The Minister's wife reached out her trembling hand to touch Xiao Yunying's birthmark, but Xiao Yunying sensed it beforehand, turned around, and put on her clothes.

“Madam Minister, I showed you this birthmark and inscription not for any other reason than to help you put your mind at ease.”

According to Madam Luo's description, this Minister's wife is also a stubborn person. If they keep avoiding the main issues and playing the game, she will definitely keep bothering them.

“Good child, don’t call me Madam Minister anymore. I am your biological mother. I have been thinking of you for more than ten years, and I have finally found you.”

If there is only one similarity, it might be a coincidence.

But the girl in front of him looked so much like his mother when she was young, had the same birthmark on her back as he remembered, and had the character "Yun" that he had carved himself. With so many coincidences, it was no coincidence.

Without needing to do anything else, the Minister's wife had already decided that the girl in front of her was the biological daughter she had longed for for more than ten years.

Xiao Yunying didn't have much of an emotional reaction to this; she accurately grasped that the other person meant "thinking about" rather than "searching for".

She straightened her clothes, raised her head and said, "I just want to put your mind at ease, because I know that whether I have this birthmark or not, if you can't see it with your own eyes and confirm it for yourself, you will keep bothering me and my family."

As for the matter of reuniting as relatives, I think we should forget about it. You were doing just fine even before you couldn't find me.

The Minister's wife turned pale, and tears streamed down her face, completely lacking the domineering aura she had displayed when they first met a few days ago.

"Child, are you blaming me for not looking for you? I dared not ask. When they found that guard, his body was torn to shreds by wild beasts. We all really thought it was you... we all thought it was you..."

Xiao Yunying understood a little; this situation was somewhat similar to Mu Lianrong's difficult childbirth back then.

The mother already had a worst feeling in her heart, which is why she dared not search carefully, but still held onto a sliver of hope that her child was still alive.

If any clues are found confirming that the child was indeed eaten by a wild animal, the Minister's wife will likely collapse.

She was always one to respond to gentle persuasion but not force, and seeing the Minister's wife like this, she couldn't help but soften her tone: "I am doing very well now and do not want to have any more involvement with the capital, so I hope that you will not bother me and my family again in the future."

The Minister's wife's voice trembled: "Is Yunyun blaming me for not protecting you well the other day?"

The old woman beside her spoke up at this moment: "Miss, you have misunderstood Madam. Madam knew nothing about what Zuo Lanzhi did. That day, she told our Madam that she would only punish you by making you kneel for two hours to temper your temper before letting you go back. She had no idea that she would torture you."

"And what happened before, the letters written by General Luo and Madam Luo were all intercepted by Yinyu's mother, so our lady had no idea..."

Xiao Yunying raised her hand to interrupt her: "I'm sorry, I don't want to hear about this. From now on, as long as she doesn't bother me anymore, I don't want to pursue the past anymore."

The Minister's wife wiped away her tears: "No, she won't bother you anymore. I've already had Zuo Lanzhi sent back to her original family and she'll be properly raised. I guarantee you won't see her again."

"It doesn't matter," Xiao Yunying said indifferently. "If she dares to provoke me again, I won't show any mercy."

The Minister's wife asked cautiously, "Would you like to go home with your mother?"

Xiao Yunying frowned slightly: "Madam, perhaps I haven't explained myself clearly enough. In this life, I only recognize the person who raised me as my mother. Today, I'm showing you my birthmark not to try and get involved with your Minister's Mansion, but simply to make things clear. I hope that you will be like Zuo Lanzhi and not bother me again in the future."

"Why do you say that?" The Minister's wife began to weep again. "Child, are you blaming your mother for losing you and causing you so much suffering? Yes, it's understandable that you blame your mother..."

If the other party were even slightly assertive, Xiao Yunying would swiftly kick her out, and then the two sides would break off all ties completely.

This was the simplest, most direct, yet effective approach she had previously envisioned.

But now this Minister's wife seems like a completely different person, she's changed her approach entirely, and now she doesn't know what to do.

She was a little bit soft-hearted, but she didn't forget what she wanted to say.

“I don’t mean to blame you. I know that losing that child wasn’t your intention.”

Xiao Yunying lowered her eyelids. She didn't know how the original owner would face this nominal biological mother if it were her, but if it were her, she certainly wouldn't blame her for this.

After all, losing her child was not her intention.

The Minister's wife thought she was just saying things out of anger: "Then why won't you acknowledge me?"

Xiao Yunying looked up, her tone calm and firm: "I've said it before, I don't want to have any more involvement with you. Confirming your identity is just to cut off your hopes, not to curry favor with the powerful."

If you want to hear other reasons, the most direct one is that I don't think your home is a good place. I am a person who hates trouble, I hate those so-called rules, and my personality makes me unsuitable to be a lady from a wealthy family.

Also, I'm petty and hold grudges. I can't forget what happened before, and I won't forgive easily.

Moreover, in my opinion, the kindness of raising is greater than the kindness of giving birth. Although you gave this body life, it was my parents who raised me with great difficulty. So to me, you are just a stranger who shares the same blood.

If you've been paying close attention to me lately, you should know how seriously ill I was a couple of days ago. For nearly two days, I was completely unconscious; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say I walked through the gates of hell.

Regardless of whether Madam knows what Zuo Lanzhi has done, it cannot be denied that she dared to come back and directly arrest me and humiliate me because she had your backing. I was lucky enough to survive and wasn't killed by her. In that sense, I've repaid the Zuo family for their lives.

Hearing her words, Madam Luo shed even more tears: "Yunyun, don't say that. It's my fault. I didn't protect you well."

A little bit of crying and showing weakness would soften Xiao Yunying's heart, but if she couldn't communicate with her for a long time, her patience would run out, so her tone gradually became tougher.

"Madam, I am very satisfied with my current life, so you don't need to feel sorry for me."

It's undeniable that I have a very bad impression of you because of what Zuo Lanzhi did, but I won't hold an excessive grudge against you because of this.

I didn't make this decision on impulse because of a moment of anger, so you don't need to waste your time and energy trying to persuade me. You'd be better off using that time to resolve your own inner conflict.

What I hope for is not how you will compensate me in the future. I don't need your compensation. What I need is for you to go back to the capital and stop bothering me and my family.

Or... just pretend that your lost child is gone, that person no longer exists in this world, and that you don't need to keep thinking about it. Relax and live your life well.