The old lady, who was still nestled in Wang Mama's arms, trembled when she suddenly heard Ye Qingxue's words directed at her.
He immediately stood up straight and vehemently denied it: "There is absolutely no such thing!"
Ye Qingxue looked at her coldly: "Nothing much?"
Before the old lady could answer, Ye Qingxue said to Ye Cunsi, "Tonight's events are of utmost importance. You must record every single word spoken by everyone present!"
Liu Pan immediately pushed Ye Cunsi into the pavilion and stopped him in front of the stone table.
Dong Bai seemed to have already prepared a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone on him. He took them out on the spot, placed them on the stone table, and laid out the paper and ground the ink for him.
Seeing the two siblings making such a scene, the old lady was furious and even more flustered.
She never imagined that Ye Qingxue and her brother could survive the fire; it was truly... unbelievable.
"Since it's an important matter, then the King and Queen must also listen." A deep voice came from not far away.
Everyone was startled and looked in the direction of the voice. The people who came were actually Prince Yu and his wife.
"Greetings, Prince Yu! Greetings, Your Highness the Princess!" Ignoring the water on the ground, everyone present knelt down in a rush.
The old lady's heart was pounding in her throat. Ye Qingxue was Princess Rongqing's savior. Could it be that the Prince Yu and his wife came here tonight to seek justice for Ye Qingxue?
Yesterday, Princess Yu showed all sorts of favoritism towards Ye Qingxue. Today, with the arrival of the couple, how can this be tolerated?
Everyone says you shouldn't wash your dirty linen in public, but Ye Qingxue really wants to destroy the entire Marquis's mansion; she's utterly heartless and insane!
The old woman clenched her fists, her teeth grinding together.
The Prince and his wife strode forward, told everyone to stand up, and then went into the pavilion and stood behind Ye Cunsi.
“Miss Ye is Princess Rongqing’s savior. Since tonight’s events involve Miss Ye, the Prince and Princess cannot help but pay attention. Second Young Master, you must take good notes. The Prince and Princess will be watching from the side. Your notes must not be biased in any way.”
The old lady quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, it's cold and rainy outside. Please come to the main hall for a cup of hot tea."
Princess Consort Yu said, "The fire at the Marquis's residence tonight was truly massive. Even with such heavy rain, it still managed to light up half of the capital. We saw it from afar. Let's just discuss this here and now!"
The old woman shuddered: "When the fire started, it hadn't rained yet, so the fire spread so quickly and fiercely. It's truly a blessing from heaven that such a sudden downpour didn't harm anyone."
Princess Consort Yu said, "Let's get down to business. Just now, as I walked over from afar, I heard the old lady say that there was no such thing. What did she mean by 'no such thing'?"
The old woman was pale, her lips moving silently for a long time.
Min Xiuxian said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Miss Ye, as her niece, crippled her aunt and even conspired with Ye Cunsi to frame their elder brother for defiling Miss Lan!"
"I came here tonight to seek justice from the Marquis's mansion, but Miss Ye said that they deserved it all!"
"A frame-up?" Princess Yu sneered. "Yesterday at the General's residence, I was also there. The General and his wife and I heard Ye Cunjin admit that he had defiled Miss Lan before the New Year!"
Madam Min was startled. Was the Princess Consort of Yu also there yesterday?
And you heard Ye Cunjin admit it himself?
If that's the case, why would his sister and nephew ask him to uphold justice?
Princess Yu continued, "Ye Cunjin also said that he wrote down the details of defiling Miss Lan in a booklet, and if we dare to tell the Emperor, he will spread the booklet."
"Lord Min, you have no idea what kind of character your nephew has. He even dared to threaten me and the General and his wife! In the end, Miss Lan had to throw away all her pride and insist that we tell the Emperor the truth!"
Min Xiuxian staggered back half a step before regaining his balance.
The old lady was stunned. Ye Cunjin had actually admitted it himself? Then there was no way to turn things around.
Madam Zhou was heartbroken. It turned out that it was not a frame-up at all; everything was true, a fact that even the Princess Consort of Yu knew!
It's pitiful that she trusted Ye Cunjin so much, believing that as the eldest son of the Marquis's family and the heir to the title, he couldn't possibly be such a vicious and despicable person!
Min Xiuxian gritted his teeth and said, "Then, then Miss Ye said that Ye Cunsi is the son of the eldest son's family. He was switched with the second daughter by my sister when he was born fifteen years ago!"
"She falsely accused my sister of such behavior in order to help Cunjin seize the title of marquis! How do you explain this?!"
Granny Hu immediately stepped forward: "This is not a frame-up, it's the truth. The matter of the Second Young Master and the Second Young Miss being switched was carried out personally by this old servant under the orders of Madam Min!"
She knelt down and said, "Before the Princess Consort and Her Highness the Princess, this old servant dares not lie, otherwise may my whole family suffer a terrible death!"
Madam Zhou clutched her chest, tears streaming down her face, and said sorrowfully, "Your Highness, Your Highness, I only learned tonight that Cunsi is my biological son. It was that wicked woman, Min, who switched the two children in order to seize the title of Marquis!"
Ye Cunsi paused in his recording, then immediately composed himself and continued recording.
His pen never stopped moving, but he gripped the wolf-hair brush so tightly that the knuckles turned bluish-white.
Everyone fell silent. Both Granny Hu and Madam Zhou had admitted it.
So, it turns out that Ye Cunsi and Ye Yabing were switched at birth.
Ye Qingxue immediately spoke up: "Moreover, Madam Bao was also aware of this matter, but in order to help the second branch of the family seize the title, she tacitly approved of Min's actions!"
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