In the previous life, if it weren't for Xiao Churen's concern that Su Lianwu was one of his men, he would have covered up Su Lianwu's mistake of taking a spy into his room.
Su Lianwu would probably have been dismissed from his post and exiled long ago.
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
Before Su Lilu could speak, Ayu asked first.
His tone was full of hostility.
Su Liluo raised an eyebrow slightly: "I am General Su's sister."
She didn't reveal the Crown Princess's identity because she didn't want her to know that the Crown Prince had come here.
After all, their trip was kept secret, and even Su Lianwu didn't publicize it in the mansion. Only one or two of his personal maids knew about it.
"So you're the general's sister! It's a pleasure to meet you. You're absolutely stunning!"
The hostility in Ayu vanished immediately, and her attitude became friendly.
As long as the other party isn't trying to seduce Su Lianwu's rival like I am.
Su Liluo just smiled faintly, and at this moment, her maid Cailian followed her back.
"Miss Ayu, you must never come here again."
She looked at Ayu again and reminded her once more.
Ayu looked somewhat embarrassed and unhappy, and her smile faded. "I understand."
Then, not wanting to stay any longer, I turned and walked away.
Cailian then led Su Liluo around the mansion for a while.
When they returned to the house to rest, and only she and Xiao Ye were left, she told him about what had happened during the day.
"Ye Han, go and keep an eye on that girl named A Yu. If she makes any unusual moves, report to me immediately!"
After hearing Su Liluo's words, Xiao Ye immediately instructed Ye Han to keep an eye on things.
“My lord, I have a brilliant plan to get Su Lianwu to temporarily give you the northern army so you can deal with the Northern Desert.”
Suddenly, Su Liluo looked at Xiao Ye with sparkling eyes.
"you say."
Xiao Ye looked at her without a doubt. He always felt that his Crown Princess was much smarter than he had imagined.
Su Liluo then quietly told him her plan.
After listening, Xiao Ye looked at Su Liluo with a hint of appreciation.
That night, a figure moved with lightning speed and nimble agility, sneaking into Su Lianwu's study.
An hour later, when all was quiet and everyone was asleep, Ayu also sneaked into the study.
When she came out, she had a look of joy on her face.
Little did he know that after he left, a dark figure in the corner smirked.
*
The next day.
Su Lianwu went to work as usual, while Su Liluo and Xiao Ye went for a stroll outside the mansion as if they were on vacation.
For now, they just need to wait patiently for the other side to respond.
It took Su Liluo and his companions about a morning to ride their horses and cover the entire town.
They sent out to secretly investigate their biological father and the midwife who had delivered their mother's midwife. News suddenly came in the afternoon.
"Master, our investigation has revealed that fifteen years ago, one of the people who came to this border town had a suspicious identity; he came from the capital of the Great Liang Dynasty."
In a secluded corner, Ye Dong earnestly reported the information he had found to Xiao Ye.
Su Liluo's face lit up with excitement, "Where is that person now?"
"In one of the slums right here, the woman seems to be seriously ill and won't live much longer."
"Take me to see this quickly!"
There is a high probability that this person is the midwife who delivered him back then.
From a young age, she had heard the Su family mention that after the eldest son of the Su family gave birth, the midwife who had served her mother ran away without saying goodbye.
She came from the north with her mother, so she must have escaped back here.
Soon, Su Liluo and his group arrived at the slums.
This is a dilapidated house made of piled-up yellow earth, inhabited by many people dressed in rags, and some children without parents.
This slum is located at the border between the Northern Desert and Daliang, and is unmanaged. The people living there include not only refugees from Daliang, but also those from the Northern Desert.
Ye Dong led Su Liluo and the others to the old woman. She was a sallow-faced, emaciated old woman with disheveled, gray hair, looking as haggard as a straw.
"Hungry......"
The old lady was curled up on the ground, with a broken bowl of water next to her, and she kept saying that she was hungry.
At first glance, it looks quite pitiful.
Su Liluo didn't know what role she played in the baby-switching incident back then, whether it was good or bad.
In order to find out the truth, she decided to save her first.
Su Liluo had someone feed the old woman something, and then examined her and gave her a minor treatment.
It was clear that the woman's illness was caused by long-term malnutrition and hunger.
"Thank you... young lady, you are such a kind person, good people will be rewarded."
After eating something and receiving a few acupuncture needles from Su Liluo, the old woman regained some consciousness and was able to speak with difficulty.
Su Liluo stared intently at her and said softly, "Granny Xiao, do you still remember your mistress Jiang Ruan (the female lead's mother's name)?"
Jiang Ruan!
The old woman froze upon hearing this, then looked at Su Liluo warily.
Her eyes flickered. "What...did you say? I don't know."
Su Liluo understood everything from her guilty look; she was none other than Granny Xiao, who had always been by her mother's side back then!
"Granny Xiao, how much do you know about the matter of the children being switched back then?"
Su Liluo's lips curled slightly, his gaze fixed intently on her.
Granny Xiao's face turned panicked, her eyes filled with shock and fear.
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