bookcurios Chapter 174 The Real Mo Family (1)
Chapter 174 The Real Mo Family (1)
Chapter 174 The Real Mo Family (XI)
Shen Jinyi felt very sleepy. She rarely stayed up so late, so she simply picked up the teapot on the table and poured a glass of water. There was just the last cup of water in the pot, and after drinking the cold tea, her mind instantly became much clearer.
"If it is said that Mo Ling is not actually Mo Junyao's child, sister, you should be able to guess what benefit my uncle can get from it, right?"
Cheng Jinchu frowned. It was just a matter of exchanging children, but there were twists and turns one after another. It really made people speechless.
"So...it was your uncle who replaced Mo Junyao's child?"
Shen Jinyi nodded and shook his head.
&34;He did replace the child, but he did not simply replace the child. He gave Mo Junyao's child to...&34;
Shen Jinyi made a gesture of wiping his neck. Cheng Jinchu was not surprised but rather confused. Mo Junyao was his biological sister after all, so he was too ruthless in his move.
&34;Actually, my uncle didn't come up with this idea directly to Mo Junyao, but there was a little maidservant beside Mo Junyao, who was actually my uncle's person. It was correct to say that she was his servant or his woman, and the child who was replaced was the child born to her biological sister and my uncle.
How my father realized that my uncle was involved in this matter was also from that maid.
That maid was the most trusted maid around Mo Junyao, so my father naturally had a deep impression of her. However, this person actually died on the same day as my mother.
Not long after my mother passed away, one day, my father went to my eldest uncle's house to see him for something. He said that my eldest uncle was entertaining friends, so he asked my father to wait in the front hall. While he was sitting there waiting, he heard a woman shouting that she wanted to see the old man, who was my eldest uncle.
My father heard a loud commotion over there, and because it was right at the gate of the main hall, he walked over to take a look, and saw that the maid who had already died was actually standing there. Although he was shocked at the time, he quietly went back and sat down. After my uncle came, he pretended to be confused and asked what had happened over there and why there was such a fierce noise. My uncle made up an excuse to get away with it.
Since he had doubts and saw the maid, my father naturally had a direction for investigation, so for so many years he followed the course of events arranged by my uncle, making him think that his child would get Fengya's property when he returned to the Shen family in the future.
But my uncle didn't expect that his mother Qin Wanru had other plans and would stage such a play to deceive Mo Junyao, deceiving her that the people she sent had killed me. My uncle naturally knew that Mo Junyao sent assassins. Qin Wanru's tricks were equivalent to fooling two people, but she didn't expect that your sister would appear and make the plans of these three people fall through. &34;
"Then, does Mo Ling know about this? Does she know that she is actually your uncle's daughter?"
Shen Jinyi nodded.
"She knew. In my previous life, I always wondered why Aunt Mo was so devoted to Mo Ling. But when Mo Ling looked at Aunt Mo, there was not only no emotion or gratitude in her eyes, but also contempt. It was because she knew her own life experience. She knew that Aunt Mo was just a stepping stone on her road to success. This stepping stone was not her biological mother, so she didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt when she stepped on it.
However, it was true that she liked the Second Young Master Zhao. Mo Ling had never suffered much, so she thought that nothing in this world could go wrong. Whoever she liked, there would be many people around her who would give her the opportunity to marry that person just to make her feel good. Even if she was a concubine, as long as she entered the mansion, she would eventually be able to take the position of the main wife.
My uncle's target is not just what my father has. Although the things my father has seem to be a lot, compared with the wealth of the Mo family, it is like comparing the size of a tiger and a mouse.
Therefore, his focus is still on the Mo family's assets. He cannot be the head of the Mo family, but if you think about it carefully, he can be the real controller behind the head of the family.
The current head of the Mo family is the bastard. In the eyes of the uncle, he is a fool. The bastard's wife, Lin, married him because something happened between them at a banquet, which was discovered by everyone. Lin was already one month pregnant before she married the bastard. &34;
When Shen Jinyi said this, Cheng Jinchu remembered the news he had heard before.
"I got the news that this bastard might be unlucky. He has many concubines at home, but his wife and concubines have only given birth to three children, all girls. He consulted a doctor, who said that he either cannot make a girl pregnant or it may be difficult for him."
Shen Jinyi nodded.
"This may be because God doesn't favor my uncle! My uncle had good intentions, but he didn't know that after Lin married into the Mo family, she only gave birth to a baby girl.
He was probably so angry that he died. After that, he worked in Yawen County, a very remote place in Han Country. That place was even more remote and difficult than the place my father went to back then. He didn't know that the place was carefully selected for him by my father!
By the way, sister, do you know how my uncle was suddenly transferred to Pingcheng? &34;
Cheng Jinchu looked at the sky outside. The night was about to fall and the sky was gradually getting brighter. The rosy clouds swept across the dim sky, bringing a ray of light and hope. Cheng Jinchu looked at the sky that was about to light up and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
&34;Now, he is just relying on sending several carefully selected beauties to your illegitimate uncle, so that your uncle, who is the most useless, can give him money to open up the relationship. In addition, he writes a letter home every month, expressing the friendship between brothers and telling them about his own sufferings.
He is quite capable and was able to find connections right under your father's nose. By the time your father found out, his transfer order had already arrived.
Moreover, your father probably didn't touch Mo Junyao for all these years and just let things go. He must have discovered that the person behind your uncle is not an ordinary person.
I think the person behind the scenes will not intervene in your uncle's affairs, because, regarding the Mo family, no matter whether it was your uncle who was in power in the end or the current one, the one who is truly in power must be the person behind the scenes. Therefore, the person behind the scenes wants the control of the Mo family. As for the nominal head of the family, it doesn't matter who it is as long as it is not someone as capable as your second uncle.
I guess your uncle didn't know that it was your father who was responsible for his transfer to Yawen County. After all, your father wanted to see what other tricks he had, so he probably maintained a superficial relationship with him.
The people behind him are smart, but they don't often pay attention to these things. Considering the image your father has built up over the years, your father cannot be suspected for the time being.
My guess is that your uncle himself has realized that some big shot is suppressing him, and he must have many enemies. Your father has been treating Mo Junyao well on the surface over the years.
Although your father let them know that he had many concubines, Aunt Mo or your uncle, as family members, would not spread these matters.
Aunt Mo won't make it public because she wants to save face, but your uncle thinks that knowing this is equivalent to holding leverage over your father, so he is naturally happy. Moreover, to your uncle, who is even more philandering, this is called manliness and is nothing. He even thinks that your father's official career has reached its limit.
So your uncle still doesn't suspect your father. Now, he has quietly returned to Pingcheng, not because he wants to hide it from your father, but because he doesn't know who he has offended. Therefore, before the transfer order comes down, no one can know that he is going back. &34;