The ugly girl's nirvana, the disabled prince's love

When Shen Yiran saw clearly the two people being escorted in front of her, she couldn't help but be shocked. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat. She seemed to understand something in an instant and subconsciously looked at Yu Gongyu.

Yu Gongyu just nodded slightly at her, with a knowing look in his eyes, and gave her a look that was obvious as a sign.

Shen Yiran understood immediately, and thought to herself that Yu Gongyu must have asked Qin Rufeng to secretly bring these two people into the palace while they were having a meal.

Looking at Zhang Damei and Wang Dashu who were brought in, they looked extremely embarrassed at the moment.

The clothes they were wearing were already worn out and wrinkled, and were stained with various stains, making them look dirty.

His hair was a mess like a bunch of hemp, scattered randomly, stuck together in some places, and hanging down in wisps. It was obvious that he had suffered a lot in the cell.

Their faces were full of fear, and their eyes revealed deep confusion and fear. Their eyes were wide open like frightened deer.

At this moment, no one present spoke, and the entire dining hall seemed to be shrouded in a silent and depressing atmosphere.

The silence was so unsettling, as if even the air had become heavy, making it hard to breathe.

Zhang Damei and the other two were frightened by the terrifyingly silent atmosphere and began to tremble even more. In such an unfamiliar and oppressive environment, it is indeed very easy for people to lose their mentality.

Zhang Damei raised her head slowly and nervously, her movements were slow and cautious, as if she was afraid that any bigger movement would bring about some disaster.

The moment her eyes met Shen Yiran's, she recognized Shen Yiran's eyes at a glance.

At that moment, her face suddenly turned paler, completely bloodless, and the fear in her eyes became more and more intense like a flood that broke through a dam, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying.

Her voice was trembling with fear, and she trembled as she said, "Sir, no, please spare my life. I have told you everything I know. Please spare us. We have already suffered retribution. Our grandchildren are already dead..."

As she spoke, her tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes and slid down her dirty face, leaving several clear tear marks on her face. She looked so miserable and pitiful.

Yu Gongyu looked at the puzzled expressions of the people in the room, his mouth corners slightly raised, with a mysterious smile on his face. He cleared his throat and said, "Sister-in-law, you come and explain all this to everyone!"

After listening to this, Shen Yiran nodded slightly. She took a deep breath and tried to calm the anger that was still burning in her heart.

Then, she took two steps towards Zhang Damei. With each step, the coldness in her eyes seemed to grow stronger, making people feel cold.

When Zhang Damei saw her approaching step by step, especially when she saw her eyes, she couldn't help but think of the "torture" that Shen Yiran had inflicted on them in the cell before.

At this moment, she was so scared that her face turned as pale as paper, her body was shaking violently like a sieve, and she kept muttering, "Mercy, mercy..." The voice became a little unclear because of the shaking.

Shen Yiran looked coldly at the two people kneeling on the ground. Although the anger in her heart was still burning, she was also very clear that she was in front of the emperor and the imperial concubine. She must not be too impulsive and must be careful.

So, she suppressed the hatred in her heart and said coldly, "Tell the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine what you told me before again."

There was no warmth in Shen Yiran's voice. The tone sounded like it came from an ice cellar, freezing cold and making the already cold atmosphere even colder and making people shiver.

When the two heard that it was the emperor, they were so frightened that their legs trembled, as if their legs had suddenly lost the strength to support their bodies.

Wang Dashu was so frightened that he fainted. He fell to the ground with a thump, and his body twitched from time to time. The scene was quite scary.

Seeing this, Zhang Damei was so frightened that her whole body was shaking. She pinched her thigh hard, trying to use the pain to calm herself down a little.

After a long while, she finally came to her senses and then continued to kowtow. The "dong dong" sound of her forehead hitting the ground was particularly loud in the quiet dining room. It seemed as if she used up all her strength with each kowtow.

She kowtowed and said, "Okay! Okay! I'll tell you right away..."

Shen Yiran still looked at her coldly, with a stern expression, and said: "Start from the beginning, don't hide anything, otherwise, hmph!"

The word "humph" that came out of her mouth contained endless deterrence, which made Zhang Damei shiver again, and her body shook even more violently.

Shen Yiran said to the crowd, "This is Zhang Damei and his wife from Bazi Village. They are also the perpetrators of the child-swapping incident at Yinling Temple. Let her tell everyone what happened in detail."

After hearing this, everyone present was eager to know what had happened, even though the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine had heard Yu Gongchen's general account of the matter before, but he had not given us details of the specific events.

At this time, Prime Minister Ren seemed to understand something vaguely. He subconsciously clenched his palms tightly, thinking to himself that his son might be the eldest prince.

This guess made cold sweat break out on his forehead, and his heart was in turmoil. He was shocked and a little worried about what might happen next.

Zhang Damei swallowed her saliva, and the action seemed very difficult, as if something was stuck in her throat. She began to narrate tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I... I am guilty."

Zhang Damei finally slowly told the story of the child-swapping incident that had been hidden for 24 years:

"Twenty-four years ago, I heard from a high monk that if I prayed at Yinling Temple that day, my daughter-in-law's unborn baby would be safe. So, I took my daughter-in-law to Yinling Temple that day.

Unexpectedly, not long after eating the vegetarian food in the temple, my daughter-in-law went into premature labor. At that time, there were two other ladies in the temple who also had the same problem.

The incident happened suddenly, and they couldn't find a midwife for a while. Everyone was very anxious. Later, they saw me preparing to deliver their daughter-in-law, so they asked me if I was a midwife. I lied and said I was.

Then, the guard in charge asked me in a threatening tone to help the two ladies deliver the baby.

At that time, three women gave birth in the same room. Because they were premature, the birth process was extremely difficult. The first one to give birth was the lady with the most gorgeous clothes, and my daughter-in-law gave birth last. They all gave birth to sons.

Because there were no clothes for newborns, the newborns were swaddled using the inner clothes of the monks in the temple.

There were six people in the room at that time, including three women in labor and me, as well as two of the ladies' considerate maids. Due to premature delivery, the women in labor were all very weak.

Seeing their frail appearance, I was suddenly blinded by greed. I thought that they must be the ladies of wealthy families because of their gorgeous clothes, so I came up with the idea of exchanging the children. "