Chapter 166 Denial
The old lady frowned and asked, "What jade pendant?"
Princess Jinde looked at the old lady and said, "Back then, my daughter was mistakenly believed to have died at birth, so the eldest consort gave her the jade pendant he was wearing as a burial companion. I have been looking for that jade pendant for more than ten years. On the day of the Queen's birthday banquet, it appeared in the palace and was said to belong to the eldest daughter of the mansion. I even specially called the second wife of the mansion to ask about it. Didn't she tell you?"
She didn't have much contact with the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion, but she suddenly went to look for the Second Wife. No one in the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion was curious and didn't ask a single question?
The old lady asked, but the second wife said at that time that Princess Jinde came to her for a painting, but she didn't expect that it was for the jade pendant.
If there was no trick behind the jade pendant, the second wife would not have hidden it from the old lady.
No way...Ran'er is really the daughter of Princess Jinde, right?
The old lady turned to look at the second wife. The second wife's face was pale as hell, with only fear of impending disaster.
Shen Ran disappeared at Wang's house yesterday and was taken to Princess Jinde's residence. Then Princess Jinde and her husband would know that she drugged Ran'er and matched her with her eldest sister-in-law's nephew.
The Second Wife's heart was trembling like a sieve, but she still held on and didn't kneel down. She refused to admit it, "Ran'er is my biological daughter. The fact that Princess Jinde gave birth to a stillborn baby is known to the whole capital. I am happy from the bottom of my heart that you and the eldest prince consort like Ran'er, but if the eldest princess wants to snatch my daughter away, I will never agree!"
Chen Tang really admired the Second Madam. She didn't even cry when she saw a coffin. But it was no wonder. The Second Madam knew that Shen Ran was the daughter of Princess Jinde, so she quickly used dirty means to keep Shen Ran by her side. It was obvious that she wanted to use Shen Ran to control Princess Jinde, and when necessary, she would use Shen Ran to ask Princess Jinde to save her life.
Now that his plan had failed and Princess Jinde knew about it and came to his house, he could only deny it to the death. After all, it was a well-known fact that Princess Jinde had given birth to a stillborn baby. He might be able to get away with it if he could.
But the second wife underestimated Princess Jinde. She had already angered Princess Jinde and was now really challenging the emperor. It would be strange if Princess Jinde let her off easily.
Chen Tang looked at Princess Jinde, only to see murderous intent in her eyes. She laughed instead, "Since you have raised Ran'er for so many years, I just want to know how Ran'er came to be with you. Since Madam Shen is so sure that Ran'er is your biological child and has nothing to do with this princess..."
"That's good! Then we will go to the Ministry of Justice to do a blood test. If Ran'er is really your daughter, I will apologize to you. If not, you will never leave the Ministry of Justice again in your life!"
"Do you dare to go?"
Princess Jinde's eyes were sharp and her voice was like pearls falling to the ground, leaving no room for doubt.
The second wife was really panicked now. She denied it hastily just now, but she didn't expect that there is such a thing as blood test in the world.
The Second Madam didn't dare to say a word, but the Old Madam knew what was going on. There were also people watching the fun, so Chen Tang said, "Second Aunt, go. You can't lose the battle even if you lose the people."
No one will think you are dumb if you don't speak!
The second wife didn't dare to glare at Princess Jinde, but she wouldn't dare to glare at Chen Tang.
Everyone in the room twitched their lips. They had seen people who fanned the flames, but they had never seen the second girl do it so blatantly. She was not afraid that Princess Jinde would be angry with her.
Princess Jinde glanced at Chen Tang without any intention of blaming her. If it weren't for Chen Tang, they would still be separated from each other, and her daughter's life would be ruined by Mrs. Shen's hands. She was so grateful in her heart that she didn't have time to blame Chen Tang.
Princess Jinde withdrew her gaze from Shen Tang's face and looked at the Second Madam, "Second Madam Shen, do you not dare to go?"
The Second Wife opened her mouth but didn't utter a single word. However, Princess Jinde lost her patience and stood up suddenly, "Take her to the Ministry of Justice!"
Princess Jinde's men immediately stepped forward and arrested the Second Madam. The Second Madam was really scared this time. When the nanny approached, she knelt down with a plop and said, "Princess, calm down..."
With this kneeling, Shen Ran's life story became clear.
Princess Jinde was just as she said, she just wanted to find out how her daughter entered the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. As for the Second Madam's harm to Shen Ran, although Princess Jinde was very angry, after all, Shen Ran grew up with the Second Madam and did not make an irreparable mistake. The Second Madam's move directly ruined her so many years of raising her daughter, and she could not repay the favor in the future. In addition, Shen Ran pleaded for the Second Madam in tears, and her daughter returned to her and asked her for help, which was the first thing a mother should do. Princess Jinde had to obey her no matter how angry she was.
So she would not pursue the Second Wife for anything today, but she was not sure whether she would do so in the future.
Princess Jinde sat down and said, "Tell me! What happened back then?"
She is the eldest princess and grew up by the Queen Mother's side. Even when she is not angry, she already reveals some majesty, let alone when she is furious.
The Second Wife knelt on the ground, her face pale as she said, "Ran'er is indeed not my biological daughter, but I really didn't know that she was your daughter, the Princess. I made a mistake back then, and the Master wanted to divorce me, so I had no choice but to pretend to be pregnant. I just made up this pretext, and I had no choice but to bite the bullet and pretend. But my belly was empty, and I couldn't conjure up a child, so I bribed the midwife to find a dead baby that had just been born. The child was brought into the mansion by the midwife, and I didn't ask about her origins..."
"Back then, the midwife and the doctor said that Ran'er would not survive, and even if she survived, she would be a fool. It was the old lady who saved her by piercing her ten fingers with a hairpin. I saw that she was lucky and would be a blessed person in the future, so I kept her by my side."
"That jade pendant was stuffed into the swaddling clothes back then..."
Chen Tang sat there, her face becoming more gloomy the more she listened. She had not expected the Second Wife to be so eloquent. She knew that after Princess Jinde left, the old lady would ask her where the child she had given birth to that year had gone. In order to shut the old lady up, she directly said that she had faked her pregnancy and had never given birth at all.
Princess Jinde had never expected that her daughter would end up with the Second Wife in this way. For a moment, she didn't know whether she should be angry or relieved.
Back then, someone wanted to make money from the second wife, so he dug out her daughter, who she mistakenly thought had died, and brought her to the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. She was rescued by Old Madam Shen, and only then were the mother and daughter reunited.
She acknowledged Madam Shen's life-saving grace.
But Mrs. Shen Er, Princess Jinde, became furious when she saw her. Even if Ran'er was not her biological daughter, she was raised by her side after all. Just because she knew she was her daughter, she couldn't wait to arrange for her to marry her eldest sister-in-law's nephew. It would have been fine if he was a capable person, but such a bastard was worthy of touching her daughter and using such dirty means.
Thinking of this, Princess Jinde wanted to skin the second wife alive.
Ran'er pleaded for such a cold-hearted person.
Princess Jinde looked at the second wife coldly and said, "Get out!"
I have something to say to the old lady alone.
The Second Wife did not dare to disobey and quickly got up from the ground, but her legs were so weak that she had to rely on the maid to help her get up.
When Shen Tang was about to leave, Princess Jinde said in a more gentle tone, "Second Miss Shen, please stay."
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