It was her own doing, eating whatever she wanted and vomiting everything out, which made the child too small. By four months, there was no visible sign of pregnancy. Mother suspected the child wasn't yours, what does that have to do with me?"

Originally, she planned to confirm that Erya was carrying someone else's child, but she didn't expect Erya to keep the stillborn fetus.

A three-month-old and a four-month-old stillborn fetus are completely different. Many experienced people had examined it, confirming it was a four-month-old fetus, conceived before Lu Shen left. Even if they didn't want to admit it, they had to.

She could only blame Erya's severe morning sickness and lack of weight gain for the lack of visible pregnancy.

It was a misunderstanding, yet they blamed her instead of Lady Lu, who ordered the abortion. How could that be right?

Lu Shen, favoring his mother, said, "If you hadn't been spreading lies, would my mother have made her take the medicine?"

Lady Lu chimed in, "That's right. Lu Shen had been gone for four months. She told me the child should be five months along, but her belly looked only three months pregnant. It didn't add up. She deliberately blurred the timeline, and I fell for it."

"Wow, you're all so eloquent. If you're so talented, why don't you go perform on stage? Blame Jinxiu? Ha, are you brainless? Blaming everything on Jinxiu?"

"I... I..." Lady Lu was indeed guilty, but she still held her ground, "I lost my father-in-law and husband in quick succession, and my son's fate was unknown. I was devastated and not thinking clearly."

Lady Zheng coldly smiled and sarcastically said, "My daughter lost her great-grandfather and grandfather in quick succession, and her husband's fate was unknown. She was devastated and not thinking clearly."

Everyone: "..."

Lady Zheng threw the words back at Lady Lu.

Humph, the damned old witch, wanting to distance herself? Not a chance.

"Not at all," seeing Fang Jinxiu almost cleared of blame, Erya hurriedly spoke, "Clearly, she was afraid I would bear a child and share her favor, so she deliberately stirred up trouble."

Fang Jinxiu hated her the most, slamming the table in anger, "What evidence do you have to say I did it on purpose? At that time, it wasn't just me who thought so. Besides Mother, there were the maidservants around her, and many others present. Why didn't anyone raise objections?"

"I... I don't know."

"You don't know? So are you saying everyone wanted to harm you?"

"No, I didn't mean that. The Old Lady naturally wouldn't harm me; the child in my womb is her grandson. She wouldn't harm me. She was misled by you..."

"Ha ha, I must say, I’ve learned something new today." At this, Lady Zheng smiled and looked at the family before her, saying with a gentle tone, "So this was all a misunderstanding. Despite so many people being misled, they pinned all the blame on Jinxiu alone because of the discord between the sisters, is that right?"

There was some truth to her words, and Lady Lu had no ground to stand on, remaining silent.

Lady Zheng surveyed the room and continued, "Clearly, everyone made a mistake in judgment, yet in the end, everyone else was merely mistaken, while Jinxiu alone was deemed intentional. She bears the blame all by herself. This is the logic of your Lu family, isn’t it?"