Kou Mingxue didn't even have the chance to resist before her mouth and nose were submerged by the surging lake water.

Everyone was shocked by Gu Yunni's ruthless methods.

Marquis Changping was the first to react. His expression changed, and he lowered his voice and scolded, "Yun Ni, are you crazy? Do you still want to maintain your reputation? If your behavior were to spread to the palace, how could you marry the Crown Prince?"

He didn't care whether Yun Ni pushed her own daughter into the water. What he cared about was that Yun Ni was famous for her talent and was valued by the royal family. Now she was only one imperial decree away from the position of Crown Princess!

He just didn't expect Mingxue to come to him today, but he has decided to announce to the public that they are twins in order to save Yun Ni!

Gu Yunni sneered, staring at the hypocritical Marquis of Changping and saying, "How can a peasant girl be worthy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Could it be that the Marquis has also lost his mind, like Kou Mingxue, and gone mad?"

She did this not only to teach Kou Mingxue a lesson, but also to cut off the possibility of her marrying the prince.

Moreover, she had to admit her identity as the fake daughter to everyone before the Marquis of Changping confused her identity!

In this life, she will only be Gu Yunni, not Kou Yunni!

Marquis Changping looked extremely ugly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes. He didn't expect Gu Yunni to disobey him, but he would never give up on Yunni, his lucky star.

Feeling the undisguised chill in the eyes of the Marquis of Changping, Gu Yunni knew that it would not be easy to leave today. She formed a seal with her hand and was about to take action -

An old figure suddenly squeezed out from the crowd and looked at Kou Mingxue, who had just been rescued by the old woman but was still wet and in a mess. He said anxiously, "Mingxue, mother has been looking for you for a long time. Why are you here? And you fell into the water?"

Kou Mingxue pushed the woman away, unable to conceal her disgust, saying, "Stay away from me, and don't call yourself my mother. My mother is the wife of the Marquis of Changping. Your biological daughter is there!"

The woman staggered and nearly fell. Gu Yunni quickly stepped forward to support her. Seeing her expression, her hostility faded by a third. She asked cautiously, "I—I am Gu Yunni, and you are—my mother?"

The woman in front of him had a miserable face and bad luck. There was a gray aura around her that was exactly the same as Kou Mingxue's. This was obviously contaminated by living with Kou Mingxue for a long time. But more importantly, her palace of children was sunken, indicating that she had a daughter who was living outside.

In her previous life, she had never seen her biological mother. After being slandered by Kou Mingxue, she fainted in anger. When she woke up, she learned that Changping Hou had announced to the public that she and Kou Mingxue were twin sisters.

She mentioned several times that she wanted to meet her biological mother, but the Marquis's Mansion told her that her mother had deliberately confused their bloodlines, and that her mother and brother had been escorted to the border by officers and soldiers for exile, and there was no possibility of them meeting again!

Mother Gu stared at the familiar features of the girl in front of her, her eyes reddened as if she had suddenly thought of something. She suddenly grabbed Yun Ni's right wrist, turned it over and clearly saw a small red mole on it. Finally, she couldn't help but hugged Yun Ni and said happily:

"Yes, there is a red mole on my daughter's wrist. You really are my daughter. I have been looking for you for more than ten years. Fortunately, you are safe and sound!"

Gu's mother had known for a long time that her daughter had been switched, but she had no way to investigate for so many years and could only look for a needle in a haystack. Unexpectedly, today when she accidentally came out to look for her adopted daughter, she actually found her biological daughter!

When the mother and daughter recognized each other, Marquis Changping and Madam Kou looked at each other and saw the fierce light in each other's eyes. How could they give up the blessing they had exchanged for their own daughter so easily?

Madam Kou quickly stepped forward and pulled Mother Gu away, sternly saying, "So it was you, this vicious woman, who switched my biological daughter, separating her from us for so many years. Someone, come and arrest this person who deliberately switched the Marquis' daughter and confused the Marquis's bloodline. Send her to Jingzhao Prefecture immediately to be punished for her crime!"

Mother Gu was stunned, watching the slap falling towards her without reacting at all -

Gu Yunni grabbed Madam Kou's wrist and said coldly, "Madam Kou, the Marquis's Mansion is heavily guarded, and the baby has countless wet nurses and maids serving him. How could my mother, a peasant woman from the countryside, swap the children? Are you so anxious to convict my mother because you want to cover up something?"

Mrs. Kou, who had just sensed Gu Yunni's ruthlessness, had a flash of panic in her eyes, but it was gone in an instant. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and said sadly, "Yunni, even if you are not my biological daughter, you have been raised by us for so long, precious as gold and jade. How could you assume this of me?"

Marquis Changping also frowned and said, "Yun Ni, how could a family like us possibly swap children and confuse our bloodline? Only those who are not worthy of respect would take such a risk if they wanted to defy fate. Don't worry, since you have been raised in the Marquis' Mansion for so many years, this matter will not implicate you. You are still the eldest daughter of the Marquis' Mansion!"

Before Gu Yunni could speak, Kou Mingxue, who had just been rescued by the old woman and fell to the ground in a mess, shouted angrily, "No, why should she stay? If it weren't for her mother causing my identity to be switched, how could I have suffered so much? Their whole family should be sent to the government!"

The Marquis knew clearly that she was their biological daughter, but they chose Gu Yunni without hesitation between her and her. If she didn't take this opportunity to drive Gu Yunni out, she would have no place to stay in the Marquis' Mansion in the future!

Seeing the guards surrounding her and her daughter, Mother Gu explained in a panic:

"Mingxue, others may not know, but don't you know? I've been searching for my own daughter for so many years, and I'm also trying to help you find your family. Not only did my husband lose his life, but even my eldest son, Chang'an, has become mentally retarded. He's suffered so much, how could I possibly exchange my own daughter for someone else's?"

Kou Mingxue, however, didn't take it seriously. She sneered, "If it wasn't you who switched the babies, how could it have been my biological mother? Aren't you doing this just to give your daughter a life of luxury? That's why your whole family is dying, or being fooled. This is your retribution!"

When Mother Gu was touched upon by her sad story, her face turned pale instantly and her whole body trembled uncontrollably, so that she couldn't utter a word.