Chapter 165 Justice

The princess and Qi Yuxuan's expressions softened slightly, and they quickly sent someone to offer her a seat.

After Qi Minying took her seat, Aunt Meng walked over to her and briefly explained what had just happened.

Zheng Yanling leaned closer and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"It's not that they arrived at the wrong time, it's that they just happened to be there. Let's see how the Xiao family will handle this!"

They and Qi Yuxuan shared a common hatred for the Xiao family, especially Xiao Yuyao, and had no good impression of them.

Whether it was to give their best friend a satisfying revenge or simply to see evil get its comeuppance, they were all quite happy to see what happened today.

"I'm just wondering, the two midwives were easy to find, but how did they find the mistress? It seems Minister Xiao was quite surprised as well. Did he secretly hide her?"

Zheng Yanling muttered a couple of things, and Qi Minying blinked.

She suddenly remembered that the day before yesterday, when she went to see her elder brother, the Crown Prince, she happened to see the Commander of the Qilin Guard coming out of the East Palace, and he seemed to be holding something like a scroll in his hand... Could it be!

They actually mobilized the Qilin Guard just to capture a woman!

Qi Minying shook her head, feeling that her elder brother, the Crown Prince, wouldn't be the type to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

"Perhaps even the heavens are helping Sister Yuxuan!"

Qi Minying said with great certainty.

Zheng Yanling was taken aback before realizing that Qi Minying could indeed call Yu Xuan "cousin," and the two of them were now cousins ​​on the royal genealogy.

“That’s great. Yu Xuan will definitely be able to come to the palace more often in the future, and you will have much more time to see her. It’s different for me.”

She was somewhat distressed. Ever since Qi Yuxuan graduated from Yuxiu Academy, she could only occasionally talk to Zhao Mei. Unfortunately, Zhao Mei had dropped out of school recently to take care of her mother, and she was almost bored to death.

But should we go to the Princess's residence to find Qi Yuxuan?

She shuddered. Wasn't that just walking right up to the dean? Oh well.

Her life was more important, so she decided to endure it and try to catch up with her friends at these banquets!

"I don't have time to play anymore. There's too much to learn. My elder brother, the Crown Prince, still tests my studies. I have to go to him every day to hand in my assignments. You have no idea how obscure and difficult those ancient books are. I can't even read them smoothly..."

The two girls huddled together, pouring out their grievances, while in the center of everyone's attention, Lin Hui finally couldn't hold on any longer, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

"Hui'er—"

Lin Kuangzheng half-embraced Lin Hui, looking pleadingly at the Princess and Qi Yuxuan.

"Go and summon the imperial physician to treat Madam Xiao."

The eldest princess gave an order.

She felt sorry for Yu Xuan's birth mother and angry at her lack of resistance.

She could have lived a smooth and peaceful life, happy and carefree, but now at her age, she has caused such trouble, making Yu Xuan suffer for no reason, and she herself has not had a good ending.

But now is not the time to pity others.

"Now that things have come to this, does Minister Xiao still intend to deny or refute these claims?"

Xiao Su's brows furrowed, and he turned his gaze away from the direction Lin Hui had left.

“Your Highness, even if I have committed a moral transgression, that is my family matter. Your Highness is meddling too much and meddling too much.”

She looked at Xiao Su, her tone sarcastic:

"Wang the Midwife hasn't finished speaking yet, why is Minister Xiao in such a hurry?"

What to say? What else is there to say? Everyone's hearts were in their throats.

Is it not enough to just switch children?

Xiao Su's face was extremely pale, and Gu Linyan on the ground was barely breathing, not even having the strength to cry anymore.

The crowd stared unabashedly at the two adults and the child, marveling at their appearance.

However, upon turning their gaze, they saw three young masters of the Xiao family standing not far from Xiao Su.

Xiao Jue's expression was particularly exaggerated. His face was deathly pale, his lips were bloodless, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. His lips were slightly open, but he could not make any sound. He could only breathe rapidly, and his chest heaved violently.

Suddenly, he staggered backward, wanting to escape from this place immediately and also to escape this reality that he found hard to accept.

Xiao Jue's gaze shifted between Xiao Yuyao and Gu Linyan on the ground, his gaze wandering aimlessly as he descended into extreme confusion and anguish.

The next moment, he collapsed to the ground, clutching his head with both hands, letting out a low growl of sorrow and despair.

"Big brother!"

Xiao Jin was initially bewildered, but upon discovering that Xiao Jue had suffered such a blow, she immediately snapped out of it and rushed to his side to help him up.

While helping him up, she called out to Xiao Min, who was standing next to her.

"Second brother, don't just stand there, come and lend a hand!"

Then everyone remembered that Xiao Jue had broken off the engagement before the wedding some time ago, which had caused quite a misunderstanding.

Although the Xiao family only said that the two children were not destined to be together, the rumors spread far and wide that Xiao Jue had broken off his engagement with the Dai family girl in a hurry because he liked Xiao Yuyao and wanted to wait for her to come of age.

Well, it turns out that the person Xiao Jue likes is actually his half-sister!

It's true what they say, birds of a feather flock together. Xiao Jue must be devastated right now!

Wang the midwife didn't care about anything else and proceeded to recount the events that followed in great detail.

"The woman delivered the child to Madam Gu's courtyard. Not long after she left, she passed by again and saw the child being thrown out. The child had purplish finger marks on its neck and was breathing so weakly that it seemed as if it would die at any moment..."

"This woman has spent most of her life delivering babies, and she couldn't bear to see the child die because of her sins, so she took the child away without permission and sent him to an ordinary family that was struggling to have children..."

As she spoke, two tears welled up in her eyes, and she sincerely repented, saying:

"It was my foolishness that led to the switching of my two children back then. Fortunately, the princess is safe and sound now, otherwise I would not have borne any loss! Your Highness, I am guilty and am willing to accept any punishment!"

She only learned a few days ago that the kind-hearted girl who single-handedly managed the treatment of the epidemic in the capital, had someone prepare the prescription, and persuaded the Zhao family to provide the medicine to the people free of charge was the child she had almost killed back then!

Wang the midwife deeply regretted her actions and could only recount everything she knew in detail.

Not only did he hope to receive a lighter punishment and at least spare his family's lives, but he also hoped to get justice for this kind-hearted Princess Chang Le!

After hearing these words, the guests fell silent.

A newborn child is so delicate and fragile, yet she dared to do such a cruel thing. This mistress of Minister Xiao is indeed no pushover.

Fortunately, whether she was worried about her biological daughter or confident that the baby would not survive the cold winter, she did not watch the child die before throwing her out.

This is how Princess Chang Le was able to escape with her life and live peacefully to this day.

Xiao Su also looked at Gu Linyan in disbelief.

Didn't Gu Linyan say that the midwife was greedy and sold the child?

Why does this midwife's account differ so drastically from hers?

Who is telling the truth?

Gu Linyan had not eaten or drunk anything for two days, and her mouth was stuffed with a cloth, so she naturally couldn't defend herself.

She could only muster all her strength to sit up from her knees, looking at Xiao Su, tears streaming down her face as she shook her head, her pitiful appearance utterly pathetic.