Aunt Meng hesitated for a moment, but was eventually helped into the courtyard by Yunhe.
Not far away, a pair of eyes watched everything unfold before them, then quickly disappeared at the gate of the courtyard.
After Yunhe led Aunt Meng into the house, Lengyu emerged from the shadows, stepped forward, cupped her hands, and whispered, "Your Highness, someone is watching Aunt Meng."
"Did you go with them?" Qian Youxue asked calmly.
“Leng Qing went with her,” Leng Yu replied truthfully.
"Good, you'll be rewarded when we get back!" Qian Youxue was very satisfied. Anyway, these people had nothing to do at the Prince's Mansion, so it was good for them to help her find out some information.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Leng Yu said excitedly. The princess had given her all the best things, and Leng Qing would be very happy too.
As expected, the elixir could make even ghosts move the millstone; even people like Leng Qing and Leng Yu were swayed, which made Qian Youxue sigh inwardly.
Upon entering the room, Yunhe had almost finished bandaging Aunt Meng's head wound. She handed Aunt Meng a cup of tea, which Aunt Meng drank with trepidation.
"Yunhe is not an outsider, you can just say what you want to say." Qian Youxue said calmly and sat down to the side.
Aunt Meng tightened her grip on the teacup, hesitated, and then chose to remain silent.
Yunhe understood what Aunt Meng meant, and knowingly withdrew from the room, closing the door behind her.
"Alright, everyone's gone, you can speak now!" Qian Youxue maintained her indifferent attitude.
Aunt Meng put down her cup and sat down next to Qian Youxue, looking troubled, as if she didn't know where to begin.
"Speak quickly if you have something to say, the prince has a bad temper." Qian Youxue was starting to get impatient; this kind of pretense was irritating her.
A flicker of fear crossed Aunt Meng's eyes, but for her daughter's sake, she was willing to risk everything. She carefully took out a jade pendant from her person and handed it to Qian Youxue.
Jade pendant!
Qian Youxue took it and held it in her hand. The jade pendant looked somewhat familiar. She carefully turned it over and saw that it was engraved with the character "Ling".
Upon seeing the character "Ling," she felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart, a particularly unpleasant feeling that caused her to furrow her brow.
thump!
Suddenly, Aunt Meng knelt on the ground, pointed two fingers to the sky, and swore, "Meng Hong swears to the heavens that if she has uttered a single lie, may she be struck by lightning!"
Seeing Aunt Meng's condition, Qian Youxue knew that this matter was of great importance, so she helped her up and sat her down in a chair.
Aunt Meng looked at Qian Youxue with a flicker of fear in her eyes, and lowered her head before speaking: "Actually, the lady's first child was a son."
"What do you mean?" Qian Youxue didn't finish her sentence. At this moment, Aunt Meng wouldn't lie to Qian Yuexue, and besides, Aunt Meng didn't have the courage to do so.
Seeing that Qian Youxue wasn't angry, Aunt Meng continued, "Aunt Liu was afraid that she would have no chance after the madam gave birth to a son, so she bribed the midwife and several servants from that side early on. After she gave birth, she directly replaced the person and even prepared a stillborn baby for the madam."
“Then…I…” Qian Youxue looked at Aunt Meng curiously.
Aunt Meng paused for a moment and then continued, "It should have been the stillborn baby, but when I brought the stillborn baby back from the back door that day, I found you placed there. I saw that you were still alive, and when I looked around and no one was there, I brought you in. After I came back, I changed your clothes and found this jade pendant inside."
Qian Youxue knew that Aunt Meng was both foolish and kind, so she believed that if it was true, the baby was the original owner of the body.
"Don't worry, Miss. I originally intended to keep this matter to myself. If it weren't for Yuexue, I..." Aunt Meng said sincerely, then took a breath and continued, "Miss, you can rest assured that Aunt Liu will not reveal this matter. If this matter is exposed, she will be in great trouble."
That's true. Not only will that cheapskate father not let Aunt Liu off the hook, but the Su family will not let it go either.
But if she wasn't a child of the Qian family, where were her parents? Why were they thrown away at the Qian family's house of all places?
"Young Miss, please help Yuexue! She's so immature. If you're upset, I'm willing to give my life for hers." Aunt Meng said, kneeling on the ground again.
Qian Youxue pulled the woman up, and seeing Meng Yiniang's flustered appearance, finally nodded: "I promise you, but this is a one-time exception. Meng Yiniang, Yuexue is your daughter. If you want her to live a good life, then stop neglecting her."
“It’s not that I don’t care, it’s that I simply… Waaah…” Aunt Meng started crying again as she spoke.
"Alright, you can go back now. I promise I won't let the Prince of Zhan's mansion cause her any trouble. As for Father, I'd better not plead for him, lest Aunt Liu see through my scheme and it backfire on you." Qian Youxue wiped away Aunt Meng's tears. If what Aunt Meng said was true, then Aunt Meng could be considered the original owner's savior; otherwise, that child would probably have died outside long ago.
After listening, Aunt Meng nodded in understanding: "As long as the Prince doesn't pursue the matter further, I will plead with the Master myself."
"After you left, tell me you begged me, but I didn't agree. Otherwise, Aunt Liu would definitely not let you off the hook." Qian Youxue instructed Aunt Meng. Aunt Liu was such a ruthless person that she would not easily let go of anyone who betrayed her. The reason why Aunt Liu was kept alive must be for some other purpose.
But what use is someone as afraid of power as Aunt Meng, whose status is so lowly?
With many doubts swirling in her mind, she felt a headache coming on. After rubbing her temples, she sat down.
"This servant takes her leave!" Seeing that the young lady seemed unwell, Aunt Meng wisely prepared to leave.
"Wait!" Qian Youxue seemed to have thought of something and called out to Aunt Meng again. She stepped forward, looked Aunt Meng up and down, and said gently, "If one day you don't want to stay in this big dye vat anymore, just tell me, and I will make other arrangements for you."
Aunt Meng was stunned for a moment, not expecting the young lady to say that. She was moved and was about to kneel down again, but the young lady stopped her.
"If it weren't for you, I might have died out there back then. I, Qian Youxue, am a person who repays kindness with kindness and avenges wrongs with revenge. However, I only care about you; others are not included." Qian Youxue's words were very clear, and she believed that Aunt Meng should understand this.
Aunt Meng understands perfectly well that one reaps what one sows. In order for Yue Xue to live, she should also change herself, otherwise who knows what kind of trouble Yue Xue will cause next time?
Qian Youxue saw Aunt Meng to the door. After she left, she called out Leng Yu and Leng Mo: "If she ever comes to the Prince's Mansion to find me, be sure to bring her here."
"Yes!" Leng Mo and Leng Yu bowed and accepted the order, both looking curiously at Aunt Meng's back.
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