The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

The reason why Yan Muxi asked this was because the midwife was a female doctor trained by a meritorious family and had rich experience in delivering babies. If a woman had a difficult delivery, at worst she could save one child, and it would be very unlikely that there would be two deaths.

The midwife fell to her knees and explained in panic, "The fetus in the womb of the former city lord's wife is too big. I am helpless and have no intention of saving her!"

"You are helpless, but you don't want to save her?" Yan Muxi frowned and pondered for a moment. "More than ten years have passed since the accident, and it is extremely difficult to find evidence. Let's put it this way, you swear on the lives of your family and children that you have never participated in persecuting the wife of the former city lord. If you dare to swear a poisonous oath to prove yourself, this island master will believe that you are innocent."

The midwife suddenly raised her head, met Yan Muxi's cold smile, and kowtowed hastily, "I have been a good woman for half my life, and have never done anything to harm anyone's life. I beg the island master to forgive me!"

"Since you have never done anything to harm anyone's life, why don't you dare to swear an oath?" Yan Muxi asked in pretended confusion.

The midwife's face turned pale and she stammered for a long time but didn't dare to swear an oath.

Now everyone saw the clue and confirmed that there was indeed another hidden story behind the death of the former city lord’s wife.

After Yan Muxi's questioning, the midwife finally revealed the truth.

The wife of the former city lord had a large baby and had difficulty giving birth. Under the circumstances at the time, sacrificing the older child to save the younger was the safest and most beneficial method. She went out to ask Murong Feng for his opinion, but Murong Feng disagreed to abandon the adult and asked her to do her best to save the life of the wife of the former city lord.

After returning to the delivery room, she tried every method to assist with the delivery, but the fetus still could not be born, and the mother was already exhausted and dying. The only method left was to open the birth canal to take the baby out, but the risk of opening the birth canal was extremely high, and the chances of the mother surviving were slim.

After she discussed it with Murong Feng, Murong Feng reluctantly agreed to this method. The child was successfully taken out, but the former city lord's wife eventually suffered heavy bleeding and lost her life.

After listening to the midwife's stumbling narration, Yan Muxi frowned, "According to what you said, the child was alive when he was born?"

The midwife nodded hurriedly, "He is alive and cried a few times. I can confirm it."

"Why did the child disappear later?" Yan Muxi asked anxiously.

The former city lord's wife exchanged her life for the child. If the child did not survive, it would be fine. But if he was killed by someone, the person who did it deserves to go to the eighteenth level of hell.

The midwife glanced at Mrs. Murong subconsciously, "After the child was born, I handed it over to Madam Murong, trying to stop the bleeding and save the life of the former city lord's wife. After the former city lord's wife could not be saved, I went to see the child, and found that the child was dead."

Hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to Murong, whose face was filled with sorrow and shock, and she looked pure and innocent.

"Mrs. Murong, can you explain why the child died?" Yan Muxi asked bluntly.

Murong explained hastily, "The child cried only a few times after he was born and then died. I don't know how he died."

Yan Muxi then asked Lin Sheng who was standing beside him, "The old doctor was the attending doctor at the time. Has he seen the child's body?"

Lin Sheng nodded, "Yes, I have. When I saw the child, his face was blue and purple, and he had died from suffocation."

"Died from holding his breath?" Yan Muxi looked at Murong, a fierce look flashing in her eyes, "You and the midwife both said that the child cried when he was born, and the child's breathing should have been even, so why did he die from holding his breath?"

Murong cried and shook her head, "I don't know, I really don't know!"

"I don't know. You figured out that the incident happened a long time ago and there's no evidence to prove that you killed the child, right?" Yan Muxi angrily threw the teacup on the table next to the midwife. "Tell me! Is there anything else you haven't told me?"

The midwife shuddered, and after a while she said in a trembling voice, "Madam Murong gave me a pair of gold bracelets and asked me to conceal the truth about the child's death."

"You are slandering me. When did I ever bribe you?" Murong retorted angrily.

Ignoring Murong's rebuttal, Yan Muxi questioned the midwife, "You said Murong bribed you, do you still have the evidence?"

The midwife thought for a moment and said, "Yes, Madam Murong gave me the gold bracelet. I felt guilty about it and never dared to use it. It is now hidden under the magnolia tree in the yard."

"Nonsense, you are slandering me!" Murong was completely panicked. She knelt down and crawled to Murong Feng's feet, explaining with a look of panic, "I never gave her the bracelet. She was framed by someone. My husband must believe me, believe me!"

"We'll know once we check whether the midwife has slandered you." Murong Feng closed his eyes, unwilling to look at Murong at his feet.

After more than ten years of love, Murong had long replaced his first wife's position in his heart. If it were not for the justice in his heart, he would not be able to control his desire to protect Murong. Even if Murong had hurt others, he still wanted to keep her safe.

Soon, the bracelets were taken back, and Murong Feng recognized that the bracelets were the dowry of his first wife, and later given to Murong. Murong had not worn the pair of gold bracelets for many years.

The facts and evidence are clear, and Murong can no longer escape the blame.

In order to reduce the punishment, the midwife revealed that Murong had bribed her with the intention of murdering Yan Muxi and her son.

Murong Feng originally wanted to ask Yan Muxi to spare Murong's life, but now he was too embarrassed to ask the question.

Yan Muxi achieved his goal, so he stopped arguing and directly ordered the people from the Ministry of Personnel to kidnap Murong.

"Murong Feng! Save me, save me... You promised to protect me forever, you promised me..."

Murong's crying could win Murong Feng's mercy, but it could not wash away her own sins.

It was not until this moment that Murong believed that there really was reincarnation.

When she was young, she sold out her elder sister's life in order to survive. Later, she was stranded on Hua Island. She was jealous of everything the city lord's wife had, so she snatched it away, not hesitating to sacrifice two lives.

When she first did bad things, she would have nightmares in the dead of night, but later on, she no longer had nightmares. She felt that she was God’s favorite and those who hindered her deserved to be stepping stones.

When her life was at its best, she was disdainful of retribution and reincarnation. Now she knows that retribution and reincarnation really exist, they just arrive late.

The laws on the island were imperfect, and Murong had no chance to seek justice. Three days later, his hands and feet were tied and he sank into the sea.

Murong Tian had a corrupt style and was deprived of his position as clan leader by the clan elders. Murong Feng temporarily took over as the clan leader of the Murong clan.

The incident came to an end, Shunzi came to report to Yan Muxi about the follow-up arrangements, "Mrs. Murong San has already made arrangements, she is very satisfied with the money and the job... That midwife, are you really not going to get rid of the seal?"

Murong Tian was stabbed with a knife by someone arranged by Yan Muxi, and Murong San's wife was also a troublemaker arranged by Yan Muxi. Even the gold bracelet that proved that Murong bribed the midwife was planted by her in advance by the midwife to frame Murong.

Shunzi was afraid that the midwife would go back on her word again, and then Murong Feng would definitely turn against Yan Muxi, and all their arrangements would be wasted.

Yan Muxi smiled, "There's no need to do this. The midwife is a smart person who knows the current situation. She knew to keep silent to save her life back then, and now she knows what to choose. She won't talk nonsense, and she won't do anything that hurts others and herself. If she is kept, Murong Feng will never get suspicious. Besides, the former city lord's wife and her son were killed by the Murong family. Murong Feng knows this better than anyone else. He will not do anything to clear the Murong family of the crime."