After being married off by my younger sister, I became the most beloved person in the palace

Gu Zhiyin looked at the familiar features in the painting and was shocked.

She laid the painting flat on the ground and then joined it with the lower half.

The girl is about ten years old. Even though she is young, she is beautiful and has a sweet smile. You can tell from the painting that she is playful and cute.

You can tell at first glance that they are mother and daughter.

Gu Zhiyin looked at the mother and daughter in the painting and felt a warm sensation in her heart and a slight soreness in her eyes.

"Empress Dowager, the Princess did not tear up the painting on purpose. It's all my fault for not explaining it clearly." Behind her, Zhao Anrou's anxious voice explained.

On the surface, he was explaining and pleading for her, but in reality he was convicting Gu Zhi.

The Queen Mother glanced at Zhao Anrou, just a slight glance without any emotion, but it made Zhao Anrou choke immediately, and subconsciously she didn't dare to say another word.

For some reason, the Queen Mother's look just now seemed to see through her.

Zhao Anrou's heart tightened and she became uneasy.

The old princess and others followed the queen mother into the study. At a glance, they saw the painting divided into two halves on the ground. Then they looked at the figures on it, and their faces changed.

Isn’t this painting of Qin Wenxi and ten-year-old Xie Wan?

Oh no! Regardless of whether it was Yinyin who tore the painting, the painting was ruined right in front of her, and the Empress Dowager might vent her anger on her.

The old princess was thinking about how to save the situation, but she heard the queen mother standing behind Gu Zhiyin and gently called out, "Yinyin."

Gu Zhiyin turned around when he heard the voice.

The Queen Mother saw traces of tears on her face, her expression changed slightly, she pulled her up, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

"Why are you crying?"

Gu Zhiyin raised her hand and touched her wet face, looking dazed: "I suddenly saw that the woman in the painting looked like my mother, and I couldn't help missing her." As she spoke, she knelt down as if she remembered something: "Please forgive me, Queen Mother, this painting I..."

Before she could finish her words, the Queen Mother frowned and pulled her up: "Who did you just say looks like your mother?"

Gu Zhiyin: "The woman in this painting."

When the Queen Mother heard this, she was terrified and stared at Gu Zhiyin without blinking.

Some time ago, she showed this painting to Zhao Anrou, but she said she had no impression of it.

The Queen Mother didn't think it was wrong at the time.

Xie Wan was only ten years old when he disappeared, and they lived in poverty. If he had worked for many years, his appearance would have changed drastically when he grew up, so it is normal that he no longer looks young. It is also understandable that he does not look like his biological mother.

But what did she hear?

Gu Zhiyin said that the woman in the portrait looked like her mother!

"How similar?" asked the Queen Mother.

A bold idea suddenly came to her mind, and the Queen Mother could not deny it.

Gu Zhiyin thought for a moment and said, "Eighty percent likely, the woman in the painting looks more graceful and elegant."

"Where is your mother from? Who else is in your family?" The Queen Mother tightly grasped Gu Zhiyin's arm and asked with a trembling voice.

Gu Zhiyin didn't know why the Queen Mother was suddenly so excited and was a little confused for a moment.

Suddenly, the Queen Mother picked up the broken painting on the ground, pointed at the girl next to the woman and asked, "Look at her, does she look familiar?"

"Yes, she looks very similar to this lady." Gu Zhiyin said.

The Queen Mother said anxiously, "Take a closer look."

Gu Zhiyin was stunned for a moment, then read it carefully as he was told.

After a while, her eyes fell on the girl's waist and her hand subconsciously touched it.

"This purse looks like the one my mother left behind."

When the Queen Mother heard this, she opened her eyes wide and her eyes suddenly turned red.

"Yes, yes, I liked you the first time I saw you, and I felt familiar with you! I should have thought of it earlier, you might be Wanwan's daughter."

When Gu Zhiyin heard the Queen Mother's words, she was completely stunned.

"But... my grandfather is from Huaicheng... could he be mistaken..."

The other people in the room also looked incredulous.

Zhao Anrou widened her eyes in horror and exclaimed anxiously, "That's impossible, Queen Mother. My mother is Xie Wan."

How could this be?

Shouldn't the Queen Mother punish Gu Zhiyin?

"Princess Ming, why are you talking nonsense?" Zhao Anrou glared at Gu Zhiyin with hatred.

The old princess came back to her senses from her shock: "How dare you! Even if you are from the Xie family, you will not be allowed to commit crimes against my granddaughter-in-law. Is this nonsense? Just check it out and you will know. What is true cannot be false, and what is false cannot be true."

There are many similar people in this world, so it’s not surprising that Yinyin’s mother looks like Qin Wenxi.

But what if she really is Qin Wenxi’s daughter?

Why did the Queen Mother love a stranger so much and insisted on recognizing her as her niece? Does this mean that blood ties cannot be severed?

What's more, Yinyin said that she had seen the same purse.

After hearing this, the empress dowager suddenly determined that she was Xie Wan's daughter. I guess the hebao was special to the empress dowager.

Since you have doubts, then check again.

Madam Xie looked at Gu Zhiyin, then at Zhao Anrou, and her mind went blank.

After a long while, she stammered, "But, the jade pendant..."

The Queen Mother held Gu Zhiyin's hand tightly and said to Yu En with a sullen face, "Check it carefully for me."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

"Tell Xie Li to investigate thoroughly and don't blindly recognize his niece. Aren't you afraid that his parents will lift the lid of the coffin and throw him away?" The Queen Mother said to Madam Xie.

This statement was almost like saying that Zhao Anrou was a fake.

Madam Xie's face was pale, and she responded quickly: "Yes, Queen Mother."

She looked at Zhao Anrou, who was standing beside her with a dazed look on her face, in shock. Her face turned pale and blue, as if she had lost her soul.

Mrs. Xie loves Zhao Anrou so much that she loves her entire family. If she really recognized the wrong person, then where did her jade pendant come from?

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave now."

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Tell her not to run around until the matter is thoroughly investigated."

This refers to Zhao Anrou.

Mrs. Xie: “Yes.”

After saying that, he pulled the distraught Zhao Anrou away, and after leaving the study, he asked the maids and servants around him to take her back to the mansion, and ordered them to keep an eye on her and not to step out of the room.

Then he went to the Imperial Garden and called Xie Li away.

When Gu Zhiyin returned to the palace, she looked through the dowry her mother had left her and found the old and broken purse.

The Queen Mother and Xie Li simultaneously investigated the identities of Zhao Anrou and Gu Zhiyin's biological mothers, and within five days, everything was clear.

Xie Li had a preconceived idea. Because he had the jade pendant in his hand, he subconsciously thought that Zhao Anrou was his niece.

After all, no one would have thought that Zhao Anrou's jade pendant was stolen from Xie Wan by her mother.

Back then, Xie Wan was kidnapped and escaped halfway. She somehow fell and injured her head. She didn't remember who she was and was mixed in with the refugees. Zhao Anrou's mother was among them. Was the jade pendant stolen by Zhao Anrou's mother, or was it given to her by Xie Wan, or was it picked up by accident? Now there is no way to know for sure.

Zhao Anrou was kicked out of the Xie family.

In the Cining Palace, Xie Li saw Gu Zhiyin for the first time, and the tall man's eyes instantly turned red.

He saw a familiar shadow between Gu Zhiyin's eyebrows.