Chapter 35 Xu Shi: She Gambled and Won
Chapter 35 Xu Shi: She Gambled and Won
Just when Tu Jiaojiao and Xie Xiu were so angry that they wanted to pick up knives and chop people, Xie Yun also saw Xu in the county jail.
In fact, he had been in the county government office for some time, but was pestered by County Magistrate Wang to curry favor with him. At the same time, he also wanted to know the situation of Xie Xiu here, so he asked County Magistrate Wang about it.
So it was not until now that he finally met Xu.
Xu was imprisoned because she had injured herself during childbirth. County Magistrate Wang and the Black Kirin Guards did not want her to die in prison, so they specially decorated the cell and the environment was quite good.
If it weren't for the fence around it, this place wouldn't look like a prison cell, but more like an inn room.
Of course, it still couldn't compare with those high-end inns, and it couldn't even compare with the room Xu had when she was in the Tu family.
However, compared to other cells, the conditions here are much better.
At least Xu could live in peace and sleep on a clean bed without having to compete with rats and cockroaches for food.
After a few days of recuperation, Xu had recovered a lot.
Unfortunately, just three days ago, someone tattooed the words "Sinful Woman Xu" on her right cheek.
The four characters were arranged in a field shape, all black, about an inch wide, and stood out against her fair and delicate skin.
However, after the tattoo, her cheeks began to become red and swollen, and she also developed a high fever.
When Xie Yun saw her, her face was still wrapped in medicated gauze, and her appearance after the tattoo could not be seen.
Instead, the whole person looked very weak, his exposed cheeks were as pale as paper, and even his cherry lips had lost their color, except for his eyes which were frighteningly red.
As soon as Xie Yun approached, she excitedly rushed to the fence, grabbing the wooden fence with her skinny hands, staring at Xie Yun, and asked pitifully: "Master Xie, did you come here specially to see me? I greet Master Xie!"
There were crystal tears in her eyes. After she finished speaking, she bowed softly to Xie Yunrou, then continued to look at him pitifully, choking and saying, "Sir, can you tell them to let me see my daughter?
Aside from that day in court, I haven't seen her since, and I don't know how she's doing now. I'm deeply concerned about her."
However, just as she finished her words, she heard Han Chen say, "Sinful woman Xu, do you know that the child you switched was actually Mr. Xie's granddaughter?"
The Xu family still didn't know about this because Han Chen specifically blocked the news.
Although he recognized Xie Xiu before, Xie Xiu's identity had not yet been confirmed by the Xie family, so he did not reveal it to the outside world, and only a very few people knew about it.
It was not until today when Xie Yun rushed to Biyang County and went to Tujiazhuang to meet Xie Xiu and personally confirmed Xie Xiu's identity that he sent people to spread the news, but he deliberately blocked the news from Xu and did not let her know first.
It was not until just now, when Xu pleaded with Xie Yun, that he felt the time had come and deliberately told the matter.
Sure enough, Xu's reaction was very interesting.
Han Chen felt particularly happy when he saw the woman's shocked and unwilling to believe it.
Previously, Mei Qingchuan was convicted and exiled, but Concubine Jiang was still unwilling to give up. So when she learned that he had a mistress, she sent them to search for him secretly.
However, despite their secretive actions, they were still spread by some people and attracted a lot of criticism.
Not only was Concubine Jiang dissatisfied with them, she also suspected that they were incompetent and leaked the news.
The people below them criticized them verbally and in writing, calling them the court's lackeys, so cruel and insane that they even spared no effort for harming weak women and children.
This Xu had made them suffer for so long, and now they finally had something to hold against her. How could he let this woman off easily?
If the higher-ups hadn't wanted this woman to reach the border alive, how could she have lived so comfortably in prison?
The small blow he gave her now was just a little interest he collected.
"What did you say?" Xu screamed in despair, her frail body shaking like a white magnolia ravaged by a violent storm.
Her face was originally pale, and her eyes were bloodshot.
At this moment, she was so excited that her eyes became even redder.
However, she did not notice the change in herself. She still looked at Xie Yun and Han Chen with tears in her eyes, and continued to pretend to be weak and pitiful. She asked in a painful voice: "Master Xie, is what he said true? Is Mr. Xie from Tujiazhuang really your son?"
Xie Yun couldn't help but take a step back.
On the way here, he thought of Xu, a delicate woman with words tattooed on her face, and he couldn't help feeling a little pity.
But now, looking at her bloodshot eyes, like a ghost, he felt a chill down his spine. How could he feel any pity for her?
Xie Yun subconsciously thought of Xie Ying's black eyes.
Xu's scarlet eyes were truly frightening. They were nothing like Xie Ying's eyes. They were dark and bright, like black pearls soaked in water, making one feel happy at first sight.
What's more, she is his own granddaughter!
Thinking about how Xie Ying was switched by Xu right after she was born, and was almost sent to the border for exile as Mei Qingchuan's concubine.
Xie Yun couldn't help but feel more and more disgusted with the woman in front of him.
He lowered his eyes slightly, not looking at Xu's creepy eyes, and said calmly: "Xie Xiu is indeed my eldest son, and his daughter is also my granddaughter.
Xu, you had just given birth to a daughter at that time. How could you have the heart to treat a newborn child so cruelly?
Xu's heart completely sank into an ice cellar.
Originally, she had hoped that Xie Yun could help her intercede so that she and her daughter would not be exiled to the border.
But since he asked this, it was obvious that he was holding a grudge against her for the baby swap!
Damn it!
The girl she switched was clearly just a country girl, how could she be Xie Yun’s biological granddaughter?
Xie Yun would only plead for her, his enemy, if he was crazy!
But she was really unwilling!
No, she couldn't just give up.
She had been imprisoned here for so many days and finally met Xie Yun. If she couldn't seize this opportunity, she and her daughter would really be exiled to the border!
Now everyone knows that she poisoned Li. If she and her daughter were really exiled to the border, how could Li let her go?
Thinking of this, Xu smiled bitterly: "Thank you, sir, I have never thought of switching the baby! I don't know what is going on.
At that time, I had just given birth and was very weak. Because the adopted daughter of the Tu family suddenly had a stomachache, I hurriedly left the child behind.
I had no choice but to force myself to go out and help.
But I overestimated myself. Not long after I went out, I fainted. It was not until the next day that I finally woke up.
At that time, I was brought to the court, and before I knew anything, I was accused of poisoning and switching babies, and thrown into jail."
The more Xu spoke, the more miserable her voice became. At the end, she gave a wry smile and said, "I still don't understand how all this happened."
Xie Yun looked at her with complicated eyes: "You really don't understand?"
Xu's heart was startled by his gaze, but she still smiled bitterly and said, "I really don't understand. If you don't believe me, I can swear an oath."
As she spoke, she raised her right hand and pointed to the sky, swearing, "God, if I tell even a single lie, then I will..."
Just when he said this, he was interrupted by Xie Yun: "Forget it..."
He sighed and said, "Take care of yourself. I'll go see that poor child."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out.
Xu grabbed the wooden fence with both hands and watched him and Han Chen go away.
Only after the two figures completely disappeared did she retreat back to the bed and sit down, burying her head and slowly curling up her pale lips.
Since Xie Yun interrupted her oath, it means that he still softened his heart.
She made the right bet!
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