Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 2221

On this day, several uninvited guests came to the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion.

An old woman led the way, scolding with a stern face, "Don't look around! If you look around again, you'll get a beating!"

Several people were so scared that they shrank their necks and stared at their feet, not daring to look up.

The old woman couldn't help but grumble, "My daughter is the eldest young lady of your Duke of the Guardian's Mansion. Is your attitude reasonable?"

The silver hairpin on the old woman's temples flashed coldly, the corner of her mouth curled up, and a half-sneer rolled out of her throat, "Don't recognize relatives carelessly, be careful of the harm caused by your words!"

The old woman couldn't swallow this breath, "My daughter is indeed the eldest young lady of your family! Humph, you look down on others with your dog eyes, wait until my daughter takes over the family, and you will be in trouble!"

The old woman's silver hairpin twitched, and her eyes rolled back to the top of her head. "Oh, ho! Our eldest young mistress is a princess from some tribe, so noble." The tip of her shoe rubbed the dust on the ground. "I advise you to take a piss and look at yourself! And you have a daughter! I wonder where this unrelated relative came from!"

Amid the clamor, they reached the steps of the main hall, where the ebony threshold was higher than their knees.

After the old woman went in to announce it, two men and one woman entered the hall.

The old woman looked up and could not utter the word "Ya'er". She felt that she did not recognize anyone in the hall.

What a rich and noble place! Glittering with gold, shining brightly, everyone in the hall, young and old, looked like jade.

Even the maidservant serving beside her had wrists as white as peeled bamboo shoots.

How come this is so long?

The old woman thought she was a very eloquent person, but now her tongue was numb and she couldn't utter a word.

Five women sat in the hall. Zheng Qiao'er sat at the center, the main seat. To her left was Hong Que's biological mother, Queen Mother Hai of the Vina tribe. Next to her was Yan Xingchen, an imperial official.

On the right is Hong Que, who had just finished her confinement, leaning on a brocade cushion, and sitting next to her is her sister Mu Sang.

Zheng Qiao'er's voice was as soft as ice beads falling on a jade plate. "How many of you claim to be the parents and brothers of my legitimate daughter-in-law?"

The old man and the middle-aged man in the hall, who usually slammed the table and cursed at their mothers at home, now had cramps in their spines. Suddenly, their legs bent and softened, and they knelt on the ground, not daring to even fart.

The old woman trembled and took half a step on her knees. "Madam... please allow me to report... my daughter is indeed from your house..."

Before he could finish his words, Zheng Qiaoer's fingertips snapped the tea lid shut, and the remaining words were stuck in his throat, causing him to choke and break out in a cold sweat.

Hong Que stood up and bowed to the two mothers, pointing at the three people and acknowledging that they were indeed her former father, mother and brother.

The old woman burst into tears of joy, "Girl! Girl, I knew you were not dead, I knew..."

I took a quick look just now and didn't recognize that the noble and impressive woman was my own daughter.

Furthermore, the two people in the hall, or rather the three people, all looked very similar, making it even more difficult for her to tell who was who.

As she spoke, she reached out to pull Hong Que, but Hong Que dodged sideways. Her hand hung in the air, shaking like a dead leaf in the wind.

Hong Que stared at them, her voice cold, "Back then, I told you I was seriously ill and needed some money, and you never came to see me again."

The old woman waved her hands hastily, "No, it's not like that..."

Hong Que interrupted her, "Then the Marquis' Mansion sent people looking for you, but you were afraid I'd be sent back and asked to pay compensation, so you moved away overnight and hid. You thought I was dead, didn't you? You haven't paid any attention to me for so many years, and I thought it was fine. Let's just let it go and I'll just pretend you're gone."