Although the old women were all very frightened, they still managed to explain what had happened, one after another.
Cen questioned her several more times, but still received no answer. With a wave of her hand, a group of guards immediately entered.
"This is your last chance to confess. If you tell the truth now, I might spare your lives," Madam Cen pressed again.
The old women trembled with fear at the sight of the grim-looking guards, crying and begging for mercy, but they still couldn't provide any useful clues.
"Drag them away." At Cen's command, all the old men and women were gagged and taken away.
Only Cen Shi and Granny Liu, who was standing to the side, remained in the outer room.
Cen Ying raised her head and looked at Granny Liu, who immediately knelt down on the ground.
“Madam Hou, when the midwife handed the eldest daughter and the fourth master over to me and Suyi, although it was just the two of us holding the young masters, there were many maids watching us whether we were washing the young masters’ bodies or changing their clothes. With so many eyes watching, the two of us couldn’t do anything underhanded.”
“Sister Suyi has unfortunately passed away, but several old hags are still alive. They all witnessed our actions firsthand,” Granny Liu said urgently.
Cen Ying picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and then said, "You won't tell the truth?"
Granny Liu was immediately shocked. When she raised her head, her eyes were already red. "Everything I said is true. Please tell me, Master. What exactly happened today? Perhaps it will remind those old hags of something."
Cen Ying remained silent. She wouldn't say another word until it was confirmed who the murderer who switched the children was.
Even Liu Mama, whom she trusted most, was no exception, to avoid any unforeseen complications.
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