Wang Cairen helped Lu Qingtang up. She wiped the tears on her face with a handkerchief, with happiness and grievance in her eyes.
"Good boy, how did you know?" Wang Cairen looked at her with a puzzled look.
Lu Qingtang reached out and held her hand, "You have forgotten that I am also a mother. Don't you know the connection between mother and child? That idiot Mo Zeshen doesn't know anything."
Wang Cairen couldn't help but nod and smile, "I thought I hid it well, but when I saw him I couldn't help it. That's my son, my own flesh and blood..."
She said, tears streaming down her face.
Lu Qingtang quickly took out his handkerchief and wiped it carefully for her, "If you don't say anything else, you and Concubine Ning's attitude towards Mo Zeshen can be seen. One treats Mo Zeshen as a treasure, and the other turns a blind eye. This is really true." It's weird. I didn't think about it at first. Later, I accidentally learned about it from others, but I didn't know it was you, mother-in-law. Even today, I had the courage to test you. I hope you don't give birth to a daughter-in-law. gas."
"How could it be? You are a filial child. It's too late for me to be happy. It's just that we can't recognize each other for the time being. It's all my fault..." Wang Cairen sighed, his words full of sadness.
Lu Qingtang stood up and looked in the direction where the two babies were playing, "Then mother-in-law is willing to let her son call others mother? Are those two and the one in my belly going to call others grandma? Are you really willing?"
Wang Cairen didn't speak. She lowered her head, couldn't help but hold on to her clothes, and then raised her head suddenly, "How could I be willing to do so? I will never forget that stormy night. I looked at the dead baby girl and was puzzled. What happened? Who took my child! But even if I knew what to do, I dare not say, and I am even more afraid of letting others know and harm my son..."
"That means my mother-in-law knew from the beginning?" Lu Qingtang asked.
Wang Cairen sneered, "That's natural. Mother and child are connected. I can feel it intuitively whether that child is mine. The next day, when I learned that Concubine Ning also gave birth to a baby boy, I was very surprised, so I secretly went over and took a look, but I didn’t expect she was such a person!”
"Then who replaced the prince? Didn't the mother and concubine have anyone watching over them at that time?" Lu Qingtang felt strange.
It stands to reason that a pregnant concubine should be surrounded by palace attendants. How could she be exchanged for a child for nothing and be so unaware of it?
Unless the people around you are bribed.
Sure enough, Wang Cairen said that Concubine Ning had given some benefits to the people around her, and that the palace maid betrayed her and took away her child in the dead of night. She was so weak after giving birth that she didn't even know the gender of the baby, and then she lost the baby while she was sleeping. It wasn't until the wet nurse saw that the dead baby had no breath that she woke her up in the middle of the night.
However, Lu Qingtang guessed that more than one palace member should have been bribed, and even Dr. Wenpo, all of them had been bribed or coerced, otherwise such a major task of changing the sky and changing the day would not be possible.
This also explains why the mother-in-law has no palace servants to serve her. It turns out that she was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of well ropes for ten years.
Moreover, there is another thing that Lu Qingtang finds strange, that is why Concubine Ning gave birth to a dead baby.
There is no need for her to be so cruel. Wouldn't she be able to be raised by Wang Cairen?
After watching the daily lives of Concubine Ning, Mo Zeqing and Mo Xinyuan, she found that she still loved her children very much, even treating them as treasures, so how could she kill her own children.
So, Lu Qingtang asked Wang Cairen again, "Mother-in-law, do you know how the baby girl died?"
"The baby girl was covered in bruises and there was a huge bloody hole on her head. She probably fell to death by accident. Concubine Ning would never strangle her own child." Wang Cairen guessed, "These are my guesses. Although Concubine Ning was cruel, she was still very kind to her children. When she was changing her children, it happened that Uncle Chongxin’s family was in great trouble. Uncle Chongxin had embezzled money for disaster relief. She urgently needed a son to give him to her. Your Majesty withdraws the punishment imposed on her natal family."
Lu Qingtang nodded, "This way, it all makes sense. Concubine Ning acted viciously, and it's time to make her pay some price."
Wang Cairen on the side smiled bitterly, "Silly boy, their family is from a noble family and they are in a high position, how can they pay the price? I understand the methods of those women in the harem, but without favor and support, they are just digging their own graves. .”
Seeing this, Lu Qingtang stepped forward and held her arm, "Mother-in-law, you can't underestimate yourself. Is it possible that you will never recognize me as your daughter-in-law for the rest of your life? Then your loss will be great."
Wang Cairen couldn't help but laugh, stretched out his hand and tapped Lu Qingtang's little nose, "You, you are such a good boy. Why don't I want to get to know your family? Seeing my son acting coquettishly in front of others makes me feel sad. It’s very unpleasant, but as a talented person, what can I do?”
"So mother-in-law is going to fight for favor. When she reaches a high position, Concubine Ning will naturally not dare to boss you around anymore. She will wag her tail when she sees you like she respects the queen." Lu Qingtang looked at her with a smile on his face.
Mo Zeshen's mother was so beautiful, even without makeup or wearing old-fashioned clothes, her beauty could not be concealed.
No, if Wang Cairen is ugly, how can Mo Zeshen be good-looking?
Seeing that his daughter-in-law was looking at him like a fool, Wang Cai couldn't help but cover his face with his hands and said sheepishly: "I'm old, why should I fight for favor? Those young flowers in the harem can't fight for it. I'm already at my age." Well, don’t mention it.”
Lu Qingtang pushed Wang Cairen to sit down on the stone bench, supported her shoulders with his hands, and said solemnly: "Mother-in-law, there is a saying that success depends on three parts hard work, six parts luck, and one part support from noble people. If your daughter-in-law is not talented, , I am willing to be that noble person, as long as my mother-in-law is willing."
Wang Cairen looked at Lu Qingtang's serious eyes and couldn't help but be tempted.
When she was pregnant, she was afraid of being framed and even avoided His Majesty for fear of being beaten up if she stood out. Now that I am old, I know that my son is by my side, but I dare not recognize him. I live in torment every night, which is already extremely painful.
But now, her daughter-in-law has taken the initiative to recognize each other and has the opportunity to take revenge. How can she let it go?
"I am willing, I want to get ahead, and I want to step on Concubine Ning's shoulders." Wang Cairen said, gritting his teeth, "I want to make her pay for what she has done!"
Lu Qingtang patted her shoulder, "Okay, mother-in-law, don't be too excited. Don't be afraid of being late for a good meal. Let's take our time. The first step now is to take good care of your body. Only a good body can have good health." Good face, let’s take your pulse first.”
She had thought about it, and would go to the Tai Hospital early tomorrow morning to grab some body conditioning medicine, and make some facial powder such as the Fairy Jade Girl powder, so as to ensure that her mother-in-law would be radiant and her eyes would light up.
After checking her pulse and confirming her mother-in-law's constitution, she also told her to keep it a secret and to hide the matter from Mo Zeshen until the matter failed.
Firstly, it was hard for her to draw a conclusion if the matter didn't work out, and secondly, she wanted to give Mo Zeshen a surprise.
