Yun Chu heard that the maid came to report that Xie Jingyu had taken the medicine, so he got up and left the house.
The carriage left Xie's Mansion and drove slowly to the busiest main street in the capital, stopping at the entrance of a cockfighting ring.
There were people coming and going, Yu Ke was leading the way, Qiu Tong and Ting Shuang were guarding Yun Chu as he walked in.
After Yu Ke found out that Marquis Xuanwu came to this cockfighting ring from time to time, Yunchu booked a seat on the second floor and went up the stairs. There were fewer people upstairs and it was cleaner. She sat in her seat and ordered a pot of tea. , looking downstairs casually.
Two chickens are released in the cockfighting ring, and soon they start fighting. The crowd watching can place bets, and if they are lucky, they can win a lot of money.
Yun Chu casually took out a money bag and threw it on the tray handed over by the waiter.
After fighting like this for about two rounds, Yun Chu, a person who knew nothing, actually made a small profit.
Not long after, she saw Qin Mingheng walking in at the door on the first floor.
She sat still and continued to watch the cockfight.
Sure enough, within a moment, a voice sounded behind her: "Is it Mrs. Xie?"
Yun Chu turned his head, stood up, bowed his head and saluted: "I have met Marquis Xuanwu."
"This is outside, let's not talk about these false etiquette." Qin Mingheng used a fan to help her, "I didn't expect to meet Mrs. Xie in the cockfighting ring. Which chicken does Mrs. Xie think will win?"
Yun Chu's expression was cold: "If Marquis Xuanwu doesn't have a seat, why not sit together?"
There are people everywhere here. There are fewer people on the second floor, but only compared to the first floor. Many elegant tables are filled with at least three or four people, both men and women.
In this situation, it is a joke to think that there is no big difference between men and women.
Qin Mingheng was a little surprised that Yun Chu would invite him to sit with him, but soon he figured out that this woman should be waiting for him here.
He told her last time that if she wanted to know the truth, she should go to the Hou Mansion to find him.
She didn't dare go to Xuanwu Hou's Mansion alone, so she chose a place where there were many people coming and going. Is this because she was afraid that he would do something he shouldn't do?
"Ah."
Qin Mingheng laughed and sat down at the table.
He raised his hand and took the cup of tea in front of Yun Chu into his own hand, greedily inhaling the tea fragrance: "The tea Mrs. Xie drinks is indeed fragrant."
He was about to take a sip.
Qiu Tong, who was standing by the side, looked cold. He pressed the hilt of the sword on Qin Mingheng's wrist, grabbed the tea cup, and poured the tea directly on the ground.
"How can I bring something that I have put into my mouth to the Marquis?" Yun Chu poured him a cup of tea and put it in front of him, "Master Marquis, please use it."
Qin Mingheng's face looked better.
"Speaking of which, I would also like to thank Mr. Hou for the gift of medicine five years ago." Yun Chu continued, "Because of Mr. Hou's medicine, my wife and mother-in-law are in good health. This kind of kindness will never be forgotten by my Xie family. "
Thinking of this, Qin Mingheng's face turned ugly.
The magic medicine was given to him by the royal family when his ancestors protected the emperor, and it was passed down to him as a family heirloom.
In order to fulfill his obsession, he gave the medicine to Xie Jingyu. The medicine was given away, but he didn't get what he should have gotten...
"Oh, you are here to thank the Xie family?" Qin Mingheng looked cold, "You stupid woman, why don't you think about why I gave such a rare miracle medicine to the Xie family?"
"So -" Yun Chu looked at him intently, "It's you in the wedding night, right?"
After Xie Shiwei injured Crown Prince Xuanwu, Xie Jingyu's solution was to take her to the Marquis' Mansion and offer her to Marquis Xuanwu to avoid trouble.
Therefore, she had reason to suspect that in order to treat Yuan's illness, Xie Jingyu made a custom move to exchange her for the magic medicine.
