Chapter 389: with translation of chapter title

That the National Master has a child is common knowledge. But the identity of the child's birth mother has always been a mystery.

As for the child's birth mother, everyone has their own theories.

Some say the child's birth mother is the woman the National Master loves dearly, who died in difficult labor, so he has not taken another wife for years; some say the child's birth mother is the product of a one-night fling with the National Master; and others say the child's birth mother was imprisoned by the National Master...

All sorts of rumors abound. This has made the National Master's child's birth mother a figure shrouded in heavy mystery.

Is this delicate, willowy woman before us the child's birth mother?

If so, wouldn't that mean she is the National Master's woman?

Many women looked at Yun Zhi with eyes full of envy.

Who wouldn't want to become the beautiful and powerful National Master's woman?

Ye Qingran stood to the side watching Yun Xi, a flash of icy color crossing her eyes.

Since Yun Zhi won't shed a tear until she sees the coffin, today I will make her completely give up hope!

Lin Xueyan saw Yun Zhi actually step forward at this moment, diverting everyone's attention, and she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked at Yun Zhi, the corner of her mouth slowly curling into a scheming smile. Yun Zhi stepping forward now must be for the child's matter. Once Yun Zhi tells everyone the truth, Ye Qingran will surely be condemned by all, and then her bet agreement with Ye Qingran will no longer attract anyone's attention!

Yun Zhi nodded, speaking solemnly: 'Not bad, I am indeed the birth mother of the National Master's child!'

Everyone drew a sharp breath.

This woman, is she truly the birth mother of the National Master's child?

'Then, what do you want me to decide for you, Your Majesty?'

The Donglin Emperor forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart.

Yun Zhi lifted her head, extended her slender finger, and pointed at Ye Qingran.

'Your Majesty, although the child was born of me, Ye Qingran has seized my child and refuses to let go. As the child's birth mother, I can only watch from afar all day, not even able to touch the child's hand. Therefore, I, Yun Zhi, earnestly beg Your Majesty to decide and return the child to this commoner girl!'

'This...'

The Donglin Emperor felt a headache coming on.

'Your Majesty, these past days I have had no appetite for tea or food, only hoping the child can return to my embrace as soon as possible!'

'Your Majesty, please have pity on me!'

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Yun Zhi.

One's own child being intimate with another woman, even calling another woman mother— for a mother, isn't that too cruel?

'I've said it before, Xiao Chen is my child.'

Ye Qingran said lightly.

Lin Xueyan's heart skipped a beat upon hearing those words.

Ye Qingran saying Xiao Chen is her child— could it be that she already knows about the incident years ago when she took Xiao Chen to Zhu Lu's summit?

Lin Xueyan was shocked.

'No, this is absolutely impossible! She must be saying this because she doesn't want Xiao Chen to return to Yun Zhi's side!' Lin Xueyan silently comforted herself.

'Ye Qingran, you clearly know the child isn't yours, so why cling to him? I beg you, return my child to me!'

Yun Zhi beat her chest and stamped her feet, weeping miserably.

Many people, especially women, looked at Ye Qingran with eyes full of blame.

'Ye Qingran, since the child isn't yours, just give him back to her!'

'Exactly, you're hogging the meat that fell from her body— what kind of meaning is that?'

'This Yun Zhi is so pitiful! Ye Qingran, you're simply going too far!'

At this moment, Lin Xueyan's eyes flickered, she seized the opportunity and said: 'Ye Qingran, I know you and Xiao Chen have a good relationship, but the child is ultimately not your biological offspring. The bloodline detection report for Xiao Chen and Miss Yun Zhi was personally arranged by the National Master, and you have seen the results—they are indeed mother and son. Why do you still cling to this delusion?'

She spoke earnestly and with deep concern.

'What?'

'They actually did a bloodline detection report?'

'Yun Zhi, is what Lin Xueyan said really true?' Gu Huanghou asked eagerly.

If this is true, then taking the child named Xiao Chen away from Ye Qingran's side would surely be a painful matter for her.

Furthermore, without the child's tie, the relationship between Ye Qingran and the National Master would only grow thinner.

Gu Huanghou was secretly scheming in her heart.

Yun Zhi nodded, 'It's true. The bloodline detection report is with the National Master, and Miss Lin has also seen it with her own eyes.'

Gu Huanghou and the others all turned their gaze to Lin Xueyan.

'What Miss Yun Zhi said is correct; I was also present that day.'

Now, the crowd largely believed it.

The bloodline detection report cannot be falsified. This can only mean that Yun Zhi is truly the birth mother of the National Master's child!

Could it really be that Ye Qingran is forcibly keeping Yun Zhi's child?

Fu Chenzhen originally disliked Yun Zhi; seeing her repeatedly and falsely claim kinship, even causing his mother to be scolded by others, he became angry.

'You're talking nonsense, I am not your child!' Fu Chenzhen shouted in a low voice. His furrowed brow resembled his father's.

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhi burst into tears, 'Xiao Chen, my child, I truly am your mother! Why won't you acknowledge me? Is it only because these years I haven't been able to stay by your side? Mother was wrong! Mother knows she was wrong! Mother promises you, from now on I will never leave you again, okay? Please forgive Mother this once! Wah wah wah~'

Those who heard felt sorrowful; those who saw shed tears.

'Yo, Ye Qingran, you're something— you've got the child behaving perfectly, not even recognizing his own birth mother! You must have been pouring all sorts of strange ideas into his ears all the time,' Dongfang Ling'er said with a sarcastic tone.

After Dongfang Ling'er's reminder, everyone also began to blame Ye Qingran.

They said she was ruthless and vicious, even trying to snatch someone else's child— if she had the ability she should give birth to her own...

They also said she deliberately clung to Xiao Chen in order to marry the National Master...

Moreover, some said she couldn't stand to see others doing well...

In short, it should be as unpleasant as possible.

Yun Zhi lowered her head, a triumphant smile flashing in her eyes.

She intends to expose Ye Qingran's crimes here, so everyone can see her ugly side!

"His Majesty, please act for the common woman!"

Yun Zhi bowed once to the Donglin Emperor.

The Donglin Emperor wore a troubled expression.

"This..."

He looked at Ye Qingran, "Ye Qingran, look, this..."

He really is in a bind!

If Ye Qingran were still the Ye Qingran of old, he might still wield his sovereign authority to have her return the child to Yun Zhi, but now Ye Qingran is not only a Mysterious Patriarch Strongman but also a Guest Minister Elder of the Divine Medicine Sect, and either identity is beyond his reach to offend.

"Yun Zhi, didn't you keep saying that Xiao Chen is your child with the National Master? How about this: if the National Master can prove the child is yours, I'll return him to you, okay?"

"Yes, this matter still requires the National Master to step forward!"

Yun Zhi frowned; she simply didn't want to wait any longer!

But since His Majesty said so, she could not object.

"Ye Qingran, don't you already have a child? Why are you still trying to seize Yun Zhi's child?" Mu Qingrou's mouth curled into a malicious smile.

Saying that, she stood up, looked at Mo Xiaohu with an unfriendly expression, "Oh, I recall now, this Wild Offspring seems to be the result of you and a rustic villager's illicit union. A rustic villager—how could he compare to the National Master?"

More and more gazes fell upon Mo Xiaohu.