"You used to be such an obedient child. Ever since you came to the capital and learned your true identity, look what you have become."
"You don't even consider me your mother right now. You're right. You and I have no blood relationship at all. If your status as an illegitimate daughter wasn't so shameful, you would probably go straight to your biological mother."
"No, don't say it anymore, don't say it anymore." Ruan Hezhu shook her head frantically, "I'm not an illegitimate daughter. I'm your and father's biological daughter."
"Who told you what? It's not true. If you don't believe me, we can use blood tests to test our relationship."
Ruan Hezhu denied it. She absolutely could not admit that she had such a shameful background, otherwise she would lose her position as the Crown Prince's Consort.
Prince Chen could accept her humble origins, but he absolutely could not accept that she was an illegitimate daughter.
Such an identity is tantamount to allowing others to poke the spine of Prince Chen's Mansion.
She had worked so hard to get all of this, and she absolutely couldn't lose it.
"There's no need for blood tests, and there's no need for you to quibble. I dared to come to the Dali Temple to file a complaint today, so I naturally have sufficient evidence."
Mrs. Ruan looked at the three of them coldly, then took out a dozen letters from her pocket.
"You vicious woman, who told you to search my study?"
Ruan Han's pupils shrank. These were his things, so he naturally knew what they were. He never expected that she would discover them.
"Sir, these are the letters that Ruan Han and Yu Sanniang have exchanged over the years. From the time Ruan Hezhu was born until we arrived in Beijing last year, there was one letter every year. The letters clearly state that Ruan Hezhu is Yu Sanniang's biological daughter."
Tears rolled down Mrs. Ruan's pupils. "Also, the whole process of how they murdered my daughter."
Seeing the temple secretary holding these letters, Ruan Hezhu fell to the ground. She knew that this was completely over. She really couldn't hide it anymore.
Why is this happening? Jiang Qingluo is about to die, and she has become the Crown Prince's Consort. Everything should return to its original track.
Why was it revealed?
After seeing the letter, the temple secretary was delighted. He had thought it was just a minor case of adultery, but he didn't expect it to involve the life experience of Prince Chen's wife. If he could handle it well, it would be a great achievement.
He suppressed the joy in his heart and looked at Ning Yuan, "Shao Qing, these letters are indeed written by Lady Ning Anbo. Would you like to take a look?"
Ning Yuan shook his head, "You are the presiding judge, there is no need to ask me."
"Master Ruan, Lady Ning'an, do you have anything else to say?"
Ruan Han looked at Yu Sanniang, "Madam..."
But Yu Sanniang just lowered her head. The evidence was conclusive, so how could she defend herself?
Those letters were all written by her own handwriting, and she couldn't deny it even if she wanted to.
"If you don't tell me, I will tell you."
The situation was urgent and Ruan Han could not care less. He had to save his own life first.
"Sir, Yu Sanniang and I are indeed innocent. Ruan Hezhu is Yu Sanniang's child, but not mine."
"I just want to help her raise the child for her future."
"What did you say?"
Si Cheng was also shocked. "It's not your child. You killed your own daughter to raise someone else's child?"
"No, I didn't kill anyone." Ruan Han shook his head and denied it. "That's my biological child. How could I bear to kill her? I hid her."
"You hid her. Where did you hide her?" Mrs. Ruan stepped forward and grabbed him, asking sternly.
"When she was little, I sent her to a farmer's house to be raised. Later, when she was older, I let her live in the mansion."
"She is in the mansion. Who is she?" Mrs. Ruan never thought that her biological daughter was right next to her.
Ruan Hezhu was also shocked. She had no idea about this matter in her previous life. In her memory, the child died at birth.
Ruan Han lowered his head guiltily, "She is Xiaomei."
"Xiaomei?" Mrs. Ruan's eyes suddenly widened, tears burst out again, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
Xiaomei was sold to the Ruan family at the age of eight and served in her yard, but she always felt that she was clumsy and could not do anything well.
She always beat or scolded her. When they came to the capital, she despised her for being stupid and did not take her with her, but sold her instead.
"I...I often beat and scolded her, and even sold my own daughter with my own hands. Ruan Han, why didn't you tell me?"
She felt heartbroken when she thought about what she had done.
"I've told you so many times to be nicer to her, be nicer to her, but you never listen. Can you blame me?" Ruan Han said angrily.
He originally brought his daughter into the house because he wanted her to be with her biological parents.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Ruan disliked her in every way, and he couldn't show it too obviously, so he could only give her a few reminders.
Mrs. Ruan remembered that it was because Ruan Han was nice to Xiaomei that she misunderstood. She thought that Xiaomei was such a restless girl at such a young age, and she didn't know how she would act like a troublemaker when she grew up.
That's why they target her everywhere. Who would have thought that this was the reason?
She cried inconsolably. What had she done wrong to deserve such punishment from God?
"As for Xiaomei, I sent someone to buy her back. She's in her hometown in Jincheng."
Ruan Han continued, "Sir, you can check Xiaomei's background. Every word is true. I didn't kill anyone, and I didn't commit adultery."
"At most, I was bewildered and tempted by the benefits offered by Lady Ning An, so I concealed Ruan Hezhu's affairs."
In the case of Ruan Hezhu, the most that could happen was that he would be dismissed from office, but his life would always be saved.
The temple secretary read the letter again and found that it did not mention that Ruan Hezhu's father was Ruan Han.
He frowned and asked, "Mrs. Ning An, is this Ruan Han Ruan Hezhu's biological daughter?"
Yu Sanniang sneered, "They all have the surname Ruan, what do you think?"
Yu Sanniang didn't care anymore. Now that Ruan Hezhu's background was exposed, her reputation would be ruined.
Adultery is adultery. There is no law in the Yuan Dynasty that stipulates that adultery will be punished by death.
As long as Xiaomei didn't die and she didn't kill anyone, then at most she had a bad character.
"Madam Ning An, it's already this late. You can't accuse me anymore. You know very well that Ruan Hezhu is not my daughter."
Ruan Han explained in a panic.
Yu Sanniang gave him a cold look and asked calmly, "Ruan Hezhu is not your daughter, then who is her biological father?"
"Who is it?" Ruan Han was also confused, because Yu Sanniang had never told him, and he didn't know who Ruan Hezhu's biological father was.
"Madam should know best who her biological father is."
"I know it clearly. I said it was you. Just admit it." Yu Sanniang said indifferently.
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