Before the emperor could even ask, she kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, spare my life! I did not participate in the switch."

The woman only learned of the master and mistress's switch incognito by overhearing their conversation.

The emperor asked, "Tell me in detail who you are, and who these people you are referring to are."

Only then did Madam Lü dare to raise her head slightly, and said illogically, "I am the wet nurse of Ye Yunheng, the eldest son of the Ye family. My former masters were Ye Zhengqing and Madam Wang, who were also the elder brother and sister-in-law of General Ye Jinghong."

That day, when the woman went to the lady's room to fetch the eldest son, she overheard the master saying that he wanted to send the eldest son to the military camp to be trained by General Ye, so that he could take over General Ye's military power in the future.

The lady was reluctant, saying that the eldest young master was too young and they could wait a few more years, since the general's daughter was also their own daughter.

General Ye's own daughter, Ye Zhen, was sent to the countryside by them, where she was mistreated and never grew up. Sooner or later, everything in the general's mansion would belong to their two children.

The woman was so shocked that she made a noise under her feet. Although she managed to dodge in time, the master and mistress probably guessed that it was her.

They then poisoned the woman to make her appear seriously ill, and then threw her into a mass grave.

Fortunately, I was rescued by Master Qin and followed him to Jiangnan for many years, which is how I managed to survive.

Ye Zhen lowered his gaze.

Before coming here, she had already interrogated Lu Shi. It turned out that she was indeed someone the Qin family had saved. Although she knew that Li Heng was the master behind the Qin family, Li Heng had never shown his face in any of this.

Lady Lü couldn't implicate Li Heng, allowing the old fox to escape again.

The emperor asked, "Who can prove your identity?"

Many years have passed since Lady Lü left, and young people like Ye Wantang do not remember her.

"The elders of the Ye family and the General's mansion all know me," said Madam Lü.

As soon as she finished speaking, Shegu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I can attest that this person is indeed Ye Yunheng's wet nurse, Madam Lü."

Your humble servant believes her words, because Ye Wantang has never shown respect or affection for the General. If it weren't for your humble servant's intervention, she would have burned all of the General's belongings, saying it was bad luck.

It is hateful that your humble servant is so foolish and blindly loyal, thinking that the young mistress has been corrupted by the influence of Ye Zhengqing and his wife, not knowing that she is not the young mistress at all.

"My sudden illness was also caused by Ye Wantang poisoning me."

The crowd erupted in uproar.

This is now confirmed.

Ye Zhen is the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion.

People started to curse Ye Wantang.

Ye Wantang tried to deny it, shaking her head frantically and scribbling on the ground, "I didn't know his identity before..."

Roland scoffed, "Who would believe that? Everyone knows that General Shegu is the most loyal person in the General's Mansion. You poisoned someone like that, which shows you have a guilty conscience."

Someone chimed in, "Yes, even if you didn't know you were switched when you were little, you'd definitely find out when you grew up."

No wonder they brought Ye Zhengqing and his wife to the General's Mansion; it turns out that the wealth General Ye worked so hard to earn all ended up benefiting their family.

"Poor General Ye died without ever knowing that his daughter was suffering. The Ye family is despicable; they stole someone else's wealth and status and couldn't even tolerate them. They deserve to die!"

"Yes, she should be killed. Ye Wantang should have been killed long ago for what she did. His Majesty and the Empress are merciful and spared her life because of General Ye."

But she's not General Ye's daughter, so why is she receiving his protection?

Wang Jingshuo stepped forward and petitioned the emperor to severely punish Ye Wantang as a warning to others and to uphold the law.

Before Xie Tingzhou left the capital, he arranged for him to work in the Censorate. Although he is currently just a minor official, it does not prevent him from serving his future mistress.

Yes, I can still get ahead of my own old man.

Imperial Censor Wang saw through his son's thoughts at a glance, but he also stepped forward to agree.

There was no other way; there was only one vine in the world to support him. His son had ambitions, so naturally he had to help him. Besides, as upright as he was, how could he allow someone like Ye Wantang to live?

He absolutely refused to admit that it was his wife who had pinched the soft flesh on his waist too hard.

The Cai family followed suit, and soon officials who supported the crown prince stepped forward one after another.

Ye Wantang was stunned!

She proved her identity; shouldn't Ye Zhen be the one who died?

She must die, no matter what.

She turned her head without hesitation and wrote, "Kill Ye Zhen!"

But Shi Wuxia sneered, "Who said I was going to kill Ye Zhen? Have you ever heard of the saying 'all's fair in war'?"

If I don't use this trick to deal with someone like you who is greedy for wealth and afraid of death, how can you admit that you are an imposter?

It's said that a rat's son knows how to dig a hole. Even though she took the position of the general's legitimate daughter, she didn't learn any real skills. It seems she doesn't understand them.

Ye Zhen understood the same thing immediately; the difference in their abilities was stark.

She looked at Ye Zhen, her expression softening considerably. "Little sister, is what your elder sister said correct?"

Previously, she deliberately tested Ye Zhen at the palace gate, but Ye Zhen showed no intention of distancing himself from Ye Jinghong and continued to send people to find evidence to prove his identity.

And when she was bluffing Ye Wantang, she immediately understood her intentions.

As expected of a child from the Shi family, she is intelligent and loyal.

She's too thin and not very tall. Her godfather said he'll have to make sure she gets enough nutrition in the future.

Just as she was thinking this, she heard a whistle in her ear. Shi Wuxia's eyes lit up. Her godfather had arrived.

Meeting Ye Wantang's resentful gaze, she smiled and said, "For the sake of you calling me 'elder sister,' I'll send someone to accompany you to the underworld."

She then cupped her hands and said to the emperor, “Your Majesty, General Ye Jinghong is the Princess Consort of the Regent of our Great Wei.”

When she learned that her motherland was in trouble, she was worried that her adoptive father would prevent her from returning home, so she left a farewell letter and returned to Da Yuan. This is the old grudge between her and her adoptive father that I mentioned earlier.

The adoptive father had been searching for his adoptive mother for many years without success. Some time ago, he learned that she was from Dayuan and had sacrificed her life for the country. After investigating, he discovered that his adoptive mother's death in battle was caused by her nephew, Ye Yunheng, who betrayed the country.

My adoptive father has captured Ye Yunheng and is on his way to the palace. I implore Your Majesty to allow my adoptive father to bring the thief into the palace.