"The girls in our village are skilled at building bridges, doing business, preventing floods, and fighting. They are far superior to ordinary girls, even noble ladies."
“That’s right. There are only a handful of Lian’er in the whole world, which is why the Emperor’s reward was sent from thousands of miles away. No one in our Datian Village would agree to try to steal Lian’er’s credit.”
"Yes, they all disagree."
It's not that the villagers don't appreciate the kindness of the Qiao family in the east of the village, but they now realize that what they called kindness was just a tactic.
Qiao Lian'er collapsed to the ground, shivering, her eyes filled with terror. Even though the sun was shining brightly overhead, she felt extremely cold all over.
Yu Jianshan, who had been watching the spectacle with his arms crossed, said, "General Xu, may we read the imperial edict now?"
"Wait a minute," Qiao Chaoheng said.
"Young Master Qiao, is there anything I can help you with?" General Lu asked him with amusement.
Yes, the Qiao family has been waiting here for a long time, so how could they give up?
“Those formations were indeed taken out by my sister. The reason she didn’t write them down earlier is because she has amnesia.”
"And this Qiao Lian'er delivered my sister's formation to several generals ahead of time, copied her calligraphy, and even used his own portrait to replace my sister's portrait. At such a young age, he is so treacherous. Not only should he not be rewarded, but he should also be punished."
General Lu, enraged, laughed: "Are you playing me for a fool?"
To resort to such lies truly shows they've run out of ideas.
"A person with amnesia can even forget their original handwriting? This is the first time I've ever heard of such a thing."
That's absolutely ridiculous.
Master Qiao cupped his hands and said, “The world is vast and people are all different. Such situations are not uncommon. I believe that to determine who the Emperor wants to bestow the title upon, we should not only look at the portrait and handwriting, but also see if the physical characteristics match.”
"Tell me, what are the characteristics of the real Qiao Lian'er?"
“My daughter has registered at the county government office when she settled in Datian Village. She has a large red butterfly birthmark on her right shoulder, a cut on her left wrist from a wood-chopping knife, and a vein on her right ankle, which is why she walks with a limp. Oh, and my daughter is also left-handed.”
All of what Third Master Qiao said was copied from Qiao Lian'er. As long as the two Lian'ers have the same characteristics, they can take advantage of the situation.
As for her calm and composed personality, he didn't mention it, because Qiao Lian'er was now completely like a frightened bird, having lost two of her three souls and five of her six spirits.
“Magistrate Zhang, didn’t you bring the household registration books for the two young ladies? Read them aloud to everyone,” Yu Jianshan said.
Magistrate Zhang wiped the cold sweat from his brow, took the household registration book from the registrar, and opened it.
"Master Qiao has already described the characteristics of the Qiao family girl from the east end of the village, so I will not repeat them here."
"The only distinguishing feature of the Qiao family girl in the village is a burn scar near her left knee; otherwise, there are no other marks."
He looked at Old Man Qiao: "I wonder if Miss Qiao is more inclined to use her left or right hand?"
Old Man Qiao said, "Our Lian'er has always used his right hand. As you all saw when he wrote, he used his right hand to write."
The Qiao family seemed to have been struck by lightning again, leaving them completely stunned. Everyone froze, wondering how this could be. These characteristics were borrowed from Qiao Lian'er, but she herself didn't have them.
They have become two people who have completely severed ties.
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