Chapter 41: The Great Eunuch Yi Zhonghai

Seeing the Deaf Old Lady playing dumb again, even a man like Liu Haizhong was at his wit's end and had no choice but to obediently make way for her.

The First Aunt supported the Deaf Old Lady, intending to step forward and help the First Uncle up; Zhao Gangzi didn't have a very deep impression of the old lady.

However, she wasn't a good person either; in the original owner's memories, this old lady often made things difficult for people when she was young, and only quieted down after she got older.

It was just that she had no children of her own, so she adopted Yi Zhonghai as her godson, and with Shazhu counting as her grandson, not a single person in this three-generation family had any blood relation.

Furthermore, her status as a Five-Guarantee Household was also obtained in an unclear manner; even the neighborhood office had investigated it, but they hadn't been able to find out the reason why.

If it weren't for the fact that she was the oldest person in the Siheyuan, she wouldn't have received such treatment, where everyone had to respectfully call out "Old Lady" upon seeing her.

"Sigh, leave a line of retreat in your actions so that you may meet again in the future."

"Kid, if you act like this, you will surely suffer retribution in the future..."

On the surface, the Deaf Old Lady looked very kind, but the words she said to Zhao Gangzi were extremely aggressive, and he even saw a trace of malice in her eyes.

This didn't look like the eyes of an ordinary old lady at all.

However, Zhao Gangzi wasn't someone who could be easily scared; looking at the old lady, he said unhurriedly, "Old Lady, saying things like that is meaningless; after all, the facts are laid out before everyone's eyes."

"Besides, the First Uncle embezzled our family's subsidies; you can refuse to admit it, but don't let me find evidence, otherwise I will definitely deal with him to the death..."

Hearing this, the Deaf Old Lady didn't reply; she knew that the young man in front of her was no saint, and that such low-level, inferior tactics would certainly not work on him.

"Old Lady, you must save me; I am truly wronged in this matter," Yi Zhonghai's tears were already falling, and seeing the old lady arrive, he was as excited as if he had seen a savior.

"Child, don't you worry! With me, the Old Lady, here, no one will be able to touch a single hair on your head today," the Deaf Old Lady wasn't deaf at this moment; her speech was clear and even exceptionally forceful.

Many people present fell silent, wanting to see how the old lady would resolve this matter.

After all, this was no small affair.

As the First Uncle of the courtyard, not only did he commit adultery, but now he had even gotten someone pregnant; if he didn't come up with a way to explain it, it would absolutely not be resolved.

The Deaf Old Lady was also as clear as a mirror in her heart.

She called the First Aunt directly to her side and said with an apologetic face, "Child's wife, you have truly been wronged all these years, suffering such undeserved accusations for so long..."

These words not only left the First Aunt stunned, but also left the others bewildered; what did these words mean?

And Yi Zhonghai seemed to understand the meaning; he struggled to stand up and knelt beside the First Aunt.

"This..."

"Can you explain yourself clearly?" the First Aunt asked, confused.

"Sigh..."

The old lady sighed.

"Everyone, since things have reached this point, some things must be said.

Actually,

it is not that Child's wife cannot conceive, but that Child has been impotent since he was a child; he is a natural eunuch!"

The Deaf Old Lady shook her head with a look of sadness on her face.

Hearing this, the First Aunt immediately understood and nodded quickly, "Right, it's not that I can't conceive, but because of the First Uncle, so Qin Huairu's pregnancy absolutely has nothing to do with the First Uncle!"

Yi Zhonghai was already kowtowing to the Deaf Old Lady; although saying such a thing would ruin his reputation, it was still better than being thrown into prison and executed.

At this moment, his entire head was buried in the ground, and he didn't even dare to look at anyone's eyes.

And all of this was caused by Zhao Gangzi.

If he hadn't been fanning the flames and spouting nonsense on the side, this matter wouldn't be happening now, and this shameful business wouldn't be known to everyone.

"This..."

Zhao Gangzi was also dumbfounded.

He hadn't expected that to clear his name, the First Uncle would actually take the initiative to admit he was a eunuch.

Even the faces of Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were extremely ugly.

After all, both of them were old foxes; who could know if the First Uncle was truly a natural eunuch? In any case, what was laid out before them was that the old lady had helped her godson clear his name.

And no one could find a reason to argue!

Truly, the older one gets, the more cunning one becomes; a matter that was supposed to lead to prison was just brushed aside with a few words.

And it was very reasonable and logical; at most, the First Uncle had blamed the inability to conceive on the First Aunt for the sake of his own reputation, and that could only be considered a family matter.

After all, the kind-hearted First Aunt wouldn't pursue such a thing.

"When I was young, I studied medicine for a few years, and I know a thing or two about taking pulses," the Deaf Old Lady coughed a few times, then had the First Aunt support her as she went over to Qin Huairu.

The crowd just watched, and even Jia Dongxu didn't dare to say much; after all, the fact that the First Uncle was a eunuch had already come out.

Who knew what else might happen next.

And sure enough, the Deaf Old Lady took Qin Huairu's hand and felt it for a while, then slowly said, "I feel this pulse, she is indeed pregnant, no mistake!"

"But this has been at least three months..."

"How did you only just discover it? You really don't know how to take care of us women; it's so infuriating..."

The Deaf Old Lady picked up her cane and was about to strike Jia Dongxu, and Jia Dongxu didn't dare to dodge, just taking the blows.

However, the knot in his heart was considered untied; three months ago, Jia Dongxu hadn't yet suffered his misfortune and was still a normal man.

If calculated by time in this way, this child was truly his, Jia Dongxu's!

"Since everything is clear, everyone disperse; go do what you need to do..."

The old lady told everyone to go about their business and not to watch the excitement here, then she looked at Zhao Gangzi, who hadn't left, and smiled, "Now that everything is clear, you just slandered Child; does that count as spreading rumors?"

Zhao Gangzi's heart trembled; he hadn't expected to be outmaneuvered by the old lady today, and she could be considered the first decent opponent he had encountered since his rebirth into the Siheyuan.

"Zhao Gangzi, today's matter isn't over! You must give me an explanation!"

Yi Zhonghai stood up, clutching his injured body.

He looked at Zhao Gangzi with hatred; if the old lady hadn't helped him out of the predicament today, there would be no place for Yi Zhonghai in this Siheyuan in the future.

"Haha," Zhao Gangzi gave a dry laugh and said coldly, "I didn't do anything; I just said what I saw last night, that doesn't count as spreading rumors, does it?"

"Besides, I didn't do anything at all; the neighbors present can all testify to that for me. I think you'd better go home and retire!"

"Besides, you should talk about your precious grandson Shazhu first; he put in quite a bit of effort just now..."

Zhao Gangzi whistled, shoved his hands into his pockets, and walked away.

Just as he had said, he had only recounted what he saw last night, without adding any embellishments.

Even if they reported it to the public security comrades, he wouldn't be charged with any crime of spreading rumors or slander.

However, this old lady really had some tricks up her sleeve; she resolved this crisis with just a few words. As for taking pulses or having studied medicine, that was pure nonsense.

"How interesting, this old lady is definitely not simple. It seems I'll have to be careful from now on," Zhao Gangzi couldn't help but sigh to himself. In the Siheyuan, this old lady definitely counted as an opponent.