"Senior brothers, please excuse us for a moment." Zhu Lin spoke up, asking Zhu Qiuyu and the others to leave. To see the birthmark on Xingxing's back, her clothes would have to be removed a little, so naturally, they couldn't be allowed to see it.
Zhu Qiuyu and the others walked out expressionlessly, taking several eunuchs with them, leaving only the Emperor and Empress with a group of palace maids and nannies.
Xingxing was somewhat reluctant. The little girl was still throwing a tantrum and didn't want to cooperate. What did she care about the birthmark? Her father and mother had already recognized someone else as their daughter, so it didn't matter whether she was their daughter or not.
"Think about Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhao. When you lost your memory, you also recognized other people as your parents. You didn't do it on purpose. Don't be angry with yourself. These mistakes were made by Prince Gong, and you shouldn't have to bear them." Zhu Lin's voice was very low, almost a whisper. The Emperor and Empress only vaguely heard words like "parents" and didn't hear the whole thing.
Xingxing blinked, and her anger instantly dissipated. Right, she also had other parents and five older brothers, so how could she hold a grudge just because her father and mother had adopted someone who looked a lot like her as their daughter?
It's all fate's cruel joke. Now that they've finally been able to recognize each other, why is she being so difficult?
So Xingxing obediently showed the Emperor and Empress the birthmark on her back and the mole on the sole of her foot. After seeing the birthmarks, Xingxing saw the Emperor and Empress's complicated expressions, as if they were still in a daze.
She couldn't help but snort and say, "How about we do a blood test to see who's the real kin?" She wasn't afraid at all.
"No, no need. I'll tell you the truth, I'll tell you everything." Ye Ling'er no longer wanted to struggle. She knew that the matter was already settled, and she could only atone for her sins by hoping that the Emperor and Empress would spare her life because of her young age.
“The birthmark on my back is fake. I don’t know how Shui Li Niang had it done. I didn’t have this horn-shaped birthmark before. I only had two moles on the soles of my feet. Actually, when I first entered the palace, Shui Li Niang poisoned me and bewitched me. I once thought I was a real princess, really your daughter…”
Ye Ling'er recounted her experiences over the past year in fits and starts, "My parents were refugees. I was almost sold to be eaten, but Prince Gong and his group rescued me and taught me many skills..."
I was poisoned, and sometimes I would lose my senses and not remember what I had done. Later, Shui Li Niang came to the palace, and I had to do everything she said, or she would poison me. I hated her and tried to bargain with her.
I don't want to be so confused that I don't even know what I've done. I won't allow her to drug me again to make me lose my mind, or I won't listen to her. It's not that she's afraid of me, she just doesn't want me to ruin things..."
"Alright, stop talking. We roughly know what's going on. You're just a puppet of Prince Gong and Shui Liniang. You're too young to resist being controlled. But for someone your age, your mind is truly extraordinary. How can I let you live?" Someone who looks so much like the princess is bound to be a menace sooner or later.
Ye Ling'er was trembling with fear just now. She wanted to live, so she dared not hide anything and told everything without concealing her true nature. But it seemed that no matter what she did, she was doomed to die.
"So be it, I'm poisoned and won't live long anyway. But can you just give me a quick death? I don't want to be tortured to death by the poison." Ye Ling'er seemed to have suddenly come to her senses, her little face filled with sorrow as she looked at the emperor.
"Forget it, the emperor is heartless and won't pity her." Ye Ling'er looked at the empress, who silently shed tears and turned her face away. Ye Ling'er then looked at the stars.
Xingxing stared at Ye Ling'er for a long time, then sighed and said, "I don't want to get involved in this. You see, there's no use in me."
"I can peel off the tattoo on my back, wipe off the mole on my foot, and maybe even get another scar on my face. I just want to live, I don't want to die. Can you help me detoxify?"
Ye Ling'er pleaded pitifully. She didn't know why, even in this predicament, she still wanted to live. She just didn't want to die like this. She wanted to live; she simply wanted to live, instinctively wanting to survive.
The girl had said she'd rather die a moment ago, but the next moment she begged for mercy and didn't want to die, leaving everyone speechless.
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