Madam Yun faced her daughter-in-law's accusations in silence.
She truly had no excuse for what happened.
But she had no choice but to do it.
Yun Xiaoqing said nothing. As her aunt, she wasn't feeling much better either.
She had never married and always treated Yun Nuo as her own daughter.
But Yun Nuo passed away at just twenty-one.
It had taken so much effort to find another child, and now, just a few months later, she was facing another heartbreaking loss.
Who wouldn't be devastated?
Mrs. Yun could no longer hold back her feelings. She clung to Mr. Yun and broke down in tears.
"My daughter... Why is my daughter so unlucky!" Mrs. Yun cried bitterly. "If I hadn't married you, would my daughter have escaped all this pain?"
Mr. Yun was speechless.
"I've always done right by your Yun family. Since marrying in, I've put the Yun family above all else. All these years, I've lived in fear, never seeking wealth or status, only peace for our family. Why do this to me?" Mrs. Yun sobbed, clutching her husband's arm so hard that bruises began to form, not even noticing her own strength.
"If someone must be punished, why not punish me? Spare my child, spare them! Spare my daughter..." Mrs. Yun gasped between sobs. "My Xixi was perfectly fine—why did she suddenly hemorrhage? Wasn't she always healthy, even in the womb? Why did this happen out of nowhere? Did you do something? Tell me, did you force my daughter to her death?"
Yun Xiaoqing finally couldn't hold back and said, "Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you thinking? Xixi is our family's only heir. Why would we ever hurt her? I've never had children—Xixi is my child too!"
Mrs. Yun kept shaking her head, her eyes locked on Madam Yun.
It was as if she wouldn't believe anyone unless Madam Yun spoke up.
Madam Yun sighed softly, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
No wonder her daughter-in-law didn't trust her.
Back when the child was born, she switched babies. How could her son and daughter-in-law ever trust her?
Now, faced with such doubts, Madam Yun had nothing to say.