Not long after, the imperial decree granting marriage between the eldest daughter of the Marquis' Mansion and Prince of War Mu Yunchen came down, and everyone in the Marquis' Mansion knelt in the front hall to receive the decree.
An Mingyue has an even more arrogant look. Since she was a child, her parents have hoped that she could marry into a powerful family. As for marrying into the royal family, that was something they dared not even think about.
Now, this immense wealth has fallen upon her!
An Mingyue was so happy in her heart that she thought it must be His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhan. He must have seen her somewhere and was mesmerized by her beauty, so he asked for an imperial decree to ask for her hand in marriage.
Before An Mingyue could be happy for long, the eunuch who came to announce the decree took out a portrait and pointed out that the woman in the painting, An Mingyue, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis' Mansion, was the one His Royal Highness Prince Zhan wanted to marry. He asked everyone in the Marquis' Mansion to open their eyes and look carefully so as not to get confused.
Everyone knew at first sight that the woman in the painting was Su Moyan. They looked at each other with different expressions.
An Mingyue was so angry that she exploded on the spot.
"How is that possible? The artist must have made a mistake."
"Eunuch, I am An Mingyue, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family. The woman in the painting is not me at all. She is just a lowly concubine..."
She wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Lord An.
"Nanyue, don't talk nonsense. You've been sick and confused these days."
"Someone take Miss Nine away."
An Mingyue screamed in disbelief.
"Father…!"
A sharp-eyed old woman immediately stepped forward and quickly covered her mouth and took her away.
Lord An immediately put on a smile and stepped forward to hand a large bag of silver to the eunuch.
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, sir. I've been plagued by a lot of rumors lately, so I'm a little confused. I hope you won't be offended."
The eunuch hid the silver in his sleeve.
"I have also heard about your Ninth Miss's affairs recently. I will definitely not say anything nonsense when I return. Please rest assured, Lord."
As soon as the people in the palace left, the Marquis's wife looked at Su Moyan with a sinister look, as if she wanted to skin her alive and pull out her tendons.
Su Moyan was brought to the main courtyard, and the marquis's wife looked at her with resentment, as if she wanted to kill her.
Lord An asked doubtfully.
"When did you meet His Highness the War King?"
Of course, I can't tell the truth, I can only make up a lie.
"My Lord Father, that was a long time ago."
"That winter was particularly cold. I sneaked out through a dog hole to help my aunt sell embroidery. I unexpectedly ran into some hooligans who wanted to bully me. It happened that the prince passed by and saved me."
Lord An narrowed his eyes suspiciously.
"That's all? Have we met again since then?"
Su Moyan shook her head slightly.
"Not anymore."
Lord An looked his daughter up and down, and his tone became much gentler.
"Remember, you will be An Mingyue, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis' Mansion, from now on."
Su Moyan nodded, pretending to understand.
Seeing that she was well-behaved and obedient, Lord An rarely smiled.
"Okay, don't be nervous, go down and have a good rest."
As soon as I reached the door, I heard the questioning words of the marquis's wife in the room.
"Master, what are you thinking? Do you really want to recognize that damned girl as your legitimate daughter?"
"Then what about our Mingyue? You've spoiled her since she was little! How could you be so cruel? Do you want to turn my Mingyue from a high and mighty legitimate daughter into a lowly concubine's daughter?"
"So what do you say? What happened at Wanfo Temple some time ago? Do you think everyone in the world is stupid?"
"Do you really think that the world believes what our Marquis' Mansion says?"
"Mingyue is already ruined, and you still expect her to marry into a wealthy and powerful family? I have worked hard to train her for so many years, but she is not up to the task and doesn't know how to seize opportunities. Who can you blame?"
For the future glory of her family, she must exchange identities with An Nanyue. Isn't she in love with Luo Ziqing? Well, now they can be together.
"Alright, stop crying. Your good daughter, who you raised yourself, did something so shameless before she even got married."
"Now it's all good. She can marry her sweetheart as she wished. If you feel bad about it, just give her more dowry when the time comes."
All matters in this family are decided by Marquis An. Even though the Marquis's wife has many dissatisfactions and resentments, she can only accept it silently.
An Mingyue was still crying in the house. When she saw her mother come in, she ran up to her and threw herself into her arms.
"Mother, what did father mean just now? Does father no longer want me as his daughter?"
No matter how unpromising my daughter is, she was still born after ten months of pregnancy.
The Marquis's wife sighed.
"Yue'er, haven't you always liked Young Master Luo? Your father had high hopes for you and always wanted to marry you into a wealthy family to establish a good relationship with the family."
"Now it's all right. Although you are nominally a concubine of the Marquis's family, you will always be my biological daughter. You can marry your sweetheart."
"Mother thought about it and decided that it's better not to marry into a wealthy and powerful family. There are too many secrets in these big families. With your simple personality, I'm really worried that you won't be able to cope if you go in. But now, the Luo family is just a small family. They won't dare bully you if you marry in."
Although this is true, An Mingyue has never thought about marrying Luo Ziqing.
She just thought he was handsome and was bewitched by his handsome appearance, but deep down, she still wanted to marry into a powerful family.
"Mother, I am clearly the noble daughter of the Marquis's family! Why should I marry a poor scholar like Luo Ziqing?"
"Why did Jia'an Nanyue, that little bitch who I've trampled under my feet since she was little, become the high and mighty Princess Zhan by taking over my status?"
"Mother, I refuse to accept this. You must help me. If my daughter marries well, you will have face in the future. If my daughter marries a capable husband, she can help my brother in the future, right?"
Su Moyan didn't care what those people were thinking, no matter how they tried to plot against her. Everything they did would be in vain in the end.
Back in the dilapidated courtyard, the cheap concubine seemed to have heard the news and started lecturing Su Moyan.
"Ayue, did you do something? Did you scheme against your legitimate sister? How could you take away her status as the legitimate daughter?"
"You were born a lowly concubine's daughter. Auntie knows you are jealous of her, but you can't use such despicable means to snatch her identity."
"You even stole her status as Princess Zhan. Don't you think about how a lowly concubine like you, who has never learned the art of music, chess, calligraphy, or painting since childhood and can't even read a single word, can possibly be worthy of the position of Princess?!"
I used to think she was cowardly and incompetent, but deep down she must still love her daughter. Now I suspect that she is indeed cowardly and incompetent, and the original owner may not be her daughter at all.
She also wanted to drag Su Moyan to the main courtyard to apologize.
Su Moyan pushed her hard and looked at her with cold eyes.
"Auntie, what are you crazy about? I am An Mingyue, the noble daughter of this marquisate. Are you crazy? You actually mistook me for your daughter."
Catching a hint of panic in her eyes, Su Moyan became even more certain that she was not the biological mother of this body.
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