Helian Qing's training at the Eastern Palace these past few days has not been in vain; his moves are incredibly accurate.
Xie Jinyao was unable to stop him in time, and his veil was ripped off, revealing her true face.
By the time she realized what was happening and hurriedly covered her face with her hands, Prince Ning had already called out, "Xie Jinyao, is that you?"
Cai Yueya readily agreed, "Who is Xie Jinyao?"
In fact, she knew perfectly well that the Marquis Zhongyong had been living in the Marquis's mansion for so long and had found out exactly how he had been taken advantage of to raise other people's children.
But she really didn't know that the concubine the Prime Minister's mansion was going to make the deceased man's son the legal wife of was actually the daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong.
Does the poor Marquis know this?
Cai Yueya planned to tell the Marquis as soon as she got back.
Her gossipy nature made her forget that Cui Yihuan was still here. Marquis Zhongyong cares so much about Cui Yihuan now; how could he let her come over without doing any investigation or making arrangements?
Helian Qing didn't expect it to be Xie Jinyao. He just found it strange that someone was wearing a veil to greet guests and wanted to cause trouble, so he tore it off.
He turned to look at Prince Ning, his eyes questioning, "What do we do now?"
He's already torn me apart right from the start; can the banquet even continue today?
Prince Ning gestured for him to calm down and answered Cai Yueya's question slowly, "Xie Jinyao is the daughter of Marquis Zhongyong. Oh, no, she is the daughter of Marquis Zhongyong's ex-wife, Lady Liu, and Fu Jiang, who had an affair."
This clearly reminds everyone once again of Xie Jinyao's background.
He asked, "But didn't Xie Jinyao die in a fight at the slave quarters? How did she end up here? Did Prime Minister Li save her? Why didn't he send her back to the Marquis's residence?"
Hearing him say that, Helian Qing knew how to proceed, and he pretended to be afraid.
"If Prime Minister Li doesn't want to tell Marquis Zhongyong, then did I make a mistake by tearing off her veil? Will Prime Minister Li hold a grudge against me?"
Xie Jinyao had recovered by now and quickly said, "You've mistaken me for someone else. My name is Mingyue..."
Before she could finish speaking, Luo Lanqiao rushed over like a cannonball and hugged Xie Jinyao tightly.
"Waaaaah, Jin Yao, thank goodness, you're not dead, you're really not dead! Why didn't you come to me when you were a concubine?"
After my punishment of brushing the horse ended, I wanted to go to the slave quarters to see you, but my father wouldn't let me. But I had someone send you something, sob sob, I'm so glad you're still alive..."
Because her father was the deputy general of the Marquis of Loyalty and Valor, Luo Lanqiao grew up with Xie Jinyao and genuinely cared for her.
However, the things she sent to Xie Jinyao were withheld by He Ming and not given to Xie Jinyao.
Xie Jinyao had always treated Luo Lanqiao as a servant, and now she wished she could kill her.
She forcefully pushed away the person who was crying with tears streaming down their face and snot running down their nose.
"You've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not Xie Jinyao. I just look similar to her, which is why I wear a veil so I don't want to be misunderstood."
She made up a flimsy excuse for herself, and regardless of whether others believed her or not, she would never admit her true identity.
How could the young mistress of the Prime Minister's mansion be the child of an adulterer?
But she forgot that Luo Lanqiao was a stubborn girl. She called out to her mother, "Mother, look quickly, isn't this Jinyao?"
Although today is Xie Jinyao's official promotion banquet, in Luo Lanqiao's opinion, Xie Jinyao must have been forced to become Li Chenghai's concubine before.
Although she has been officially recognized as the wife, Li Chenghai is already dead. What good can it be for her to become the legal wife of a dead man with an unborn child?
She wanted to save her sisters from dire straits.
Madam Luo looked at her daughter, who had a silly and adorable expression, and nodded emphatically, "It's Jin Yao, I can't be mistaken."
After returning to Beijing, she kept regretting that she shouldn't have left her daughter with her in-laws to be raised because she was worried that her husband would be seduced by other women.
Her perfectly good daughter has been raised to be so foolish. Today, she was ordered by the Marquis of Zhongyong to deliberately bring her daughter to the banquet.
Even without Helian Qing's interference, the mother and daughter would have cooperated with Madam Cui today to expose Xie Jinyao's true colors.
Unexpectedly, Xie Jinyao was exposed before even entering the gates of the Prime Minister's residence, and her foolish daughter, completely oblivious to Xie Jinyao's intentions, behaved in a way that perfectly matched the effect the Marquis of Zhongyong wanted.
Luo Lanqiao was unaware of her mother's inner thoughts. When she saw her mother nod, she became even more convinced that she had not mistaken the person.
"Jinyao, did the Prime Minister's Mansion force you? Tell me, and I will beg the Marquis to save you."
"Don't worry, the Marquis is a good man. He won't hold a grudge against you because of your mother. As long as you admit you were wrong, the Marquis will help you."
Although the Prime Minister's mansion is powerful, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is no less formidable, and it's not impossible for him to rescue people from the Prime Minister's mansion.
On her way there, Luo Lanqiao heard Madam Luo say several times that Marquis Zhongyong was a kind-hearted man. Although she was afraid of Marquis Zhongyong, she agreed with her mother's statement.
After saying that, she tried to pull Xie Jinyao to find the Marquis of Zhongyong.
Xie Jinyao went through countless hardships to get to Li Heng's side, and put in a lot of effort to please him, which led to today's banquet.
She was already pregnant with the Prime Minister's child, how could she possibly leave? She was truly infuriated by Roland Qiao.
"How dare you! I am the second young mistress of the Prime Minister's residence."
Xie Jinyao forcefully pushed Luo Lanqiao away, "I don't know who you are. I have already clearly told you that you have mistaken me for someone else. You are still making trouble here. What are you up to?"
"The child I'm carrying is Second Master's only offspring. If something goes wrong with your actions, can you bear the responsibility? Or are you plotting to harm Second Master's child?"
Her words reminded the steward of the Prime Minister's residence that the succession of the Prime Minister's family could not be lost. He quickly had someone help Xie Jinyao up and said to Madam Luo, "Madam, your daughter has mistaken someone else for someone else."
Luo Lanqiao was adamant: "I can't possibly have mistaken someone for someone else."
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