Chapter 1246: City Lord Snatching His Son (3)
Chapter 1246: City Lord Snatching His Son (3)
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She sneered. “You don’t admit it, do you? Alright! I’ll let you see someone!”
With that, she clapped her hands.
Her two trusted subordinates walked over from the back of the crowd with a woman in her early forties.
The moment she saw the woman, the Palace Lord’s expression instantly changed.
The four elders also recognized her.
Elder Qi said, “Zhong Yan? Didn’t you leave Thousand Mountain Island?”
Zhong Yan was once her personal maidservant. She was smart and cute and was doted on by the Matriarch.
Before Matriarch Yun died, she handed her to Yun Xi.
Later on, Yun Xi was injured and had to go to Xiao Mountain to recuperate. She came to Yun Shuang’s side.
She did not know that Yun Xi had faked her death and left the Hundred Flowers Palace to give birth secretly.
However, she knew that Yun Shuang suddenly pretended to be pregnant.
She was the one who sewed Yun Shuang’s fake stomach.
Later on, Yun Shuang carried a child back from outside and claimed that it was her flesh and blood.
As Yun Shuang’s trusted aide, she did not dare to ask where the child came from.
Later on, she met a boatman from outside the island and wanted to leave the island to live with him. Yun Shuang agreed.
However, she did not expect…
She didn’t dare to look at the Palace Lord and lowered her head guiltily.
Yun Xue said proudly, “Zhong Yan, tell me everything you saw back then. Don’t worry, there are a few elders who will stand up for you. You’ll be fine.”
The Palace Lord said bitterly, “Zhong Yan, what did you promise me?”
“Palace Lord… I’m sorry… Sorry…”
Zhong Yan cried and told everyone about Yun Shuang’s fake pregnancy.
The event location fell into a dead silence.
Su Xiaoxiao saw undisguised smugness on Yun Xue’s face and the disappointment at being betrayed in Mother Palace Lord’s eyes.
Had Mother Palace Lord ever regretted not killing Zhong Yan back then?
Su Xiaoxiao quickly had an answer.
Even if it happened again, Mother Palace Lord would not choose to silence her to keep the secret.
If she did, it wouldn’t be her.
The one in the wrong was Zhong Yan, not Yun Shuang with a conscience.
“Mother.”
Su Xiaoxiao gently held the Palace Lord’s cold hand.
Yun Xue said mockingly, “Admit it, Yun Shuang. Your eldest son is a bastard brought back from outside. Your youngest son must be the same. Otherwise, to prevent such a thing from happening today, you would have long exchanged the position of Young Palace Lord for your youngest son.”
Yun Xue was smart and caught the key point.
She continued, “Four elders, the Hundred Flowers Palace is the blood and sweat of our Yun family. Can you bear to let it fall into the hands of a bastard? I know that I was expelled from the Hundred Flowers Palace back then and there was actually a misunderstanding. However, it has been many years and it has been difficult to prove it. I don’t care if I can avenge my grievances. However, my children are of the true Yun family bloodline. Between them and Yun Shuang’s two bastards, who would be more suitable to inherit the Hundred Flowers Palace? Elders, you should have made your decision, right?”
Of course, the Hundred Flowers Palace could not fall into the hands of an unknown person.
The four elders looked at the Palace Lord.
Elder Yi said, “Palace Lord, please give us an explanation.”
Elder Qi said, “That’s not right. Young Palace Lord has the face of a member of the Yun family. How can he not be a member of the Yun family?”
Yun Xue had long determined that Yun Lin was a bastard, so she automatically ignored the value of this sentence. “There are so many similar people in the world. So what if they look alike? If the elders still don’t believe me, I’ve brought a midwife over. We’ll know if she’s ever given birth!”
Wei Xu looked at his daughter-in-law. Could one actually tell this?
Su Xiaoxiao nodded slightly.
What she did not say was that strictly speaking, this had to be a physical examination.
However, in front of the City Lord and Wei Xu, Yun Xue maintained her reserved image and did not say the word ‘physical examination’.
This was a dead end.
Su Xiaoxiao said calmly, “Who knows where that person came from? Mother, I’ll invite Granny Ghost. I believe no one can doubt her medical skills.”
Palace Lord squeezed Su Xiaoxiao’s hand tightly and stopped her.
Su Xiaoxiao looked at the Palace Lord in shock. “Mother?”
Xiahou Qing’s gaze landed on the Palace Lord’s face. “At this point, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?”
Su Xiaoxiao looked at Xiahou Qing.
Why did the City Lord’s gaze and tone seem a little off?
Xiahou Qing looked at the Palace Lord with a burning gaze. “Would you rather let him bear the infamy of a bastard than admit his background?”
If he was not completely sure before, then Yun Xue’s intervention undoubtedly gave him all the evidence he wanted.
The Palace Lord struggled and closed her eyes.
Yun Xue smiled wantonly. “That’s right, Third Sister. Just tell me where you brought him back from. If he can’t be the Young Palace Lord of the Hundred Flowers Palace, he can at least be an honest islander of Thousand Mountain Island. It’s better than being called a bastard. What do you think?”
“Shut up!”
“Shut up!”
Wei Xu and Xiahou Qing said in unison.
“Stop arguing.”
It was Ling Yun’s voice.
The disciples spontaneously made way.
Ling Yun walked forward and said to the four elders, “Don’t make things difficult for my mother. She didn’t do anything wrong. I’m the one in the wrong. I shouldn’t have come to this world. I’ll leave the Hundred Flowers Palace now.”
Ling Yin’s face turned pale. “Young Palace Lord!”
Wei Xu strode over and protected him with his tall body. He grabbed his wrist like a father.
“If the Hundred Flowers Palace can’t tolerate you, I’ll take you away!”
Xiahou Qing strode over and grabbed Ling Yun’s other wrist. He looked at Wei Xu coldly.
“Have I agreed for you to take him away?”