Yuan's life was a life, and it was just her wedding night... In Xie Jingyu's mind, her mother-in-law's life was naturally much more important than her innocence.
This could also explain why Xie Jingyu no longer stepped into her room after so many years, because she had lost her innocence and he felt that she was not worthy.
It can also explain why Xie Jingyu was able to throw away his newborn children who had not yet expired, because those two children were not of the Xie family's blood at all.
Yes, even tiger venom will not eat its children. No matter how beastly Xie Jingyu is, he will not throw away his own blood unless it is not his child.
Yunchu saw Qin Mingheng's expression change, and she knew that she was right.
There is no joy after guessing correctly, only a chill in my heart.
She was so stupid in her previous life that she didn't even know these things until she died.
She picked up the tea, drank it all in one gulp, and continued: "How did you know that the bones I buried were not my children?"
"Because I saw Xie Jingyu throw away the child with my own eyes." Qin Mingheng lowered his eyes, "The child was still alive in his hands, but he threw it into the heavy snow."
Yun Chu's heart tightened: "Where was it thrown?"
"Who still remembers it clearly?" Qin Mingheng unfolded the paper fan, "Anyway, it was outside the city, probably south of the city or north of the city. It was so long that I really can't remember."
"Why didn't you come and tell me earlier!" Yun Chu lost his voice, "Do you know that those two children are also your flesh and blood!"
The person who had her bridal chamber was Qin Mingheng, so Qin Mingheng was the biological father of the two children.
He actually watched Xie Jingyu abandon the two children with his own eyes. Why, why...
"What do you want me to tell you?" Qin Mingheng was also a little excited, "I used unfair means to possess you. How can I face you? I'm afraid you will look at me like this, full of worry. Disgusted... As for you saying that those two children are my flesh and blood, why? Xie Jingyu, the person who sleeps next to you every day, is unwilling to accept children, why do you want me to be an outsider! "
Yunchu closed his eyes.
She couldn't tell Qin Mingheng that she and Xie Jingyu had never slept together.
Although she never felt that she was pure and clean, she never thought that she was so dirty.
But she knew it was not her fault.
"Yun Chu, do you know that a long time ago, before I even got married, I asked the Yun family to marry you." Qin Mingheng held his hands on the table and said in a low voice, "But your mother is not willing to marry you." Marry me, the emperor just granted me the marriage, so I could only turn around and marry the daughter of the Luo family. I also sincerely wished you to find a better husband than me, but I never expected that your mother would marry you to Xie Jingyu! I just tempted him with a pill, and he agreed. He gave you the medicine himself and sent you to the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion. You lay on my couch in your wedding dress..."
"do not talk!"
Yun Chu stood up so suddenly that the chair was overturned by her.
The people watching the cockfight couldn't help but look over, with a little suspicion in their eyes.
Yun Chu ignored these looks and walked away.
She already got the answer she wanted, and there was no need to stay any longer.
"Wait!" Qin Mingheng chased after him from the second floor to the first floor, "Yunchu, you and I have skin-to-skin contact, which means we are husband and wife. No matter how reluctant you are to admit this fact, it will happen. Yes, I am willing to take responsibility for that night. Although I am dirty, I am at least more magnanimous than Xie Jingyu. If you marry me, I..."
He didn't finish his sentence.
Suddenly a sweet and gentle voice came: "Master Hou, Madam Xie, what are you two talking about?"
Yun Chu looked around and saw that he was from the Luo family, a member of the Xuanwu Hou Mansion.
As soon as he saw his wife, Qin Mingheng immediately looked away from Yun Chu, took a few steps back, looked at his wife, and said, "Why are you here?"
"This kid is clamoring to see the cockfight, so I'll take him to see it." Luo Shi pulled the child next to him, "Your father is here, so you can watch it with your father. I'm really not interested in this."
Qin Mingheng took his son's hand and left.
Luo Shi looked at Yun Chu and was about to speak.
Yun Chu was blessed and said, "I'm sorry, Madam Hou, I'm not feeling well, so I have to excuse myself now."
