allonlinenovel Chapter 337: You are obvious
Chapter 337: You are obvious
Chapter 337
The emperor looked at Xia Cheng coldly. Xue He knelt down quickly. "Your Majesty is wise! When the Xia couple brought Xia Xuelian to the capital, they never said they had another daughter. They insisted that she was our missing daughter. That's why we were deceived by them!"
Since they all admitted to the swap, Xue Qing snorted coldly: "Back then, you watched Liu abuse me, did you ever stop me? When Liu said she wanted to swap my identity with your biological daughter, did you object?"
Xia Cheng lowered his head and said nothing.
Xue Qing glanced at Xue He and said, "As a man, at a critical moment of life and death, he put all the blame on his wife! How pathetic!"
After Xue He heard what Xue Qing said, a hint of guilt flashed across his eyes.
Duan Fang looked at the faces of several people and immediately said, "Your Majesty, it is understandable that Xia Xueqing's temperament has changed drastically after being treated like this by the Xia couple."
At this time, the Imperial Master stood up and said to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, even if the Xia couple are partial to her, it does not prove that she is not a demon. Only fire can completely eliminate this demon."
Xia Xueqing looked at the Imperial Master in shock and said, "How can that prove that I am a monster? Originally, my Great Zhou was peaceful and prosperous, but you had to create a monster to show off your ability?"
The Imperial Master was dressed in a white robe, with a grey hat on his head, and his face covered, leaving only his eyes exposed. He looked at Xue Qing viciously, "You witch, the snow disaster in Anyang was caused by you!"
Xue Qing laughed in anger: "There are tens of thousands of people in Anyang County, how did you know that I was a witch? Since you are so capable, why didn't you stop the snowstorm from happening? Or do you have no real ability at all and can only watch the snowstorm happen, and now you push the responsibility onto a weak woman?"
The ministers looked at the imperial teacher with puzzled expressions, but no one dared to say anything.
Han Qi stepped forward and said, "Master, snowstorms and floods have never ceased over the years. How can you say that Miss Xia is a witch?"
The Imperial Master still said coldly: "I had already figured it out many years ago..."
The emperor's eyes turned cold and he said, "Master, I see you are tired, please go back and have a rest."
When the Imperial Master heard the Emperor's words, he quickly changed the subject: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty!"
After saying this, he left the hall.
At this time, Lord Duan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Xia Xueqing has made great contributions to planting crops, and she is the real daughter of the Duke's Mansion. Should we also clarify whether this daughter is real or fake?"
The emperor glanced at Xue He and said, "My dear Xue, originally this is your family affair, but it also concerns the marriage of my prince. I'd better leave it to Lord Xing to judge. What do you think?"
Xue He quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration!"
Xia Xuelian was already looking at Xue Qing with vicious eyes, and the fingertips on the handkerchief were turning white.
At this time Zhou Qian said: "Father, since Xia Cheng has admitted to swapping the real and fake daughters, there is no need for retrial. Put the vicious Xia family members in jail and sentence them on a later date."
The emperor looked at Zhou Qian with loving eyes and said, "Qian'er, what you said is true. Since this is your family affair, you and Xing will take care of it."
After the emperor left, Lord Xing had the Xia couple, Wu Tong, and Li thrown into prison.
Xia Xuelian couldn't believe that she was beaten back to her original form again, and suddenly stepped forward to grab Zhou Qian: "Prince, the emperor has granted you and me a marriage, I am your fiancée..."
Everyone looked at Xia Xuelian pulling at the eldest prince's clothes without regard for gender differences. A young eunuch came up with a pale face and tried to pull them apart. Xia Xuelian pulled too tightly, so the young eunuch pushed Xia Xuelian away with force.
Xia Xuelian stumbled and fell to the ground.
Zhou Qian glanced at her coldly and walked away, walking up to Xue He and saying, "Duke, since your real daughter has been found, take Miss Xue back home as soon as possible."
Xue He bowed: "Thank you, Your Highness!"
After Zhou Qian finished speaking, he left the hall, and the other ministers also walked out one after another.
Xue He walked up to Xue Qing and was about to say something, but Xue Qing ignored him and walked straight out of the hall.
At the palace gate, Xue Qing saw Wu Yu standing beside the carriage waiting for her.
When the eldest prince returned to the palace, the servants were discussing privately: "Why is His Highness so happy today?"
"I heard that the true and false daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has been revealed. Your Highness must be very happy. Our prince's wife is the real daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, not a fake daughter who impostored her."
