Seeing that her daughter had fallen into a deep sleep, Xu Ruyun dismissed the maid.

Inside the house, only Xu Ruyun and her daughter were present.

Xu Ruyun looked at her fair-skinned daughter, but tears kept streaming down her face.

He lied to me!

Why did he do that?

How could he be so cruel as to switch his own daughter? What is he trying to do?

The situation is still unclear, so Xu Ruyun should pretend that nothing is wrong for now. Otherwise, if people find out, the real wolves and tigers behind the scenes will probably show their true colors.

Xu Ruyun was born into a large family.

At the age when she was ready to get married, many prominent families came to propose to her.

Xu Ruyun didn't fancy anyone; she was determined to marry Qi Jiating.

Xu Ruyun's parents did not think highly of Qi Jiating.

Therefore, Xu Ruyun had a big fight with her parents for several days.

After the marriage, the Qi family, with the help of the Xu family, gradually rose to prominence.

A sound came from outside.

Little Deer: "Master, Madam has already gone to sleep."

Qi Jiating: "Oh. Then I'll go check on my daughter."

With a creak, the door opened.

Xu Ruyun was still angry with Qi Jiating, so she turned her back and pretended to be asleep.

Qi Jiating tiptoed and picked up his daughter, preparing to carry her outside.

"Stop right there! Where are you taking her?"

Qi Jia turned around and saw his wife looking furious.

Xu Ruyun couldn't believe what her husband had done.

But now, she has seen it with her own eyes.

He must have been carrying the child to switch the prince with a cat.

"Is Madam awake? I'm afraid the child will wake you, so I'll take her outside."

"No need!"

Xu Ruyun said coldly.

Qi Jiating: "Then I'll take my daughter to take a bath?"

Xu Ruyun: "I said it's not necessary!"

Perhaps out of guilt, or perhaps because of his wife's imposing presence, Qi Jia was intimidated and obediently placed the child on his wife's bed.

The baby slightly opened her eyes and heard her parents' conversation, while inwardly complaining.

[Mommy, you did a great job! Thank goodness he didn't take me away, or he definitely would have switched me.]

Qi Jiating stood there feeling a little awkward, so he changed the subject.

"Madam, what name do you think we should give our daughter?"

Suddenly, the sky outside was filled with colorful lights.

Many birds flew in from the horizon and eventually landed in the yard outside, chirping incessantly.

Xu Ruyun looked outside and said, "A hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix is ​​an auspicious sign. Let's name it Chirp Chirp!"

【The name "Chirp Chirp" sounds nice; I like calling myself Chirp Chirp.】

Qi Jiating: "Alright! We'll do as you say, Madam. Our daughter will be named Qiuqiu. Madam, please rest first. I have important matters to attend to."

Xu Ruyun ignored Qi Jiating, rolled her eyes at him, and turned to lie down.

"Important matter? What important matter could it be? The important matter is simply personally sending your illegitimate daughter back, isn't it?"

Xu Ruyun's heart pounded when she heard the chirping sound.

What illegitimate daughter? Could it be a child he had with another woman? When he married her, the Qi family swore in front of everyone that she would be the only woman in their lives.

It was his words that made Xu Ruyun foolishly fall into his love trap.

"Mother, that baby girl in the woodshed is his illegitimate daughter. He's been having an affair for a long time!"

Xu Ruyun was struck dumb!

The seemingly happy and perfect family in everyone's eyes shattered like a dream bubble.

"Little deer, little deer—"

The little deer hurriedly ran into the room.

"lady."

"You quietly follow the master and see what he does when he goes out later."

"Yes, madam."

[Mother, he's keeping a mistress. She's his ideal woman; they were together before you married. He's just using you to strengthen his family's power. It's not true love. Please, please don't let love cloud your judgment!]

Xu Ruyun was so angry that she almost fainted after hearing this.

Qi Jiating kept saying he would marry no one but her, and pursued her for three whole years.

Xu Ruyun also believed that her husband and his wife would definitely support each other through thick and thin and grow old together.

I never expected it to turn out like this!

A short while later, Xiao Lu returned and said to Xu Ruyun, "Madam, Master took the baby girl out and delivered her to a mansion. I saw him go in and hug and kiss a woman, saying that she was their daughter!"

[They've discovered it! Mother has finally found out his secret!]

The fawn looked at the lady with trepidation, expecting her to scream hysterically.

Unexpectedly, the lady said something without any expression.

"Understood. This matter should not be publicized. Let me find out the truth first."

"Yes, Madam!"

[Mother, this isn't the biggest news yet; there's worse news...]

Xu Ruyun thought to herself: Isn't this the worst? What could be more terrifying than this?

Xu Ruyun dared not breathe too loudly, listening carefully to Qiuqiu's inner thoughts.

Someone planted a wooden puppet in the Xu family's home beforehand, with the Emperor's birth date and time engraved on it. This is an extremely malicious curse. If it's discovered, the entire Xu family will be executed!

The cup in Xu Ruyun's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

"Madam, are you alright?"

Xu Ruyun: "Quick, prepare the car, I need to go back to the Xu residence!"

Little Deer: "But Madam, you've just given birth. It's not proper for you to go back to your parents' home at this time!"

At a time like this, she still doesn't care about reason or emotion.

However, to avoid attracting attention and making things worse by being captured as a puppet, Xu Ruyun quickly calmed down.

Xu Ruyun: "Quickly call Xian'er over!"

Before long, all three young masters arrived.

The three older brothers happily gathered around to watch Chiu Chiu.

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