I insist

Chapter 369: The Truth Revealed

Tian Yumei's due date is fast approaching, but her belly shows no signs of labor.

After having breakfast, Song Miqiu went to her daughter-in-law's room to take her pulse.

Qiu Tianlei was also watching over her. "Mother, please take a look at Yumei. Is there something wrong with her health?"

Seeing Qiu Tianlei's anxious appearance, Song Miqiu comforted him.

"Don't worry, even if something happens, your mother will definitely be able to take care of it."

Only after he finished speaking did he calm down and focus on taking Tian Yumei's pulse.

The more Song Miqiu examined Tian Yumei's pulse, the more he felt something was wrong. Why was her blood and qi so surging?

At this moment, Qiu Tianlei was still talking non-stop.

Tian Yumei got angry and said, "Can you shut up?"

Song Miqiu noticed something was wrong. He figured it wasn't just a simple physical ailment, but rather something caused by Tian Yumei's emotional distress.

He made up an excuse to send his son, Qiu Tianlei, away.

"Son, go to the street and buy some herbs to treat qi and blood deficiency. I need them."

Even if Qiu Tianlei was in a hurry, he dared not not go. Before leaving, he held Tian Yumei's hand affectionately and said...

"I'll be right back. You should listen to your mother."

Only after watching Qiu Tianlei walk away and closing the door did Song Miqiu ask the question.

“You keep telling your mother that you and Qiu Tianlei are having relationship problems.”

Tian Yumei was startled. "Mother, how did you figure that out?"

Hearing Tian Yumei say this, it's probably pretty much true.

"I guessed it when I took your pulse earlier and saw that it was extremely unstable."

As soon as Song Miqiu finished speaking, Tian Yumei burst into tears, looking extremely aggrieved.

Song Miqiu, who was watching from the side, gently patted her shoulder and waited until she had finished crying and the urge in her heart had passed before asking her question.

"Yu Mei, tell your mother what happened. Your mother will definitely seek justice for you."

After calming down, Tian Yumei finally spoke and recounted what had happened in the past few days.

"Mom, it's not that I'm overthinking it, it's just that since last month, Qiu Tianlei has been coming home later and later."

"And every time I come home, I have a woman's fragrance on me. I have never used any scented products. Where do you think this fragrance comes from?"

She started crying again as she spoke.

The thing Song Miqiu least wanted to face still happened. From a woman's perspective, she didn't know how to comfort her daughter-in-law.

Tian Yumei continued, sobbing, "For the past month, I've kept quiet and haven't told anyone. Mother, do you know how I've been feeling?"

Song Miqiu felt heartbroken seeing this.

Song Miqiu knew all too well how much suffering Tian Yumei had endured since marrying into the family. If her son had truly done something to betray Tian Yumei, she would not let him off easily.

“I have always treated you like my own daughter. If this is true, I will kick Qiu Tianlei out of the house.”

After hearing Song Miqiu say this, Tian Yumei gradually calmed down.

"Thank you, Mother."

Song Miqiu covered Tian Yumei with a blanket and said, "Just lie here and rest. I'll make you some herbal medicine later. You can leave this matter to me to investigate."

Song Miqiu left only after watching Tian Yumei fall asleep.

He went to the courtyard and summoned the bodyguard that Yu Huailin had assigned to him.

Song Miqiu handed her son's portrait to her secret guards.

"Go and help me track this person. Report back to me every day, making sure you don't miss a single person he meets or what he does."

The guard received the order and left.

Yu Huailin happened to see this and thought Song Miqiu was in danger.

"what happened?"

However, this is Song Miqiu's family matter, and it's best not to spread it before it's confirmed.

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask them if anything had happened in the palace these past few days."

Yu Huailin noticed Song Miqiu's evasive gaze.

Since she didn't want to talk about it, I simply didn't ask. "It's good that you're alright."

"I'm going to make some herbal medicine for Tian Yumei." Song Miqiu felt uneasy lying, so she made up an excuse and left.

Soon, news came from the secret guards that Qiu Tianlei had indeed been in private contact with a woman.

"However, no intimate contact was observed between the two; it was merely a normal conversation at the stall."

The small stall was set up by Song Miqiu for Qiu Tianlei to make a living and run a business; no one expected it to end like this.

But listening to the guard's report, Song Miqiu felt strange. "It seems I need to go and meet this woman."

Without telling Tian Yumei and Song Miqiu, Song Miqiu went to the street to find Qiu Tianlei on her own.

As soon as I got to the street, I saw a young woman standing at a stall in the distance. She looked somewhat familiar from a distance.

Upon entering, they discovered that the woman was actually Liu Xiaoyue.

Song Miqiu cursed inwardly, "That shameless woman failed to seduce Yu Huailin, and now she's trying to seduce my son. She won't stop until she ruins my family."

How could Song Miqiu let her off so easily? Without thinking twice, she stepped forward and slapped Liu Xiaoyue.

Liu Xiaoyue was clearly surprised to see Song Miqiu, but what surprised her even more was yet to come.

Seeing his mother's angry expression, Qiu Tianlei knew it must be a misunderstanding.

He quickly pulled Song Miqiu away and explained to her, "Mother, you've misunderstood. It's not what you think. Please let your son explain."

Liu Xiaoyue was dumbfounded. What?! Qiu Tianlei was actually the son of that wretched woman, Song Miqiu? A huge question mark slowly appeared above her head.

Song Miqiu couldn't care less about all that right now. "I'll deal with you later. Let me teach this bitch a lesson first."

Liu Xiaoyue was not to be outdone, so she rolled up her sleeves and was ready to confront Song Miqiu, wanting to settle all the previous grudges at once.

Soon, people on the street gathered around to watch the spectacle.

Qiu Tianlei used all his strength to finally restrain Song Miqiu's violent temper.

“Mother is really not like that.”

It turns out that Song Miqiu really misunderstood Liu Xiaoyue this time.

After what happened, Liu Xiaoyue's family fell into poverty, and her mother actually sold her daughter to a pimp for fifty taels of silver.

What good could come of being sold to a brothel? Liu Xiaoyue was soon sold to the Red Mansion by the brothel owner.

Just as Pi Yazi was delivering the goods, Liu Xiaoyue seized the opportunity and escaped.

As for getting to know Qiu Tianlei, it was purely by accident.

After escaping, Liu Xiaoyue ran for a day and a night, becoming extremely hungry and thirsty. She originally planned to escape to another place to get away from this painful place.

Unexpectedly, I ended up running into Qiu Tianlei.

Qiu Tianlei kindly gave her some food, and it was from that moment on that Liu Xiaoyue became attached to Qiu Tianlei.

She said she would be Qiu Tianlei's assistant, as long as Qiu Tianlei could provide her with three meals a day.

That's how Qiu Tianlei came to have the scent of a strange woman on him, which led the pregnant Tian Yumei to misunderstand and miss her due date.

Even after learning the whole story, Song Miqiu still didn't give Liu Xiaoyue a friendly look.