The following day, Wang's body was recovered, confirming her confession that she had committed suicide.
Ye Zhengqing cried his heart out, took the body back to the Ye family, and set up a mourning hall.
Many people, seeing him crying so bitterly, began to believe him and felt sympathy for him.
She felt that Wang was jealous, which was why Ye Zhengqing had to keep a mistress outside the home to continue the family line. It was also because of her jealousy and lack of tolerance that she got stuck in a rut and brought about her own demise.
They felt that her burning of the banknotes was wasteful and that she should have used the money for good deeds.
However, some people believe that women act in extreme ways because they are suffering so much, and that men bear a great deal of responsibility.
They were not blinded by Ye Zhengqing's tears.
Some people believe that the Wang family, including the Ye family, have fallen to their current state as retribution for their past misdeeds.
In short, the Wang couple received more criticism than sympathy.
Upon hearing this news, Ye Zhen simply smiled faintly.
She and Xie Tingzhou returned from outside the city, washed up, and got ready before heading out.
As the child mentioned in the Wang family's blood oath, she naturally had to meet Ye Zhengqing and ask him about her origins in public.
“My child, I’m so sorry. I didn’t realize that you were separated from your biological parents, and I didn’t dare to tell you the truth afterward.”
Upon arriving at the Ye family residence, Ye Zhengqing spoke first.
Rather than be suspected of switching the baby, he can only stick to what he said by the river.
On the way here, he even thought that perhaps the Taoist priest's talk of drawing a clear line meant letting the world know that he and Ye Zhen had no father-daughter relationship.
"Are you saying that the blood oath is real, and I really am not your child with the Wang family?"
Ye Zhengqing shook his head desperately, looking extremely distressed. "After giving birth to our eldest son, Wang Shi never conceived again. You are indeed not our child."
"Then who are my parents?"
Ye Zhen was also heartbroken and seemed unable to accept it. "But the blood letter clearly said that her child wanted to force her to her death. How do you explain that?"
It can't be explained.
Ye Zhengqing couldn't understand why Wang would write those things.
At first, he suspected that Wang had faked her death, but now that the body had been recovered and there were indeed fragments of silver notes in the temple's ingot furnace.
He could only conclude that Wang had gone mad.
But it wasn't just him who drove Wang crazy; Ye Wantang was also a part of it.
It must have been Ye Wantang who forced Wang to give him money, driving her to despair. Coupled with the discovery that he had a mistress, the double blow led her to act impulsively.
It's all because of Ye Wantang, that good-for-nothing who's more likely to ruin things, that things have turned out this way.
No matter how much they loathe and resent Ye Wantang, they still have to keep her identity a secret; if they both suffer, they will both suffer.
She cried, “I don’t know either. I trust her. She makes the decisions in many things.”
But she really didn't get pregnant back then. She's been taking care of her health all these years, and there are medical records of her visits to many clinics and doctors. These are all proof that I'm not lying..."
Ye Zhen pretended to believe her and murmured, "No wonder you dislike me so much. So I really am not your daughter. Then who am I?"
The onlookers, seeing her distraught state, felt great sympathy for her.
She was separated from her parents at birth, tormented by the Ye family for more than ten years, and almost killed. Now, although she has been granted the title of princess, she doesn't even know where she came from.
A person who has no origin has no roots, which is something that people care about very much.
Given that all of this was done by Ye Zhengqing and his wife, many people began to criticize the Ye family.
Ye Zhen returned to the Marquis's residence and went to see Yin Jiu Niang.
The Blood Lotus Rejuvenating Pill has already been given to her; she only needs Doctor Su to clear the blood clots in her abdominal cavity before she can take it.
But before that, Physician Su ordered Yin Jiuniang to rest in bed.
Upon learning the origin of the Blood Lotus Rejuvenating Pill, Yin Jiuniang did not disappoint their kindness and obediently lay on the bed waiting for Ye Zhen to return.
She moved over a bit and patted the bed on one side, "Come on up and get some sleep."
Ye Zhen hasn't been sleeping much at night lately, and there are bruises under her eyes.
Yin Jiuniang felt sorry for her.
The person being pampered obediently took off her shoes and hugged Yin Jiu Niang's arm, saying, "Master, I didn't want to let her off so easily."
But this man was even more cunning than Ye Zhengqing; keeping her alive wouldn't make her confess to switching the items, so he simply disposed of her.
Yin Jiuniang raised her hand and patted Ye Zhen's back gently, "She really deserved to die. Don't think about it anymore, go to sleep."
Master's embrace was very comforting, and the gentle pats were even more hypnotic, and Ye Zhen soon became sleepy.
Since Wang is dead and Ye Zhengqing has publicly denied their father-daughter relationship, what happens to Ye Zhengqing next is none of her business.
Next, Ye Zhengqing got his comeuppance.
Thinking of this, Ye Zhen fell into a deep sleep.
Ye Wantang, however, acted like a madwoman, smashing several cups and saucers in a fit of rage.
There was no reluctance, no sadness, only anger.
"She would rather burn those silver notes than give them to me. She's such an ungrateful wretch."
She cursed Wang Shi like this.
If she had known that Wang was so selfish, she shouldn't have brought them to the General's Mansion to enjoy such a good life all these years.
Or, if she were more wicked, she should have killed the two of them immediately after learning about her true parentage.
Ye Wantang forgot that when she brought them to live with her, she liked the feeling of being pampered and spoiled by them.
Right now, she only feels resentment, feeling that Wang Shi ruined her path, and also resents Ye Zhengqing for being useless and unable to even keep a woman by his side.
She angrily told Tan Ge, "Make Ye Zhengqing bring over 50,000 taels, or don't blame me for being ruthless."
Ye Wantang wanted to use the switcheroo incident to threaten Ye Zhengqing. With Wang's blood letter in front of him, she felt that Ye Zhengqing would definitely be afraid, but he would never dare to expose this matter.
She estimated that the Ye family's situation and figured that raising 50,000 yuan shouldn't be a problem.
It wasn't necessary for Liang Wang to give her money, but Ye Wantang was stubborn; the more others refused to give her money, the more she wanted it.
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