He was followed by hundreds of yamen runners.

The Prince of Zhennan frowned. This was the south gate of the city, and the residence of the Prefect of Jingzhao was at the far east. It would take at least an hour to get here.

He rushed over without delay the moment he received the news.

The Prefect of the Capital, however, arrived on foot. The two arrived at roughly the same time, indicating that the Prefect of the Capital had clearly been in the vicinity for some time.

"Someone reported that there was a disturbance at the city gate, so I came here on special occasion. I wonder if the Prince of Zhennan has any business here?"

The Prefect of the Capital raised his voice, as if he hadn't seen Pei Zhao, and exclaimed, "Oh, Prince Pei is here too!"

Pei Zhao frowned.

The onlookers who were watching the commotion turned around to look.

The Prince of Zhennan and Pei Zhao were exposed to everyone.

"Young Master Pei, your mother has returned! Why don't you go forward and recognize her!" someone shouted.

Pei Zhao glanced around and saw that everyone was a commoner. He couldn't tell who was speaking at all. His face turned pale and then red, looking quite unwell.

Surrounded by the crowd, Princess Zhennan collapsed to the ground. As the crowd parted, she slowly saw two familiar faces.

She was extremely excited.

However, upon seeing the cold looks in their eyes, Princess Zhennan's joy turned to disappointment, and the smile on her face froze.

That word, "Zhao'er," stuck in my throat like a fishbone.

"The princess has arrived!"

Just then, a luxurious carriage drove up in this direction. The curtain was lifted, and Princess Jiahua stepped down from the carriage, raising her voice to ask, "Who went to the princess's residence to demand a reward?"

As soon as she finished speaking, dozens of people raised their hands and pointed at the Princess Consort of Zhennan.

Princess Jiahua walked towards the center of the crowd, looked down at the Princess of Zhennan, bent down to examine her closely, grabbed her wrist and lifted it up, revealing a blue butterfly birthmark on her left wrist. She exclaimed, "Yuyan, it really is you!"

Princess Zhennan was so angry at Princess Jiahua's pretentious act that she almost vomited blood. She could barely utter a sound, even when she tried to growl.

He opened his mouth but hurled silent insults.

Princess Jia Hua's eyes reddened, and she said angrily, "How could these bandits torture you like this!"

Princess Zhennan was taken aback.

"Prince Zhennan, you must seek justice for Yu Yan!" Princess Jia Hua said with a pained expression.

At this moment, the Prince of Zhennan's face was ashen, and he stared intently at Princess Jiahua, wishing he could strangle her to death.

You bitch!

They actually turned the tables and deliberately disgusted themselves.

“Father, now that everyone recognizes that’s Mother, perhaps…” Pei Zhao felt a pang of pity; after all, that was his mother who had given birth to him.

If you don't even recognize your mother, aren't you worse than a pig or a dog?

The Prince of Zhennan gripped the reins tightly, his palms stained crimson. He took a deep breath and looked at the Prefect of the Capital: "There are too many people in the world who look alike. I have already found my queen. This one is not my queen. Your Excellency should investigate thoroughly to find out who is behind this and has instructed her to impersonate my queen!"

The Prefect of Jingzhao asked in surprise, "Does the Prince of Zhennan mean that this is not the Princess Consort of Zhennan?"

“Of course not!” The Prince of Zhennan’s voice was deep: “My queen is of a strong character. If she were to suffer humiliation, she would have died long ago to prove her innocence. Why would she have lived on until now?”

The phrase "to die to prove one's innocence" sent a chill down the spine of Princess Zhennan.