Fang Shu sat in the courtyard. The aura around him churned violently, then finally stabilized after a series of changes.
"It was that woman." His voice was cold.
Seeing this, Wu Tong immediately understood that Fang Shu had developed murderous intent toward Tie Zhenglian.
He hurriedly said, "Junior Brother, wait. This happened many years ago; by now, it is nothing more than old sesame seeds and rotten millet. Do not ruin a greater matter because of me and your sister-in-law."
Fang Shu said, "How could the matter of my elder brother's and sister-in-law's child not count as a major matter?"
He raised a hand to stop Wu Tong from trying to smooth things over, then asked directly, "What exactly became of your and Sister-in-law's child? Please also tell me all the details behind it."
Wu Tong sighed repeatedly. He had not wanted to speak of it again.
But Fang Shu pressed him insistently, and now that the matter had already been laid bare, with Fang Shu's status, he could surely uncover the truth simply by asking around the Prefecture later.
Wu Tong was also worried that others would add fuel to the flames, so he told him everything.
It turned out that after Wu Tong and his wife gave up their positions of authority within the clan and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to having a child, Sister-in-law Tie Zhengnan truly became pregnant within a year.
And she carried the child for more than two full years.
Because the pregnancy lasted so long, the couple had been deeply worried. Fortunately, based on Tie Zhengnan's own senses and after they had specifically invited Tie Zhenglian's master, Fu Qing True Immortal, to examine her—
They confirmed that the fetus in Tie Zhengnan's womb was stable and in no bad condition.
On the contrary, the