A plainly dressed woman appeared from nowhere and staggered to the door. With tears on her face, she looked at Jiang Yingying, who was being held hostage by Zheng Erqiang in the house.
The woman's call of "daughter" confused everyone present.
"Who are you? This isn't your daughter! This is the legitimate daughter of Duke Zheng!"
Zheng Erqiang was afraid that his plan would be ruined by this woman who appeared out of nowhere, so he shouted at the top of his voice.
The woman shook her head, tears streaming down her face. "No, she's my daughter! She's my daughter!"
Lady Zheng took a few steps forward and stared at the woman's face in amazement. "Hua'er?"
Hua'er turned her head to look at the Duke's wife, tears streaming down her face.
"Madam! It's the servant."
More than twenty years ago, Hua'er was a maid serving the wife of the Duke, and was later noticed by the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of War.
The Duke's wife then took the initiative to return her indenture contract and allowed her to enter the Tian Mansion.
But the Duke's wife was a little confused about the current situation, "Hua'er, if I remember correctly, your daughter should have married Prince Gong as a princess.
How could you say...Jiang Yingying is your daughter?
If my investigation is correct, Jiang Yingying is my daughter."
Hua'er cried and shook her head, but she was unable to speak.
At this time, Hua'er's maid Hongliu came forward and bowed to Duke Zheng and his wife.
"My Lord, Madam, this is a long story.
Back then, the master gave birth to a daughter prematurely, but because the owner of the house disliked the master and the daughter she gave birth to, he had the girl sold to human traffickers.
At the same time, he lied to his master, making him believe that his premature daughter had died.
The master went crazy because of this and kept saying things like his daughter was still alive.
I knew that the young lady was sold to human traffickers, but I didn't dare tell my master.
The servant felt sorry for her master, so she went out to try to pick up or buy a baby girl to appease her.
Unexpectedly, when I went out, I saw the aunt of Duke Zheng walking stealthily on the street with a baby in her arms.
Because of my master's relationship, I have met the Duke's uncle and aunt.
I followed her as if possessed by some mysterious force, and discovered that the old woman had actually thrown the baby into an alley in the outer city!
It was winter at the time, and such a small baby would not have survived long if it was thrown in the alley.
I went out originally intending to pick up a baby girl to bring back to my master. After discovering that the baby was indeed a girl, I bravely took her back.
When the owner of the mansion found out, he didn't say anything and just let the master raise the baby girl.
Because of this baby girl, the master's mental condition began to improve, and she believed that this was her biological daughter.
But the entire Tian family knew that this was an adopted daughter, not a biological daughter.
Therefore, the young lady has never been favored in the mansion since she was a child.
Over the years, I know that the Duke and his wife have been looking for the young lady who was lost that year.
Many times, I wanted to go to your house and tell you about this, but since I saw that my master smiled more often and was in a much better mood because of the young lady's presence, I kept it a secret out of selfishness!
When Hongliu said this, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"My lord, my lady, this matter was concealed by me alone, and has nothing to do with the master!
Please let my master go, and punish me alone!"
Hongliu's words shocked everyone present again.
The person with a buzzing head must be Prince Gong.
If what this maid said is true.
So Jiang Yingying is actually the concubine daughter of the Minister of War, and Tian Shanyue is the legitimate daughter of Duke Zheng who has been missing for over twenty years?!
But, but what did he do?!
Tian Shanyue is dead!
If Duke Zheng discovered that he was involved in this...
Just thinking about it, Prince Gong felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his hands and feet instantly became cold.
Duke Zheng and his wife also felt their heads buzzing.
For a moment, I didn't know whether I should believe what the maid said.
The couple had met Princess Gong before. The girl looked timid and always kept her head down.
Although they had seen her before, they had never seen her properly.
And they heard that...Princess Gong had tragically fallen off a cliff three days ago, and that the Prince Gong Mansion had already set up a mourning hall for her...
If Princess Gong is really their daughter...
The Duke's wife felt dizzy and almost fainted.
"lady!"
Duke Zheng exclaimed and quickly supported his wife.
Hua'er, the concubine of the Minister of War, burst into tears, "My lord, my lady, I suddenly woke up a few days ago and remembered that I was told that my daughter had died young.
Seeing that I remembered, Hongliu told me the truth of what happened that year.
I remember that Yue'er had a blue round birthmark on her right shoulder. If we can find the midwife who delivered you, Madam, we can prove that Yue'er is indeed your daughter!
As for Yingying, she was sold to human traffickers by the people of the Tian family. By chance, she came to the capital and became the concubine of Prince Gong.
It was Hongliu who saw Yingying by chance on the street and discovered that Yingying looked very similar to her mother.
Later, I found an opportunity to see the birthmark on Yingying's body, which was exactly the same as the birthmark on the daughter I gave birth to that year. Only then did I confirm that Yingying was my daughter! "
"The midwife who delivered me back then..."
The Duke's wife murmured, how easy is it to find the midwife from more than 20 years ago?
"My Lord, Madam, I have found the midwife who delivered your wife.
At the same time, I also saw the Duke's aunt peeking outside the courtyard, so I had her brought in as well. I hope the Duke will forgive me."
King Kang's voice rang out.
The people present looked in the direction of the sound and saw Prince Kang and Princess Kang, who was holding their daughter, walking into the yard. The guards behind them were pulling the terrified Zheng Po and a strange-looking woman.
When the Duke's wife saw the old woman, she looked at her for a few more seconds and immediately exclaimed.
"That's her! My dear, she was the midwife who delivered me back then!"
The midwife knelt down upon hearing the voice and said, "My lord, Madam, it was indeed me who delivered you back then. I still remember clearly that the young lady had a blue birthmark on her right shoulder!"
The woman who claimed to be the Duke's aunt asked me to bring the young lady to her, that's her!"
The midwife pointed at Mrs. Zheng who was still standing there stupidly.
"She was the one who asked me to bring the young lady to her! After that, I left the Duke's Mansion, and soon after, I heard the news that the young lady, who had just been born, had been stolen by her enemies.
I didn’t think too much about it at the time, nor did I expect that it was this old woman who lost the young lady!
But after all, I was the one who delivered your wife’s baby myself, and I’m worried that I’ll get into trouble. So for the past twenty years, I’ve lived a low-key life in the outer city and no longer deliver babies.”
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