Qi Huang slowly talked about Qi Erzhu's life in these years.
In fact, Wang Zhaodi did not deliberately target the son who was brought by the original owner, perhaps because of a guilty conscience, or for some other reason, she was pretty good to this son.
But they are just ordinary households, and their goodness is limited, especially after Qi Qingfeng showed his talent for reading, Wang Zhaodi's heart gradually shifted.
She felt that the original owner had been raised by her for so many years, and that noble lady hadn't come back to look for the child. Presumably, she hadn't found out that the child had been swapped. She hadn't found out for so many years, and she probably wouldn't be found out in the future.
So Wang Zhaodi's heart began to shift. She was nice to the original owner on the surface, but in fact, the person she cared about the most was Qi Qingfeng. The original owner was indeed sent to work in a restaurant in the county by her, but she still took all the money she earned. Here it is for Qi Qingfeng.
Even after the original owner got old, Wang Zhaodi didn't think about finding a wife for him. Part of it was because she cared about the original owner's true identity, and the rest was because if the original owner got married and had her own family, her own Son, will he still devote himself wholeheartedly to Qi Qingfeng
The answer is obvious. The eldest family is filial enough, but he still has to plan for his own family. No matter how hard he tries, he will always give a small amount, and most of it will fall on his own family.
Forget about the boss, after all, it is his own son, and the one who gave birth is also his own child. If you give them flowers, you will spend them on your own blood after all.
But the original owner was different. Although Wang Zhaodi was the culprit for replacing the child, she never felt that she was wrong. She thought that if the original owner got married, the money would be spent on his small family, and the child in that family had nothing to do with her. How could she tolerate any relationship
So it's best not to get married, and Wang Zhaodi kept persuading herself that she didn't want to marry this child. When the youngest son passed the exam and became an official, he would be able to marry someone who was blessed with the youngest son's blessing. His daughter-in-law, in this way, he can be regarded as worthy of him.
The original owner was blinded back then, and couldn't see through Wang Zhaodi's little schemes. After all, he didn't know that he was not his own, but the son of a replaced official, so he naturally felt that his mother was wholeheartedly treating him well.
But Qi Wang is not the original owner. He can clearly see Wang Zhaodi's little thoughts. He naturally knows what the other party thinks. Son', just treat him as a tool man.
As for Lin Qinshuang, Qi Wang didn't know this woman well, and the original owner didn't know anything about her biological mother, but from the way she looked when she hugged him and cried bitterly, Qi Wang felt that she shouldn't be like the one he met. Like that confused mother in a certain world, she chose to give up her own flesh and blood.
"Actually, it's okay, mother, she's okay with me..."
As soon as Qi Wang said this, Lin Qinshuang interrupted Qi Wang bitterly: "That bitch is not your mother, she stole me from you and made you suffer for so many years. Let you call her mother, and she deserves it?"
After a moment of silence, Qi Wang slowly said: "After raising me for so many years, I..."
Lin Qinshuang was even more angry: "I have raised her son for so many years! Her son is a farmer who has taken over your status. He eats well and drinks spicy food. He is the second young master of the prime minister, yet you are here Working hard to serve people..."
The more she talked about Lin Qinshuang, the more heartbroken she became, and she even hated the child in the mansion.
She knew that she was wrong and that child was innocent. He didn't know anything back then, he was just a baby, but Lin Qinshuang still couldn't stand it.
If the two children had complained accidentally, Lin Qinshuang would not have had such a big grievance, but that is not the case.
Wang Zhaodi took her child away in order to let that child live a good life. Everything he enjoys now belongs to his son, his love for him, kindness to him, everything he enjoys belongs to his son. The despicable mother stole it for him.
Lin Qinshuang felt her heart was about to break when she thought of that child being served by others in the mansion while her own son had to serve a large group of people in a restaurant.
He was not wrong, but his existence was proof of his crimes. He stole her own child's life. If she knew from the beginning that he was not her child, how could Lin Qinshuang have given so much affection
"My child, you are not allowed to call her mother. She is not worthy. It is only natural for her to raise you. She owes you."
Seeing that Qi Wang still didn't speak, Mother Xu also said, "Yes, Second Young Master, you don't need to remember her kindness at all, that bitch didn't treat you well at all, she replaced yours with her own child." In life, she owes you a hundred lifetimes, and she can't pay it off."
In fact, Mother Xu was worried that Lin Qinshuang would not let go of the second young master who had been raised by her family for twenty years, but now it seems that her young lady is still the old young lady, and her temperament has never changed.
She loves the second young master and dotes on the second young master because she feels that she owes him, and because of her own mistakes, that caused him to give birth prematurely. During the confinement period, the milk supply was low, and he didn't let him eat enough, which made his body not as big as it was. Son, all the love and love for so many years are based on this premise.