"Oh, that's it!"
Xue He watched Xue Qing get on Wu Yu's carriage and wanted to catch up, but his feet were out of control and he didn't move a step.
When Xue He was about to get on the carriage, a man who looked like a guard came over and said, "Sir, this is a letter sent by the eldest prince."
Xue He got on the carriage, opened the letter, his face heavy, folded it and put it in his arms.
When Xue He returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, he saw the butler waiting at the door with an anxious look on his face.
As soon as the housekeeper saw Xue He, he hurriedly said, "Duke, you are back. The old Duke told you to go to Zhufeng Courtyard as soon as you come back."
Xue He nodded slightly and walked quickly towards Zhufeng Courtyard.
As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Xue Zhong, the old lady, and his wife Wang Jingyao were all there.
Wang Jingyao had tears in her eyes and a worried look on her face, but she didn't ask first.
Xue He walked forward, bowed slightly to Xue Zhong and the old lady, then looked at Wang Jingyao with a complicated expression.
He took a deep breath and said slowly: "Father, Mother, Madam, today's matter is quite tricky."
Everyone stared at him, waiting for him to continue. Xue He continued, "There has been new progress in the palace today. Xia Cheng also admitted that the two children were swapped. Xia Xueqing is our real daughter."
When Wang Jingyao heard this, tears immediately welled up in her eyes: "How...how could this happen? How much has our daughter suffered over the years?"
Xue Zhonghe and the old lady also sighed. The old lady said, "This is fate. I didn't expect something like this to happen."
Xue He said: "It's just that Xia Xueqing is very indifferent to this now. After leaving the palace, she returned to the general's mansion."
Xue Zhong sighed and said, "This child must be resentful. I will explain this matter to her."
The old lady nodded and said, "Yes, and the eldest prince would not allow his fiancée to live in the general's mansion without knowing the reason. We must bring Xueqing back to the mansion in a grand manner."
Wang Jingyao wiped her tears and said, "It's all my fault. I didn't confirm the child's identity properly at the beginning. Now Xueqing has suffered so much injustice."
Xue He comforted her: "Madam, you must not blame yourself. This is your responsibility as a husband! I will not let you suffer with me."
Xue He didn't want to tell his parents that he had known for a long time that Xia Xuelian was an imposter.
Wu Yu and Xue Qing returned to the general's residence and went into the study together.
"My identity has been made clear. The Xia couple and Xia Xuelian have all been imprisoned. Perhaps the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion will come to pick me up soon."
Wu Yu's eyes darkened: "This is too strange"
Xue Qing nodded and whispered, "Just now in the hall, the Imperial Master said something. He said that he had figured it out many years ago... and then he was interrupted by the Emperor."
Looking at Wu Yu, he is the emperor's son. Although he doesn't know why the emperor didn't recognize him, he thought for a while and continued, "What did he infer? Considering the whole thing, he inferred many years ago that Qing'er and I were two people, so he concluded that I was the so-called witch. Then the person who has been trying to assassinate me is-him?"
After saying that, he looked at Wu Yu.
Wu Yu looked solemn: "If it's him, it can explain why those men in black have such high martial arts skills and they are all deadpools."
Xue Qing suddenly asked Wu Yu: "Have you ever thought about why the emperor hasn't restored your status as a prince?"
Wu Yu: “Is it important?”
Xue Qing: "Important! If your status as a prince is restored, then you can compete for the throne."
Wu Yu asked back: "Do you want to be the queen?"
Xue Qing: "Just like the palace is as deep as the sea! Isn't it good to be outside and let the birds fly freely in the sky?"
Wu Yu: "I'll fly with you"
In the dark and damp prison, Xia Xuelian, Xia Cheng and the Liu couple were imprisoned together.
Xia Xuelian's face was filled with anger, and she kept insulting her biological parents, the Xia couple.
"You two useless old things, why didn't you kill Xia Xueqing back then? If she had died, I would be the eldest daughter of the Xue family now, enjoying wealth and glory, instead of being locked up in this hellhole." Xia Xuelian's eyes were wide open and her voice was sharp and piercing.
Liu originally felt guilty about her daughter, but after hearing Xia Xuelian's words, that guilt disappeared.
She was so angry that she was shaking all over. She started to curse, "You heartless thing, I held you in my hands since you were young, and raised you with good food and drink, huh? Now you blame us and yourself for not living up to your expectations. You are rich and powerful in the Xue family, why didn't you kill that bitch earlier! You deserve it!"
