The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law-Chapter 465 - 475: You Killed Her

The villagers of Lotus Village had known the elders of the Huang Family for many years, understanding that the grandmother was unhappy about her daughter-in-law’s pregnancy. Who were they trying to fool? Unless the child wasn’t of the Gu Family’s bloodline.

As it happened, this child really wasn’t the Gu Family’s bloodline.

All being natives of Lotus Village, they naturally knew that Lei Qianqian had not been married into the Gu Family for long before she began to vomit extravagantly. The two Huang ladies of the Gu Family had not been shy about praising her for having a promising belly.

One busybody even said that she had seen her secretly throwing up by the river on the fourth day after her marriage. When she approached and inquired, Lei Qianqian claimed she had a bad stomach.

The purpose of the County Magistrate’s questioning – wasn’t it to suggest that Gu Huangshi had known before her death that Lei Qianqian was carrying an illegitimate child?

Huang Xiangwen suddenly released Gu Dabao, rushed to kneel before the County Magistrate, and said, "Your Excellency, are you implying that my mother had actually suspected that the child in her belly wasn’t of the Gu Family’s bloodline?"

"Indeed," the County Magistrate said.

Huang Xiangwen suddenly realized and said, "Yes, yes, there was something off about mother during that time; she wasn’t herself, out early and back late, not in the fields, nor at home. We had no idea where she went. She must have been visiting the doctor. Then she..."

Huang Xiangwen gasped in horror, casting a shocked glance at Lei Qianqian, then asked further, "Your Excellency, do you mean to say that my mother wasn’t actually killed by a fall, but that Lei Qianqian murdered her to silence her?"

What...

As soon as Huang Xiangwen voiced this, there was an uproar among the crowd!

If that were true, then Lei Qianqian was not only a **** but also a venomous woman.

Terrified out of her wits, Lei Qianqian scrambled on the ground and loudly exclaimed, "Nonsense, I didn’t! It was the carriage that flung Grandma away. She and the coachman fell into the ravine and died."

"And you?"

Gu Youyou immediately followed up with a question.

"I..." Lei Qianqian said in a panic, "I went down into the ravine to find Grandma, but she was already dead."

At this moment, Gu Dabao, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stood up, his eyes reddened, his demeanor lost and despondent, followed by an expression of utter disbelief.

"Didn’t you say you fell into the ravine with Grandma, and that she protected you all the way so you came out unscathed?"

Right!

The crowd suddenly realized.

Old Mrs. Huang was dead, the coachman was dead, yet Lei Qianqian, a pregnant woman, came out fine, and so did the child. It seemed incredible at the time.

But since Lei Qianqian came back, she kept saying that Old Mrs. Huang had protected her, and that it was only because of her that she and the baby could survive, which was why Old Mrs. Huang died so miserably. But considering the suspicions raised by the County Magistrate, Old Mrs. Huang knew that the child Lei Qianqian was carrying was illegitimate, and knowing Huang’s temperament, it would have been odd not to drag her to drown in the pond, so why would she protect her? freēnovelkiss.com

This question from Gu Dabao left Lei Qianqian completely without a response.

The County Magistrate slammed his hand on the table, bellowed, "Wretched woman of the Lei Clan, won’t you confess the truth? How did you murder Gu Huangshi!"

This burst of fury made Lei Qianqian tremble all over. She looked around at everyone, realizing there wasn’t a single person she could lean on.

Lei Qianqian’s heart sank, knowing that she was truly finished.

She looked at Gu Youyou and asked loudly, "Was it you? How did you know?"

Gu Youyou spoke indifferently, "Yes, it was me. And I knew because Grandma had come to Jisheng Hall to look for me, telling me that you were pregnant. Right then, I told Grandma that either you had a stomach ache or the child you were carrying was an illegitimate one."

"You..." Lei Qianqian gasped in shock, and then whispered, "So you knew all along. Why didn’t you expose me sooner?"

Gu Youyou said, "Because Grandma was already killed by you, and Grandpa was sick and couldn’t handle the shock."