Chapter 195: Truth Can't Be Covered
"This servant... knows the little princess's background..."
Nanny Yan raised her voice.
Mu Yunji and Yan Huan looked at each other and took off the cloth strips that were plugging their ears.
Yan Huan waved his hand, and the jailer who was torturing the prisoner retreated.
He looked at the woman and asked, "What did you say?"
Nanny Yan raised her bloody hands and sat up tremblingly.
Take a deep breath.
After calming down, she said, "Sir, I know Princess Jiayue's background..."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the secret guards around retreated, leaving only Mu Yunji and Yan Huan.
The little princess’s life experience!
There are rumors in the capital that Princess Jiayue is not the daughter of Prince Consort Cao.
After all, their marriage was too hasty and too unexpected...
No one expected that Princess Yuqing, the pride of heaven, would choose such a mediocre person.
And I heard that the princess gave birth prematurely.
Could it be…
The rumors are actually true!!
"What do you mean?" Yan Huan stood up, walked over, and looked her up and down.
Mu Yunji also stood up and followed.
Nanny Yan swallowed her saliva and gritted her teeth before saying, "Princess Jiayue is not Princess Yuqing's biological child..."
She had figured it all out in her mind. She was going to die anyway, so she had to give it a try.
We can't just die in Jiangzhou like this.
this……
Why is it different from the rumors?
Mu Yunji glanced at his brother-in-law: Is it true?
He had been away from Beijing for many years and had only been back for a few months. He was overwhelmed by what he saw and heard.
I can hardly bear it anymore.
Yan Huan gave his brother-in-law a look that I didn’t understand.
He was used to the prisoners' eloquence and unreasonable tactics.
In the absence of any evidence, I tend to be three-tenths certain and seven-tenths skeptical about what they say.
He only believed half of what the woman said.
His expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "Go on, why don't you say anything?"
Aunt Yan: ...
Why aren't these two people surprised? Don't they believe it?
She originally wanted to keep the two of them in suspense so that she could negotiate terms, but this inexplicably turned into her self-affirmation.
She had no choice but to continue, "My lord, what I said is true. Jiayue is not Princess Yuqing's biological daughter... The real princess died at birth. Jiayue was... adopted by Prince Consort Cao..."
Seeing the two people looking at her suspiciously, Nanny Yan continued, "My lords, think carefully, what are the similarities between Jiayue and the eldest princess?"
Although the princess is young, her appearance has not yet been finalized.
But if you look closely, you can still find that the princess's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to those of the prince consort. However, only the prince consort himself knows who she will look like when she grows up.
The eldest princess's appearance is unparalleled in the world and she is so beautiful that she can captivate the whole country.
The little princess's appearance can only be described as ordinary. If she grows up a little bit, I'm afraid the truth will be revealed.
According to the original plan of Cao mother and son, Princess Jiayue was to be raised by the princess.
Let the princess raise Jiayue as her own child and make her inseparable from Jiayue.
Even if it is discovered one day, they will say that the princess's biological daughter died at birth. The prince consort was afraid that the princess would be sad, so he adopted Jiayue from his clan.
In this way, no matter how angry the princess is, she will still consider the mother-son relationship and continue to raise Jiayue.
However, the mother and son of the Cao family never expected that the eldest princess would send the little princess to Jiangzhou.
They then tried every possible means to take the child back.
Mu Yunji's mind has been full of military pay and Lu Qingyao these days, or else, his newly adopted godson and daughter.
I don’t have time to look at other people’s children.
He looked at his brother-in-law and shook his head: No impression, no impression at all.
Yan Huan thought about it carefully.
It seems... that's really the case.
It is indeed strange that Princess Yuqing, who is so beautiful, gave birth to the ordinary Princess Jiayue.
But girls change a lot when they grow up. How old is that little girl? It is too hasty to make a conclusion based on her appearance alone.
