In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 424 - 423: The Mystery of Qin Yi’s Origin_1

Chapter 424: Chapter 423: The Mystery of Qin Yi’s Origin_1

Compared to the hustle and bustle on the women’s cell side, this side of the men’s cell was deadly quiet.

The only sound to be heard was the faint crackling of the torch stuck near the cell door.

Old Qin, since entering, remained hunched in a corner, completely motionless. His expression was blank as if reflecting on some grave matter, entirely ignorant of the slow passage of time.

The others were silent too.

After a long while, Qin Yi rose, slowly walking over to sit beside Old Qin.

The noise of the dragging chains stirred Old Qin, who couldn’t help but look up at him.

"Dad."

Qin Yi softly said, his eyes red, choking on a thousand words, which finally turned into a long sigh.

Old Qin gave a slight nod, then gently patted his arm.

"Ah! Life, fate! It’s just like this ..."

Saying this, he lifted his head, looking at the top of the cell, forcibly swallowing the bitter sentiment rising in his heart.

"Dad!"

Qin Yi leaned in closer against Old Qin’s chest, his shoulders shaking, but he could not utter a word.

Old Qin repeatedly sighed.

After a long while, he suddenly clenched his teeth, a peculiar spark flashed in his eyes, as if he had made a decision, he slowly muttered: "My son, your father has something important to tell you."

Qin Yi remained still.

"Listen carefully, Yi."

Old Qin lowered his voice: "This secret, I originally intended it to be buried with me in my coffin, but with the current situation, I can’t keep it secret anymore. Son, you... are not my son!"

Qin Yi nodded slightly: "Hmm...Huh? What!"

Finally, raising his head, still stained with tears, he asked: "Dad, what did you just say? I didn’t hear you clearly."

Old Qin stared at Qin Yi, his face dumbfounded, and slowly enunciated: "I’m telling you, you’re not my son, nor of Qin family blood. You’re a child I brought back from outside!"

There, stunned, sat Qin Yi. The Qin family members were stunned too. Even Su Lao Si was dumbfounded, his eyes wide open, staring at Old Qin, without saying a word.

After a long moment, Qin Yi, still dazed, with trembling lips, forced a smile.

But that smile, uglier than tears, managed: "Dad, you’re confused, aren’t you? At this time, you’re making such a joke with me..."

"I’m not joking!"

Old Qin looked at him earnestly: "Haven’t you noticed that you look different from your elder brothers?"

"Isn’t it because of my mother..."

Qin Yi stopped halfway, a flush of embarrassment colouring his face.

As a child, it was improper to speak ill of one’s parents, and go against the ethics of filial piety.

"Ah! I know, you all have been influenced by the woman Mrs. Qin-Li. You were misled to believe that you are a child born of me and another woman, right?"

Old Qin looked at everyone.

No one responded, they all silently lowered their heads.

"Back then, before our Qin family had split, we lived in the same house which you are building now."

Old Qin spoke about the past, his eyes downcast: "I had to work odd jobs every day to make ends meet. One day, I took up a job helping to load goods onto a ship that was setting sail north. That day..."

On that day, it was close to the harsh winter, the fog was heavy, and the river was enveloped in white.

He, along with other laborers, was hauling heavy sacks onto the ship. There were many goods that day, and the foreman was rushing them. Overwhelmed by the weight of the sacks, he took a break by a wooden stake to catch his breath.

Despite the freezing cold, his back was drenched in sweat. Wiping off his sweat, just as he was about to lift the goods and leave, a groan sounded from nearby.

Curious, he sat the cargo down and turned around only to find a man, dressed like a guard, laying there covered in blood. The moment the man saw him, he instinctively moved, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

Recognizing his face, the man’s features softened, he labored open his mouth towards Qin.

He immediately leaned closer, and saw the man desperately pulling out a package from his chest: "Be...beg you... save, save him... quickly, run..."

"He didn’t finish his words before he gave his last breath. Upon examination, I found he had been stabbed and killed in the chest."

Old Qin sighed: "I opened the package and found that it was a male infant, chubby and fair, covered in a man’s clothing, on him was a blood-red, Tiger-Shaped Blood Jade. Fearful of being pursued, I didn’t even settle my accounts, and hurried home with the child that very night."

"No, this is not true, not true ..."

Qin Yi couldn’t accept such a revelation, he kept shaking his head.

"Coincidentally, Mrs. Qin-Li at home was about to give birth. Seeing that I had brought home a child, she immediately caused a racket, which led her to harm herself, and the female infant couldn’t survive."

Old Qin looked melancholic: "So I took in the child as Mrs. Qin-Li’s, hence the rumors that I had a child with another woman. I originally wanted to bury this secret forever, to live out my life like this. But now...Ah!"

Now, everyone’s lives were hanging by a thread, and deaths were unnatural!

He felt that this matter couldn’t be kept secret anymore and decided to reveal the truth.

"It’s not, it’s not true! How could this possibly be true? No, no..."

Qin Yi felt his head buzzing!

His mother always had a grudge against him and the rumors about his identity were vaguely known even as a child. But he believed that the unjust treatment from his mother was due to him being the son of his father and another woman.

But now, his dad was telling him that he was not his son at all!

This bolt from the blue dropped without warning on his head, how was he supposed to accept it?

"Yi! I know it’s hard for you to accept this truth, but think it over."

Old Qin sighed over and over, "The Tiger-Shaped Blood Jade you wear around your waist, could an ordinary person afford it? Most likely it would belong to someone from the nobility. I guess that it is related to your origins. Now, given this disaster, for everyone’s sake, should we..."

Ending his words here, Old Qin stopped short.

Qin Yi, trapped in indescribable pain, trembled all over, he looked up at Old Qin.

As soon as Old Qin met his gaze, he avoided contact, not daring to meet his eyes.

"Yi, I, the Old Qin family, have raised you for over twenty years. Although we made no contribution, we performed hard labor. We do not yearn for wealth or honor, all we want is to live peacefully, as a family."

His words were like a rude wake-up call to Qin Yi!

They immediately brought him back to his senses!

He looked blankly at a point in the void, tightly clutching the Blood Jade in his hand, unresponsive for a long time!