But now it has been proved that she is not the one who owes her the debt to him, but because of him, she is separated from her own son. Although she has devoted 20 years of affection, when she thinks that all these affections are given to the enemy's child, she Then I felt sick and wanted to vomit, and even felt resentful towards that child.
She never owed that child anything, on the contrary, she owed her own son, so naturally she would do everything possible to make up for him.
"Good boy, when this matter is over, I will take you back to the capital..."
Before Lin Qinshuang finished speaking, Qi Wang interrupted her: "Then, what about the child I...Wang Zhaodi replaced?"
Lin Qinshuang was stunned, Qi Wang looked up at her, there was not much emotion in his black eyes.
"You have raised that child for twenty years, what are you going to do with him?"
"Although he was a child who didn't know anything back then, he enjoyed a life that didn't belong to him for twenty years, and all of this was stolen by his biological mother."
"If you don't want to part with him and want to keep him, whether it's an adopted son or a parent-child, let me live in peace with him, I can't do it."
"You are my parents, and what he occupies is my life. Both he and his mother are thieves. They stole twenty years of my life and your love for me. I can't, absolutely There will be no peace with him."
Therefore, that child and him can only choose one person, there is no second choice.
Lin Qinshuang looked at Qi Wang, who was staring at her stubbornly, and felt her heart was twisted like a knife. Her tears kept streaming down, and she said with a sob: "You are my son, you are my October son. The son who was conceived, that person has occupied your life for twenty years, and he has already taken advantage of the sky, how could I still want him?"
This is different from raising cats and dogs. Raising cats and dogs is a free choice of one's own choice, and the feelings are also voluntary, but the child itself is a product of lies. She can be said to be deceived into giving her feelings without knowing the truth. She could be in a daze when he was in love, but after knowing the truth, how could she continue to treat him as well as before
After hearing Lin Qinshuang's affirmative answer, Qi Wang felt the joy bursting out from the bottom of his heart, which belonged to the remaining emotions of the original owner. He was very happy, because after his mother knew the truth, she still chose without hesitation. he.
After confirming Lin Qinshuang's true thoughts, Qi Wang's attitude towards her also changed. Lin Qinshuang could clearly feel that Qi Wang treated her differently. He was much closer than before, not the same as before. The sense of alienation that rejects people thousands of miles away.
That night, Lin Qinshuang pulled Qi Wang and talked a lot, most of which were Lin Qinshuang's words, Qi Wang listened, and occasionally Qi Wang would answer her a few words.
Life in the country is actually very boring, but the original owner is optimistic and can find some interesting things when he was a child, but since he entered the restaurant and started working, life has become boring again.
Qi Wang didn't speak for Wang Zhaodi. In fact, he had already had professional ethics in not making trouble. However, such an impartial and objective statement was enough to make Lin Qinshuang angry.
Especially when she pampers and spoils that fake son, but her own son is doing the work of a servant, and with a meager wage, the money he earns a year is not as good as the fake son in the mansion buying a Inkstones are expensive.
However, Lin Qinshuang listened to Qi Wang talking about those lives as if she was masochistic. The more she listened, the more guilty she felt. It was as if her heart had been soaked in Coptis chinensis. A bitter taste.
It's all her fault.
Lin Qinshuang's mood was not very good. At this time, her heart was already filled with deep guilt. If she didn't relieve it as soon as possible, she might become depressed, which would be very bad for her health.
"Actually, I didn't suffer much. I didn't know my life experience before, and I didn't feel any injustice. Compared with other people, my life is very good now."
"Mother, I don't blame you for what happened in the past. It was Wang Zhaodi who harbored evil intentions. You got caught because you were unprepared. It's not your fault."
"It's actually not bad now. You found me, and the culprit was also convicted. We will be fine in the future and will never be separated again."
Under Qi Wang's reassurance, Lin Qinshuang calmed down slowly. Although she hadn't fully recovered yet, she was much better than the collapsed state just now.
Grandma Xu saw it in her eyes and kept it in her heart, and she liked the second young master who was living outside even more.
Although he was raised by a peasant family, he is first-class regardless of his appearance and character. If such a child is brought back, life in the prime minister's mansion will be much easier.
Seeing that it was almost dawn, Qi Huang coaxed Lin Qinshuang to rest while he went to the house arranged by the county magistrate.
In the early morning of the next day, just after dawn, Lin Qinshuang woke up after a short sleep. She let Aunt Xu take care of her grooming. After tidying up, she decided to go to the jail.
Knowing that Lin Qinshuang was going to the prison, Madam Xu was stunned for a moment, and then persuaded: "Madam, how can you go to a dirty place like the prison? Forget it."
