Chapter 531: Hitting the Pillar Failed to Save Her

Chapter 531: Hitting the Pillar Failed to Save Her

Fang Jinxiu was also stunned, trembling all over as she hugged Ye Shi and cried out, "Second Sister-in-Law, you can't be hurt! Why are you so foolish? Why did you shield me? This family has become like this because of me. Mother always suffers for my sake, and I am the one who deserves to die. If I die, everything will be better. Why did you stop me, Second Sister-in-Law..."

Everyone was in a flurry, carrying Ye Shi, who was nearly fainting from pain, to the bed.

Blood kept flowing, covering the floor and the bed.

Lady Zheng's eyes blurred, her mind in chaos at the gory scene.

She then looked at Fang Jinxiu, who was still kneeling by the bed, crying, feeling a mix of emotions.

For a moment, she actually thought Fang Jinxiu was right.

Yes, this family has been in turmoil because of her. If she died, everything would be fine. If she died, everything would be better.

But then she quickly remembered her childhood.

A tiny bundle in her arms, brought back from exile to the capital city.

Because of her, there were so many happy moments in the family.

It wasn't her fault that the child was mistaken; it was all fate's cruel joke.

Lady Zheng felt incredibly weary and waved to Lady Luo, saying, "Alo, take Jinxiu back."

Fang Jinxiu knelt beside Ye Shi's bed, "Mother, I won't go. If anything happens to Second Sister-in-Law, I'll give my life for hers."

"Enough, don't be silly. She chose to save you voluntarily."

"But..."

"Go down, don't disturb the doctor while he treats your Second Sister-in-Law."

She finally left with Lady Luo.

Lady Zheng sat nearby, watching the doctor work with deep concern.

After a long while, the doctor, his hands covered in blood, approached her, "Madam, the young lady has lost her child."

The child... gone...

With such heavy bleeding, losing the child was expected.

"What about the lady herself?"

"The young lady is fine, just temporarily unconscious. I'll prescribe some blood-nourishing medicine to help her recover. She is still young, and she will have more children."

"Good, thank you, Doctor."

She had someone give the doctor a silver ingot as a token of gratitude and sent a maid to escort him out, along with instructions to fetch the medicine.

At this moment, Zheng Hongqi returned.

Servants were cleaning up the blood on the floor, which was so red, so glaringly red.

Zheng Hongqi's pupils dilated, staring intently at the bloodstains being washed away.

"What happened?"

The servant who informed him repeated what had happened, but he still asked in disbelief.

A little maid, afraid, replied, "Second Master, it's... it's the young lady who had an accident..."

Before she could finish, Zheng Hongqi rushed into the bedroom.

He saw his new wife lying pale on the bed, his mother bending down to give instructions to a maid, and a basin of water by the bed, dyed red with blood.

"Qi'er, Qi'er..."

Zheng Hongqi's head buzzed, filled with noise yet silent at the same time.

It seemed his mother was calling him, or perhaps he heard wrong.

He stumbled to the bedside, his legs giving way as he fell to the ground.

"Xiao Yi."

"Qi'er, don't worry, Xiao Yi is fine, she just needs to sleep it off."

Zheng Hongqi turned sharply, "How can she be fine after losing so much blood, and just sleep it off?"

"This..." Lady Zheng explained, "Xiao Yi is fine, but she has lost the child."

"Lost the child?"

"But you don't need to worry. The doctor said you are still young, and as long as Xiao Yi recovers, you will have more children."

Zheng Hongqi, eyes red, looked at Lady Zheng, "Mother, can you tell me what exactly happened?"

"This..." Lady Zheng's eyes darted away, "It was an accident, no one wanted it to happen."

"Oh, you don't want to tell me?"

"It's not that, I..."

"If you won't say, Xiao Yi will, and there are so many servants in the mansion. Do you think you can hide it?" He shouted, his voice loud with agitation.

Lady Zheng said, "Lower your voice, don't disturb your wife's rest."

He turned to look at Ye's pale face and nodded, saying, "Alright, let's talk outside."

Madam Zheng knew she couldn't hide this matter, so after they went out, she recounted everything in detail, though her version made it seem less severe.

According to her, Jinxiu felt guilty for causing the family to fall apart and wanted to die. Her second sister-in-law, unable to bear it, stepped in to stop her.

Unfortunately, Jinxiu ended up colliding with her second sister-in-law's abdomen, and the child was lost on the spot.

After finishing her story, Madam Zheng said guiltily, "I should be blamed for this. I shouldn't have brought Jinxiu here."

Zheng Hongqi looked up at her and gave a bitter smile, "So, the child is gone because of Jinxiu, is that right?"

Even though Jinxiu had changed her surname, he couldn't bring himself to call her Fang Jinxiu, just Jinxiu.

This time, however, she used both her name and surname, emphasizing the "Fang" heavily.

Madam Zheng was taken aback, "It is because of Jinxiu, but..."

"Enough, stop explaining and stop trying to shift the blame."

"Qi'er, I'm not doing that. I admit the child is gone because of Jinxiu, but it wasn't intentional. She didn't expect her second sister-in-law to suddenly step in."

"But I remember you said Xiao Yi was standing next to the pillar, and she was the closest to it?"

"That... is true."

"Is it this pillar?" He pointed to the pillar behind him.

"Yes."

"Then where was Fang Jinxiu standing at that moment?"

Madam Zheng felt uneasy under her son's questioning, "She was standing right here with me."

Zheng Hongqi looked at the positioning and suddenly smiled, "Standing right there with you?"

"Yes."

"If that's the case, why didn't she collide with the pillar behind her, but instead with the one next to her second sister-in-law?"

"That..." Madam Zheng said, "People don't have eyes in the back of their heads. She was facing Xiao Yi, so naturally, she saw the pillar next to Xiao Yi."

"You're right, people don't have eyes in the back of their heads, but this place is where Fang Jinxiu grew up. This very room is where she played the most as a child. Not only does she know every pillar, but even the cracks in each blue brick. How could she not know there was a pillar behind her?"

Madam Zheng was speechless for a moment, then said, "She must have been too panicked at the time to think clearly."

Zheng Hongqi looked at her in shock, feeling deeply disappointed.

When someone tries to find excuses for their mistakes, they can always find them, no matter what.

He was wrong; he shouldn't have asked. He should have tried to persuade her.

Father was right; no one can convince Mother.

Zheng Hongqi waved his hand, "Mother, Xiao Yi needs rest. Please go back."

Madam Zheng watched as the light in his eyes gradually dimmed, until there was no anger left, only a calm indifference.

This reminded her of Jinyu, the later Jinyu who had such a calm and indifferent gaze.