Chapter 991: Sealing Off the Retreat

from hunger, returned to the town, Lu Yao Xianzi was nowhere to be found. They inquired at the inn and learned that she had already left."Master, what do we do now Should we chase after them""The evi...Xia Qingran after all was Xia Meng's biological daughter. No matter how angry Xia Fuzhang was, he couldn't kill his own daughter. Besides, his daughter held onto a handle on him, so he ultimately chose to compromise.

Her daughter is now pregnant with a bastard child. He will raise his daughter, but not the child. And Xia Qingran is not a soft-hearted person. She already hates Song Shan shi to death, so how could she keep the child in her womb to perpetuate the bloodline of the one who harmed her

“Father, rest assured! I hate that wicked woman. How could I possibly continue her bloodline I will get rid of this child. You just give me a new identity and find me a wealthy family to marry. I won't appear before you again.”

Xia Qingran knew that ever since she had replaced the beams, there wasn't much father-daughter affection left between them. So this time, she wouldn't make any excessive demands.

"Good, remember what you said."

Xia Meng found his confidante and first took Xia Qingran to have an abortion. Then, he hired someone to spend silver to register a new household registration for Xia Qingran, and then found a matchmaker to start looking for a suitable family for Xia Qingran to marry.

Of course, he didn't hide these things from his wife either. When Mrs. Xia heard about it, her face turned white with anger, and she gritted her teeth and said:

“My husband, it’s not that I blame you. I told you long ago that Lady Luohuan was not a woman to be trusted, but you wouldn't listen. You insisted on taking her as a concubine, and now look at the result! Like mother, like daughter. Now your own daughter is holding you hostage, how can a daughter act this way”

Don't say anything, she has two lives on her back already. With such a ruthless nature, who knows what she'll do in the future! You've compromised now, what if she takes advantage of this and pushes further

Xia Meng's brows furrowed tightly upon hearing this. He hadn't had time to think it through, only wanting to comfort his daughter first. Now, hearing his wife's words, he felt that things were going to be troublesome afterward. All he could do was sigh and ask:

"Madam, what shall we do now"

Mrs. Xia saw that her father-in-law also had remorse, so she could only calm herself and say in a soft voice:

"My husband, we need to think about this in the long term. You're right to calm her down now. She's just gone through something traumatic and is easily rattled. We shouldn't let her do anything irreversible. We should agree to all her terms for now. A year or so from now, when she feels things have calmed down and we're certain there's no risk of anyone exposing us, then we can make our move."

"Yes, my lady,"

Xia Fujiang waved his hand.

"Where is that wicked girl now"

"I had someone take her to get rid of the child she was carrying."

"I know. I'll have Grandma go and say a few words."

Xia Fu-ren's eyes flashed, and she immediately had an idea. She took over the remaining tasks proactively and comforted Xia Meng a few words before finding her personal maidservant with silver notes and going to the house of a black midwife where Xia Qing Ran was getting an abortion.

Grandma called out the old woman who looked like dried tree bark, and whispered in her ear:

This young girl climbed onto her master's bed and secretly got pregnant. The wife is very displeased, so she ordered someone to accompany her for an abortion. But the master now dotes on this girl. To prevent future trouble, he wants to make sure she can never have children again. Without offspring, she won't be able to compete with the wife in the backyard. You know what to do, right

Grandma finished speaking and slipped a fifty tael silver note into Heiwun's hand.

The black-cloaked crone, as dry and rigid as tree bark, saw a flash of greed in her eyes after seeing the silver note. She immediately took the silver note and stuffed it into her bosom, squinting as she said:

"Grandma, don't worry. I know what to do."

She'd seen this kind of thing many times before. Most of the women who came to her for abortions were from wealthy families, and it was a familiar routine. With money on the table, she agreed readily.

Thus, without Xia Qingran's knowledge, she lost her right to be a mother. When she found out about this a year later, she was already broken and frail, with little energy and much shortness of breath. After learning the truth, she died immediately.

Xia Qingran had been pregnant for less than three days when she was hastily betrothed to a wealthy peasant family. The other party's family was modestly well-off, but the man's previous wife had passed away, leaving behind two sons and a daughter. Fearing that a stepmother would mistreat his late wife's children, the man had never remarried. When he truly needed a woman, he would go to the Hundred Flowers Building in the city for temporary arrangements. However, this was not a long-term solution.

Just as the matchmaker arrived, Xia Qingran was introduced to her. The matchmaker was told that she was a cousin from afar of General Xia, and that she had suffered a miscarriage due to being mistreated by her husband during pregnancy, leaving her unable to have children afterward.

Because I almost got killed this time, and it was only thanks to Xia's deputy general coming to my rescue that I managed to escape from there. However, Xia's deputy general can't keep me at his place forever, so he's been thinking of finding a reliable marriage for me.

And this condition of being unable to bear children was exactly what the man desired, after all, he already had two sons and a daughter, not lacking children, he lacked a woman to warm his bed, so he agreed to meet.

They met through a matchmaker and were very satisfied with each other.

Xia Qingran, after all, was born into a noble family. Her appearance needless to say was outstanding. Moreover, she was well-educated and could read and write. Except for her slightly pale complexion due to the recent childbirth, everything else was very much to a man's liking.

Xia Qingran saw that the man had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a sturdy physique, and a hundred mu of fertile land at home. He could be considered a wealthy household. After marrying him, she could live more comfortably. The only drawback was that he already had two sons and one daughter.

However, the matchmaker, having received instructions from Mrs. Summer, advised:

"Miss, it's not that my matchmaker isn't doing her best. You yourself know the difference between a young, unmarried woman and a divorced one. Besides, you just had a miscarriage, which weakened your body. Even if you were to marry, it would take a year or so for you to recover and be able to have another child. If you miss this opportunity, there might not be another chance with such good conditions."

He's afraid of having children You can have them too. Just wait until you recover, give birth to a boy and a girl, then your position will be even stronger. The Lin family can afford it.

Xia Qingran knew the matchmaker was telling the truth. Given her current circumstances, finding someone like this was already good enough. Besides, she was eager to get married and escape Yu Cheng's pursuit. In the end, she nodded in agreement to this marriage.

Since everyone agreed, Mrs. Xia prepared a dowry of four palanquins at random and chose a date to marry Xia Qingran off.

After resolving this matter, Vice Captain Xia even consulted with his wife about whether to inform General Meng.

"My husband, you absolutely must not!"

"This is something that can't be hidden forever!"

If you are telling the truth, then you are not General Meng's benefactor, but his enemy. We will just stick to our story that she is your illegitimate daughter. Who really knows anyway

Now that Lang Huan is gone, after another year or so when Qing Ran is dealt with too, who will know.

What if Cui Zhu betrays us

She wouldn't, and she didn't dare!confirmed the last number Captain used belonged to a hostess named Lulu. We just need to verify more details about her."Qian Siming immediately said."Follow this line.""Yes!"Finally, Wang's report:"Ca...