"Mammy, you are Princess Jiayue's wet nurse, so you must know the whole story. Why don't you tell me in detail?"
Nanny Yan was secretly delighted, as this was exactly what she had been waiting for.
She kowtowed and begged, "Sir, could you please send me back to the capital? I want to apologize to the princess in person and explain this matter to her personally."
"That's nice of you. But how do I know if you are deceiving us in order to return to Beijing?" Yan Huan knew what she was planning.
Once he returns to the capital, with someone backing him up, he will most likely come up with a different story.
These maids in the back house are very cunning and treacherous.
He called the jailer and said, "Take him away and keep him under good guard."
Nanny Yan's hands were sweating from the pain, her heart aching. She mustered up the courage to speak, "Sir, I'm a witness to this whole thing. You probably don't want me to die of illness. Could you give me some medicine for my wounds?"
Yan Huan snorted, "You're really good at pushing things."
But just cherish your life.
This kind of coward who loves life and is afraid of death is much easier to deal with than a tough guy.
This matter still needs to be reported to King Jing before a decision can be made.
The two came to King Jing's yard.
The shrill cry of a child broke the quiet night sky.
Yan Huan paused and looked at Mu Yunji, "Brother, what do you think would happen if Prince Jing knew that the princess was not his biological niece?"
"It's the middle of the night, and he's crying so loudly and annoyingly. He should be thrown out." Mu Yunji frowned.
fortunately……
Fortunately, his newly adopted daughter is well-behaved and cute.
King Jing stood still with his arms folded, looking at his niece who was crying and stamping her feet in front of him. His brows were so worried that they could kill a fly.
Cao Jiayue cried in front of him, stamping her feet.
The louder I cried...
"Mammy... I want Mammy... Wuuuuu..."
Mu Yunji stood outside the door and jokingly said, "Prince Jing, I brought some Ma Fei San. How about giving some to this kid?"
"Duke, do you know the origin of the name Ma Fei San?"
King Jing rolled his eyes at him, then ordered the maid to forcibly take his niece away.
The youngest son of the legendary doctor Hua Tuo, Fei'er, died after accidentally eating the fruit of the Datura stramonium. Hua Tuo used the fruit to develop Ma Fei San, hence the name Ma Fei San. [1]
How can such a young child use it casually?
"I just see that you're having a hard time taking care of the baby, so I want you to relax a little. Why are you so angry?" Mu Yunji smiled and found a seat to sit down.
Raising a child is much more tiring than fighting a war...
Yan Huan didn't dare sit still. He smacked his lips and hurried forward to report, "Your Highness, the interrogation revealed that it was Prince Consort Cao who sent people to take Princess Jiayue away. He wanted to execute her first and report to her later."
"Is that all?" King Jing's brows relaxed slightly, and he gestured for him to sit down.
Yan Huan thought for a moment and continued: "Not only..."
"That woman also told me something about Princess Jiayue's background... She said that Princess Jiayue wasn't Princess Yuqing's biological child, but was adopted by her husband from the Cao clan. The princess's own child died at birth."
He finished speaking in one breath, then looked at King Jing for his instructions.
He was sitting there blankly, as if petrified.
King Jing must be unable to accept this and must be stupid!
After all, he spent a lot of effort on the little princess. He recited the Three Character Classic to her every day, watched her eat, and told her things that he didn't know whether she could understand.
He even had to use the ruler to beat the child himself, looking very disappointed in him.
Yan Huan looked at his brother-in-law again.
Mu Yunji understood and patted King Jing on the shoulder, "Are you okay?"
King Jing came back to his senses and looked at Yan Huan, "Are you saying that Jiayue is not my niece?"
Yan Huan nodded.
Mu Yunji added, "She's not your niece, but she's very likely your relative."
Yan Huan nodded in agreement, "Looking at the little princess's eyebrows and eyes, she looks a bit like Prince Consort Cao..."
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Note [1] The allusion is taken from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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