Chapter 48 I want your life
Seeing this, Su Wanyu frowned slightly, walked to Zheng Chengyan, and asked in a low voice: "Aunt Jiang has been taking care of her pregnancy, how could she suddenly become like this?"
When Zheng Chengyan faced this question, his face was gloomy and his complicated emotions made it difficult for him to speak. In the end, he just turned his head away silently, unwilling to say more.
Yu Jingxuan, who was standing by, had an indifferent attitude. He put on his clothes and swaggered over, saying with a bit of pride and provocation, "Second sister-in-law, your concubine is really shameless. She seduced me to do that kind of thing even though she was pregnant."
The Yu family is very powerful, and Yu Jingxuan, as the eldest son, has an even more transcendent status. Even if Zheng Chengyan knew about his scandal with his concubine, he could only swallow his anger and do nothing for the sake of family interests.
Su Wanyu knew the interests involved clearly, so she could only quietly arrange for Yu Jingxuan to sit aside to avoid any complications.
Time seemed to freeze until the doctor walked out of the room. Zheng Chengyan almost rushed over and asked in a trembling voice, "How is the child?"
The doctor shook his head, his tone full of regret and helplessness: "The child could not be saved. It's been four months. It's a boy."
These words were like a bolt from the blue, causing Zheng Chengyan's body to sway violently. He grabbed the doctor's collar and spoke in an uncontrollable voice: "What did you say? The baby is gone? Miscarriage?"
The doctor nodded heavily and said weakly: "Yes, Second Young Master, the child... is still in the room. You can go and see him."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Chengyan loosened his grip and almost staggered into the inner room.
There, lying quietly, was a little life that had not yet fully formed, so fragile and innocent, it was heartbreaking.
At this moment, Zheng Chengyan seemed to have been drained of all his strength, his knees went weak, and he almost fell to the ground.
On the bed, Jiang Yingying's face was pale, and she stared at the small package with dull eyes. She muttered to herself, her voice full of disbelief: "How could it be, wasn't my child born prematurely? How could it be here? How is it possible?!"
As soon as the voice fell, a crisp slapping sound rang out in the air. Zheng Chengyan was furious and slapped Jiang Yingying hard on the face, gritting his teeth and cursing, "Bitch!"
This slap made Jiang Yingying see stars and feel dizzy. Her delicate body collapsed limply on the bed.
Zheng Chengyan's anger seemed to have found an outlet, and he continued to roar: "It's you, it's you who killed my son! It's you, this shameless woman, who destroyed my child!"
Jiang Yingying covered her burning cheeks and shook her head repeatedly, her voice trembling and helpless: "No, Second Master, the child is long gone, that's not, it's not our child!"
Zheng Chengyan was furious. He raised his hand again and slapped the person. At the same time, he pointed at the package and said, "You are still quibbling! Look carefully!"
Jiang Yingying looked in the direction of his finger. When she saw the little life clearly, her bloodshot eyes suddenly widened. Her breathing seemed to stop at that moment. She whispered in disbelief: "It's impossible. I've already had a miscarriage. How can I still have a child?"
Seeing that she was still stubborn, Zheng Chengyan became even more furious. He grabbed her hair, dragged her in front of the child, and said coldly: "Look carefully for me, is this our son?"
Jiang Yingying's heart was broken, tears rolled down like pearls from a broken string, "The child is still there, I didn't miscarry, someone is trying to harm me! Second Master, you have to believe me!"
However, Zheng Chengyan would not listen to any explanation. There was only hatred and murderous intent in his eyes. He pushed her to the ground, sat on her, and strangled her throat with both hands.
"Zheng..." Jiang Yingying's neck was locked tightly, her face quickly turned from blue to purple, and her eyeballs seemed to be about to burst out of her sockets. She struggled desperately but was unable to move because of Zheng Chengyan's strong grip.
Zheng Chengyan's eyes were blood red, full of brutality and madness. He pinched Jiang Yingying almost out of control, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth: "You bitch! You killed my child! I want your life! I want your life!"
At this critical moment, Su Wanyu appeared outside the door, maintaining her usual calm and bystander attitude.
She was very familiar with Zheng Chengyan's madness and cruelty. This pinch had obviously put her on the verge of life and death.
Jiang Yingying struggled with all her last bit of strength, and caught a glimpse of Su Wanyu's figure out of the corner of her eye.
She dug her nails into the ground, trying to grasp that glimmer of hope.
At this moment, Guo arrived with his men, forcibly separated Zheng Chengyan, ordered his men to seal off the entire Yaxuan Courtyard, and warned the servants present one by one, "No one is allowed to leak a word of what happened today, otherwise, I will break his dog legs!"
"Yes, ma'am." The servants obeyed obediently, not daring to disobey in the slightest.
Guo's eyes swept over Yu Jingxuan coldly, and her tone was majestic: "Look at what you have done!"
Yu Jingxuan was so anxious that he quickly explained: "Aunt, it really has nothing to do with me. It was Jiang Yingying who seduced me first!"
In order to prove his innocence, he even took out the letters that Jiang Yingying had written to him before, trying to use them to clear his name.
The evidence was conclusive, and any efforts by Jiang Yingying to save the situation seemed futile.
Jiang Yingying's body was extremely weak due to the miscarriage and her face was pale. She struggled to support her shaky body and staggered to her knees in front of Guo.
The moment her knees touched the ground, she almost lost her voice due to the piercing pain, but she endured it and begged, "Auntie, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, please have mercy on me and forgive me this time."
Guo's gaze was sharp, piercing Jiang Yingying's heart.
Although Jiang Yingying's mother and Guo are of the same bloodline of the Guo family, this blood relationship seems distant and weak compared to Yu Jingxuan's mother, who is Guo's biological sister.
In this complicated family dispute, the Guo family is naturally more inclined to protect the bloodline of the Yu family. What's more, the Yu family's status in the court is on par with that of the Zheng family, and they cannot afford to offend them.
There was silence all around, and everyone's eyes were focused on Guo, waiting for her decision.
At this moment, Old Lady Zheng also hurried to the scene. She had never had a good impression of Jiang Yingying, so when she saw such a good opportunity, she would not let it go easily. She immediately ordered the maids around her to carry out the punishment.
"Hit me hard!"
Old Madam Zheng gnashed her teeth, her fingers trembling slightly with anger, "Such a disgraceful woman should be taught a lesson with a stick!"
Others might think that Mrs. Zheng's anger came from her grief over what happened to her great-grandson, but in fact she was taking this opportunity to vent years of accumulated personal grudges. She has always been clear about gratitude and grudges, and she will never let go of any grudge.
Upon hearing this, several maids rolled up their sleeves and approached Jiang Yingying step by step.
Jiang Yingying's eyes were blurred with tears, and her body collapsed limply on the ground. She stepped back repeatedly, begging for mercy weakly: "No...don't..."