The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 442: Swaddling Cloth

Jiang Zhongxing’s voice suddenly became very low, "She lost the child in her belly, seven or eight months along." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Du Wei repeatedly asked, "How could she lose a child seven or eight months along?"

"How did it happen, where did it happen?"

Jiang Zhongxing smiled bitterly, "I only found out later by asking the maid and nanny who were with her. It happened when she was traveling by carriage to Nanzhou, in a desolate area away from villages and inns."

"It was dark by then, and there was still over ten miles to the post station. There was no midwife or doctor, and the child wasn’t due to be born yet. When it was born, it was extremely weak and reportedly stopped breathing within moments."

"The nanny buried the child."

Du Wei asked urgently, "Are you sure the child was buried and not thrown away?"

"Is that place near Chunlin County?"

Jiang Zhongxing nodded, "Yes, probably. The next day I found her at a post station over ten miles from Chunlin County. She had only given birth a day ago and was very weak. I took her back to the Capital City and called for an Imperial Physician to nurse her back to health."

"After a month of care, her health improved a bit, and as I stayed with her every day, the relationship between us seemed to be recovering somewhat."

"But just then, my concubine said she was pregnant."

"Alas, it was just one night, how could it be so coincidental?"

"After Yaoyao heard of this, she thought of her lost child, and the more she thought about it, the more heartbroken she became. She had a big fight with me and moved out."

"Since then, she has never returned."

Du Wei coughed lightly, "Your sister-in-law’s character is indeed a bit too intense."

"Haven’t you tried to bring her back over the years?"

Jiang Zhongxing shook his head and then nodded, "Of course, I’ve tried, but she wouldn’t come back. What could I do?"

"At first, she seemed a bit hesitant, but later on, for some reason, her attitude suddenly became very firm. After that, I knew it was irreparable, so I gave up."

Du Wei sighed deeply.

He looked at his friend’s face full of bitter smiles and almost mentioned Jiang Youzhi’s existence.

However, he hadn’t drunk much today and was very clear-headed.

He knew that just because Jiang Youzhi looked like Jiang Zhongxing, it wasn’t enough to prove that Jiang Youzhi was the child Lady Wu gave birth to, the one thought to be dead.

He didn’t know if Jiang Youzhi had any personal belongings from back then for Lady Wu to identify.

Du Wei held back and didn’t mention it, having gotten the answer he wanted, and stopped urging Jiang Zhongxing to drink.

After sending Jiang Zhongxing off, he immediately wrote a letter and had a servant deliver it overnight to the Prince Kang Mansion.

Prince Kang read the letter, discussed it with Jiang Youzhi, and then sent guards to rush to Xiang City to check if Mrs. Chen had any belongings of Jiang Youzhi from back then.

Everything would become clear once those items were acquired.

That noon, Yun Jiao had just woken up from a nap when she heard Granny Tian talking to Mrs. Chen in the yard, "A guard from the Prince Kang Mansion is here, saying he has urgent business with you."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen hurried out.

Yun Jiao wondered if something had happened to Jiang Youzhi in the Capital City and quickly washed up and came out.

As soon as she came out, she saw Mrs. Chen hurrying off with a bundle she had taken from the room.

Yun Jiao hastily called out to her, "Mother, what happened to Sanlang in the Capital City?"

Mrs. Chen’s expression was somewhat complicated, as she opened the bundle in her hand to reveal a piece of plain silk, "This was the clothing he was wearing when Sanlang was found, along with a small quilt that was wrapped around him."

Yun Jiao’s eyes widened, and Mrs. Chen gave a bitter smile, "Sanlang’s biological parents might be in the Capital City, and the people from the Prince Kang Mansion want to take these things there."

After speaking, Mrs. Chen hurried out.