Spring Drunk Chang'an

Liu Wenbai knew two years ago that he was Qu Qiutong's son. So, how did he feel when facing Song, enjoying her maternal love, and calling her "mother" all the time?

Was his defiance, disdain, and contempt for Song due to his youthful arrogance and inability to bear reprimands, or did he simply know that she was not his biological mother, so he humiliated and hurt her wantonly?

"vomit!"

Liu Changan's face turned pale and he covered his lips and started vomiting.

"Ouch, what happened to you?" Liu Caodeng was startled and hurried to help her.

Liu Changan held her wrist, panting to suppress the churning of her stomach. Her almond-shaped eyes were extremely cold. "I just feel a little nauseous suddenly, that's all."

"It's nothing serious."

"Oh~" Liu Caodeng hesitated and looked her up and down.

Judging from his face, he doesn't look okay.

Liu Changan let her watch, his tone calm, "Do you have any other news?"

Liu Caodeng shook his head.

As soon as she entered Jishan Hall, she recruited two of the Crown Prince's trusted servants. She had tried her best to find out all this.

Liu Changan lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and then warned: "Keep an eye on the prince. If he wants to leave the city again, come find me."

"Okay!" Liu Caodeng responded.

Soon, the two of them left.

A few days later, it was Liu Changan's day to rest.

When she returned to Ju Ning Lane, Liu Ai was at home.

Liu Changan's almond-shaped eyes lit up, and he dragged his adoptive mother to sit down, "Mom, I have something I want to ask you."

"What's the matter?" Liu Ai asked.

Liu Changan, "That's right, I heard that when Madam gave birth to the Crown Prince, something unexpected happened in the mansion. What was it?"

She asked this deliberately.

Liu Ai frowned and said bewilderedly, "An accident? What accident is there?"

"Madam's first birth went smoothly. It took only half a day, and it wasn't a big deal. But when Miss Qingru was born, she had heavy bleeding. Sigh..."

"Madam's illness all came from that time. She hasn't recovered even after more than ten years of treatment. Whenever the weather gets cold, her bones ache all over."

She had seen Song fall ill before. The gentle and polite young lady who never behaved herself was rolling around on the bed in pain, sweating profusely.

Who wouldn’t feel sad when seeing that scene?

"Is Madam afraid of the cold?" Liu Changan was startled, and suddenly remembered her past life. On the day when she was sent to Qingfeng Temple by Duke Liu, it was the coldest time of the year. Heavy snow fell for half the night, and her ankles were covered with snow.

She was tied up and thrown into a carriage, and taken out of the city at night. Song suddenly got the news and chased after her barefoot without even bothering to put on her shoes.

The ground was covered with white snow, reflecting the snowy footprints.

She looked out through the crack in the carriage door and saw Song chasing the carriage. At first she ran, but later she crawled.

She thought she had fallen and couldn't get up, but it turned out that it hurt.

"Madam, you suffered a lot in order to give birth to the young lady. But, every mother in the world is like that?" Liu Ai sighed, "What a pity that the young lady can't sympathize with your hard work. Instead, instead..."

Following the old lady, she is humiliating the lady.

The three children my wife gave birth to are all like debt collectors.

Liu Chang'an's eyes were full of joy, and he couldn't help but lean into Liu Ai's arms.

Giving birth is a life-threatening experience for a woman, and taking care of a child is even more difficult. The adoptive mother gave birth to Wang'er and Sanxi, and raised them to adulthood.

"Mom, you've worked so hard." She said softly.

Liu Ai was stunned for a moment, then her eyes suddenly became gentle. She stretched out her calloused hand and gently stroked her daughter's head. She said, "It's all due to you, no matter how hard it is."

"Mom has three good children like you. Just looking at you makes me feel satisfied."

"Mom!" Liu Chang'an lowered his eyes, leaned on Liu Ai's not-so-broad shoulders, smelled the faint scent of cigarettes coming from her body, and felt calm and peaceful.

It seems that since my rebirth, the tense strings in my mind have loosened a little.

No hardship or difficulty can stop her.

Behind her are her mother's hands.

Liu Changan leaned against her quietly, and Liu Ai patted her back gently for a long, long time...

She then asked, "Mother, did nothing happen on the day the Madam gave birth to the Crown Prince? Was the Duke also normal?"

"This~"

Liu Ai didn't know why her daughter insisted on asking this, but she thought carefully and said, "If I say it's strange, there is one thing."

"what?"

"That's right. Madam's first child, the prince fell asleep due to exhaustion after giving birth. We were also quite young at that time and were all busy with Madam, so the prince was taken by the midwife to be seen by the Duke. The Duke..." Liu Ai paused and said hesitantly, "Perhaps because he was a new father and didn't understand children, he actually took the prince to Rongxiyuan to be seen by the old lady."

"How can a newborn baby withstand the wind? The prince caught a cold and stayed in Rongxiyuan for a day before being sent back."

"So, the prince was taken away by the Duke as soon as he was born, and none of you has ever seen the child carefully?" Liu Changan held his breath.

"Yes." Liu Ai nodded.

I don't think there is a problem.

What could happen if the child is handed over to his biological father?

Liu Chang'an took a deep breath. She finally understood how Liu Yu and Liu Wenbai had been swapped right under the Song family's noses. How had the Song family, Old Madam Lai, and the Cheng'en Mansion failed to notice anything amiss for nineteen years?

Liu Xiu, the owner of the Ningguo Mansion, took care of everything himself and cleaned up the mess himself, so naturally there were no loopholes.

"Chang'an, why are you asking these questions? Is there something wrong with the prince?" Liu Ai looked at her daughter's cold expression and suddenly felt uneasy.

She held her daughter's hand and asked anxiously, "Is it the Duke or the Madam?"

Why ask about production?

"Mom, there are indeed some problems here, but I haven't figured it out yet. I will tell you and Dad when I understand the situation!" Liu Changan said in a deep voice.

Liu Ai bit her lip worriedly and wanted to ask more.

She hurriedly said, "Mother, this is about the Madam, I can't say it directly, after all, I am doing things for the Master."

As the master's trusted servant, the most important thing is to keep your mouth shut. When you do things for the master, even your own parents cannot ask about it.

Liu Ai, who had been a slave since childhood, understood this.

I was extremely worried, but I didn't dare to ask too much.

Liu Changan felt warm and guilty when she saw her worried look on her face. However, she didn't even dare to tell the prince about the exchange of Liu Wenbai and Liu Yu until she had solid evidence.

If the king is not secretive, his ministers will be lost; if the minister is not secretive, he will lose himself; if several things are not secretive, it will cause harm.

She has to be careful.

Liu Changan hardened her heart and acted like a little girl to make Liu Ai happy. In the evening, Liu Wanger, Liu Sanxi and Liu Laishun all came back.

Liu Ai was busy with cooking and setting the table, and gradually put this matter aside.

A good night's sleep.

The next day, Liu Chang'an returned to the main courtyard to work. She was busy until noon, when Song sent her to Chunliyuan to bring some soup to the prince.

Liu Chang'an took the order and walked in the garden carrying the food box. Xia Mu and his younger brother Xia Shi came towards him.