Xia Xuelian sneered: "Humph! You just used me as a tool, wanting me to cling to the rich and powerful and live a good life. Now it's all over."
Xia Cheng listened to the quarrel between his wife and daughter, and felt extremely regretful. He glared at Liu and said, "It's all your fault. If we had treated Xia Xueqing well, we wouldn't have ended up like this."
Liu retorted unconvincedly: "Blame me? It's because you are greedy. Don't you want to live a life of wealth and glory for the rest of your life? Now that something has happened, you put all the blame on me."
Xia Cheng shouted angrily: "How dare you talk back? If you hadn't indulged Xuelian, things wouldn't have turned out like this."
Seeing her parents quarreling, Xia Xuelian became even more annoyed and shouted, "Stop quarreling! What's the point? We are all locked up here now, and we don't know what will happen to us."
Liu cried and said, "Xue Lian, why are you so ignorant? We are doing this for your own good."
Xia Xuelian looked at Liu with disgust and said, "For my own good? For my own good? How much silver did you ask me for? If you weren't greedy, we wouldn't have ended up like this."
Xia Cheng sighed and said, "What's the point of saying this now? Let's think of a way to see if we can get out."
Xia Xuelian sneered, "Go out? Don't dream! Even if you go out, will the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion forgive you? How did you treat Xia Xueqing? Will that bitch let you leave the capital alive?"
The three of them cursed each other in the prison.
However, at this time, they did not show any remorse, but just blamed each other and shirked responsibility.
The prison was filled with an atmosphere of despair.
The atmosphere in the dim secret room was solemn. The emperor looked at the Imperial Master anxiously and asked, "Imperial Master, what is going on? I am very confused."
The Imperial Master frowned slightly and replied solemnly, "Your Majesty, judging from the astronomical phenomena, this person should be dead. According to common sense, such a strange thing should not happen. I am also deeply puzzled and don't know why this situation has occurred."
The emperor paced back and forth, thinking, and then asked, "Does the Imperial Master have any clues? What is the situation with Xia Xueqing? Is it true that she is possessed by a demon as everyone says?"
The Imperial Master pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, there is no conclusive evidence that she was possessed by a demon. But this matter is indeed strange. I need to further observe the celestial phenomena and explore the reasons."
The emperor stopped and stared at the imperial teacher, saying, "This matter is of great importance. We must find out the truth as soon as possible. I cannot let such a strange thing affect the stability of the country."
The Imperial Master bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will do my best to solve this mystery as soon as possible."
Wang Jingyao sent the invitation to the general's mansion with mixed feelings.
On the second day, Liu received Wang Jingyao in the flower hall of the general's mansion.
Liu smiled and said, "Meet Madam Wang."
Wang Jingyao looked at Liu with gratitude and said, "Madam Liu, I came here today to thank you for taking care of Qing'er over the years. If it weren't for you, I don't know how my daughter would have survived these years."
Liu shook her head slightly and said, "Madam Wang, you are too kind! Qing'er is a well-behaved and sensible child, very considerate, just like my own daughter."
Just then, Xue Qing walked in.
This time, Xue Qing was dressed in women's clothes, standing tall and graceful, like a fairy descending to earth.
The moment Wang Jingyao saw Xue Qing, her eyes couldn't help but tear up. This was her biological daughter whom she had been longing for!
She looked at the person who looked so much like herself, and a sense of closeness arose in her heart.
Xue Qing bowed slightly and said, "Meet Madam Wang."
Wang Jingyao hurried forward, held Xue Qing's hand, and said, "Child, let me take a good look at you. You have suffered a lot over the years."
Xue Qing looked at the tears in Wang Jingyao's eyes and felt a slight movement in his heart.
But she quickly regained her composure and said, "Madam Wang, luckily mother is here. I'm living well." As she spoke, she glanced at Liu.
Wang Jingyao felt a little sour in her heart when she saw this scene, but she was also more grateful to Liu.
Wang Jingyao said, "Child, come back with me to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. That is your home."
Xue Qing gently pulled back her hand and said, "Madam Wang, thank you for your kindness. But I don't want to go back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
Wang Jingyao said anxiously: "Why? Child, we are your relatives! I am your real mother!"
Xue Qing said calmly: "Madam Wang, I have gotten used to my current life. The Duke of Zhenguo Mansion is too unfamiliar to me. Besides, since you gave up on me in the first place, why do you have to recognize me now?"