Lin Qinshuang shook her head, a strong hatred appeared on her always gentle face, she had never been so attached to a person, thinking that because of Wang Zhaodi's greed, she and Qi Huang were separated for 20 years. Said that Lin Qinshuang had loved her child like a pearl and treasure for twenty years, and Lin Qinshuang wished she could eat her flesh and drink her blood.
"I'm going to see that bitch in the prison, and I'm going to ask her what I did wrong to her back then and let her do that kind of thing."
Seeing that she couldn't be persuaded, Mother Xu didn't continue to persuade her. After serving Lin Qinshuang to wash up, she persuaded her to have some breakfast, and then she told the county magistrate that she was going to see Wang Zhaodi in the prison. .
It was just a trivial matter, and the county magistrate would not refuse, and soon sent the yamen servants to take Lin Qinshuang and Madam Xu into the county jail.
***
It has been almost half a month since Wang Zhaodi was imprisoned. During this period of time, she was crying for grievances and begging for mercy, but no one answered her at all. The disturbance became severe, and the yamen servants would reprimand her, but there was no beating or scolding, but This meal was not given to her.
Wang Zhaodi lived such an old age, but she has never suffered this kind of crime. The life in the prison is very difficult, Wang Zhaodi is miserable, and she either cries or scolds Wang Dabao all day long.
"Wang Dabao, why do you want to hurt me like this? Why do you still treat me like this when I treat you so well?"
Wang Zhaodi hated her so much that she cursed at Wang Dabao. If it wasn't for the fact that the male and female prisoners were not locked together, she would have already beaten her beloved brother.
The two of them are brothers and sisters who are direct relatives, and they are the closest in the world. It never occurred to her that this secret was not found out by others, but leaked by him.
How could he sue the county government? What good does it do him
However, no matter how insulting Wang Zhaodi was, Wang Dabao remained silent, as if he hadn't heard her words.
Does Wang Dabao regret it? Of course he regretted it, but these regrets did not exist for a long time, and then disappeared. The Taoist leader said that if he doesn't tell the truth honestly, then their family will suffer a terrible death. Now he is only in prison temporarily. Compared with the family's poor death, it is much better. .
Of course, Wang Dabao also felt a little guilty about his elder sister, after all, his elder sister was really kind to him, and he was not a wolf-hearted person, how could he not remember his elder sister's kindness
But no matter how good his sister is, he is not as important as his family. He can't be sorry for his family, so he can only be sorry for his sister.
Wang Zhaodi saw the sky insulting Wang Dabao, and seeing that he was silent, she believed that he was guilty of shortness of breath, so she dared not speak up, and scolded him even more severely.
It's just that after scolding for a few days, Wang Dabao didn't say a word, and Wang Zhaodi also felt bored. In addition, the prison can only eat one meal a day, and each meal is either bad or mixed with more than half of it=sand , Eating it into the stomach is just barely starving to death.
Those who can be put in the prison are all prisoners. How can their treatment be better? If you are full, you will make trouble, it is better to be so half-starved, if nothing else, at least you will not dare to make trouble.
It's been less than half a month since she came in, but Wang Zhaodi feels like she's been here for several years. She looks forward to being rescued every day, but every day she waits is disappointed. In the end, Wang Zhaodi is about to collapse up.
When is the end of the day
"Madam, please go this way, the prisoner Wang Zhaodi is in this cell."
This morning, just as Wang Zhaodi woke up in a daze, such a voice came from her ears. After hearing her own name, Wang Zhaodi immediately regained her spirits. She got up from the ground and rushed to the edge of the prison. , Shouted towards the few figures walking towards him.
"Master, is someone coming to save me? Did the county magistrate ask you to let me out? Did..."
However, when he saw the lady who came out of the shadows, all the words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter them again.
Wang Zhaodi's eyes widened in astonishment, looking at the woman covered in silk and embellished with pearls and emeralds on her head, she opened and closed her mouth, unable to make a sound for a long time.
How is this possible? No, she must be dazzled, how could this woman appear here!
Panicked, Wang Zhaodi scrambled and hid in the corner of the wall. She closed her eyes tightly, hypnotized herself constantly, and told herself that all this was false, and that woman was not real at all.
Because of the excessive fear, her body trembled like a sieve, her teeth rattled, and she wished she could get her head into the asshole.
There is no silver three hundred taels here, and it is Wang Zhaodi. Seeing her like this, Lin Qinshuang knew that this woman recognized herself.
The last time we met was twenty years ago. Years of hard work had made Wang Zhaodi much older, but the pampered Lin Qinshuang hadn't changed much from twenty years ago. It was normal for Wang Zhaodi to recognize her.