บท 1259: Not Truth

His sole heir was about to be adopted. How could he be so shameless?

The chief and the clan elders produced Ms. Zheng's letter along with the signed evidence. Zhao Mu's face alternated between shades of crimson and pallor, leaving him so embarrassed that he wished for nothing more than to disappear into the ground.

He had never anticipated that even Zhao Shu, his own kin, had underestimated the extent of Ms. Zheng's preparation.

It was Auntie Qing who had safeguarded the letter, eventually passing it on to Zhao Shu when he made the decision to return to Yangzhou.

Without hesitation, Zhao Shu had gone to the clan elders before making his journey back to Yangzhou.

At home, he was hailed as a paragon of filial piety to his mother for three whole years.