Shao Siran and the nanny holding her obviously heard it, so much so that the nanny stood still for a few seconds, but after she came to her senses, she still didn't want the young lady to get involved in this mess, so she gritted her teeth and tried to pretend she hadn't heard and continued walking forward.

Shao Siran was held in the nanny's arms before she dared to look properly at the person on the ground.

She was about the same age as me, her small face was red from the cold, her lips were even covered in frost, and there was a long, bloody gash on her ankle that had scabbed over.

Although the coldest part of winter has passed, it is still winter now. The wind feels like a knife cutting into your skin, causing unbearable pain.

If she hadn't been lucky, she might have died on this snowy ground last night.

"Nanny, put me down!" Shao Siran couldn't bear to see this girl, who was about her age, die here, so she struggled and jumped off the nanny's body.

"Young Miss, you can't! This girl is just lying there, and nobody knows her background. Don't get yourself into trouble!" The nanny tried to dissuade her, but Shao Siran was kind-hearted by nature. She really couldn't bring herself to leave a severely injured person to fend for themselves on the snow.

But years later, she realized that what her wet nurse had said wasn't entirely unreasonable.

Shao Siran took small, quick steps and walked to the girl's side. "Don't be afraid, my name is Shao Siran. My home is nearby. I'll take you home. My house is very big, and I can help you."

And so, five-year-old Shao Siran saved a little girl who was also only five years old.

The girl forgot her original name. The Shao family took pity on her and found her likable, so they adopted her as their goddaughter and named her Shao Mengying.

Countless thoughts gradually pulled her back to the real world, and Queen Shao Siran's face was filled with grief and indignation:

“From then on, I had a younger sister. We grew up together, eating and living together. My parents never treated her differently because she was adopted. I also genuinely cared for her like my own sister. After I got married, my parents were worried that Mengying would be bored at home alone. Seeing that she was of marriageable age, they arranged a good marriage for her with a young tycoon in the capital. Later, Mengying and I both had twins, and we shared our parenting experiences. I thought our family would continue to be happy like this until a few years ago, when she suddenly came to Y country to come and stay with me.”

The Queen calmly recounted everything from that year, but tears welled up in her eyes as she recalled that terrible memory, and her whole body trembled involuntarily.

Three years ago, Shao Mengying came to Country Y from the capital city, citing her divorce from her husband as the reason, and stayed in her palace.

At that time, her best friend finally revealed her true colors. That extremely hypocritical smile still makes her tremble with anger!

How pitiful her expression was back then!

She said, “Sister, you are so lucky. You have a loving husband and live in such a big palace. I am not as lucky as you. Rongcheng has a bad temper. He has been very mean to me since we got married. He even hit me a while ago. I had no choice but to come here.”

Shao Mengying stood by the window, looking at the stunning tea garden outside, her envy beyond words.

"He laid a hand on you, and you don't care about your two children?" Shao Siran found it hard to believe.

Shao Mengying smiled bitterly, "They are all counting on the inheritance their father left them, how could they possibly disobey them?"

"How could they do this? You are the second young lady of the Shao family. Our family has always treated you like a younger sister since you were little. Do they think your family has no one left? I will go to the capital with you. I will definitely help you get justice." Shao Siran trembled with anger when she heard about her sister's treatment in her husband's family.

"Sister, are you really willing to come with me?"

"Of course, you are my sister, Shao Siran, and no one can bully you."

Shao Siran agreed to help Shao Mengying get back support from her mother-in-law, but Shao Mengying also pointed out that her status as a queen was too conspicuous and she didn't want others to know about it. Therefore, Shao Siran never told anyone about her trip to the capital.

"They just thought I went out for a few days of fun, but they have no idea how much Shao Mengying tormented me during those days." Shao Siran closed her eyes in pain, clearly unwilling to recall those dark days in her life.

“If I hadn’t pretended to be crazy and survived, Shao Mengying would never have let me go. Back then, she tricked me into going to the capital, drugged me on the way, ruined my appearance, threw me into a slum, and then had plastic surgery to take my place. She also replaced my son with my two children, and their whereabouts are unknown.”

Although Shao Siran glossed over everything she had suffered in a single sentence, just imagining her now unrecognizable state was terrifying for Gu Momo and the others.

Mei slammed her hand on the table angrily: "That Shao Mengying is such a scoundrel! You were all so good to her, raising her up, and she repays kindness with enmity, ruining you like this!"

Even as a bystander, she already wished she could rush into the palace and tear this woman to pieces, let alone Shao Siran.

"Your Majesty, what are your plans now?" Gu Momo asked.

Shao Siran looked at her and Li Zhanting, one was the leader of the Dark Night Alliance and the other was the leader of the Glazed Pavilion. The moment she saw them appear, she knew that she had finally made it through.

She looked intently at Li Zhanting and Gu Momo: "Momo, if I say I don't hate Shao Mengying, you won't believe me. So I don't intend to hide anything from you. I want you to help me reclaim the Queen's throne and make Shao Mengying receive the punishment she deserves."

My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!