Meng Youyi patted her back obediently: "Don't cry, don't cry, I'm doing well. My parents raised me up so well. Not only can you not blame them, but you should reward them, because without them, I would have been buried in the pit long ago!"

Emperor Sheng An couldn't help but say, "What unlucky words are you talking about? Why would you bury them in a pit? Pah, pah, pah, hurry up and touch the wood. Good luck!"

After saying that, he took Meng Youyi's little hand to touch the wood.

She immediately smiled through her tears and boldly pinched the emperor's face: "You are not angry now, are you? Please forgive my father and mother, okay?"

Emperor Sheng An said, "You clever little thing, have you known your life story for a long time?"

Meng Youyi nodded: "Yes, my mother said it a long time ago, that she picked me up from the river, I know it all. My mother's hair turned white because of my illness. Don't look at her hair now. It's pitch black, it's all dyed. It's so pitiful!"

Mrs. Meng cried so hard that she almost couldn't kneel down. She felt that she had not raised her daughter in vain.

She is so smart that she knows everything!

Lin Yiwan also breathed a sigh of relief. With such a little cutie mediating, she didn't have to worry about Wen Ziqian and Madam Meng being convicted.

Emperor Sheng An also calmed down in an instant. Since this matter concerned the royal bloodline, he had to be cautious.

No matter how much he likes the little girl in front of him, he can only follow the rules of tracing one's ancestry.

He turned to look at Lin Yiwan: "Prepare the equipment for the blood test?"

Rongpin spoke quickly, "Your Majesty, there's no need for a blood test. I can confirm that she is a daughter. When I was pregnant with her, the imperial physician said she had congenital deficiencies. I couldn't bear to give her up, so I concealed this fact and took the risk of giving birth to her!"

Emperor Sheng An's expression suddenly became extremely complicated: "You!"

The Queen quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "How can I blame Rong'er? As a mother, she would think the same way. After all, she is your blood!"

Emperor Sheng An lowered his eyes and looked at the two pitiful people in front of him. He couldn't help but say, "Alright, Queen, take Youyi back first. I still have something to tell them!"

The Queen held Youyi's hand and asked with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, will you secretly punish my Father Wen and Mother Meng while I'm away?"

The emperor felt very uncomfortable. She was obviously his biological daughter, but she had to call someone else her father.

But in order not to make her sad, he could only force himself to comfort her: "Didn't you always say that Daddy is kind and benevolent?"

Meng Youyi smiled instantly: "Your Majesty is a kind and benevolent man. I'll be leaving first. You guys can chat slowly!"

As he watched her disappear, Emperor Sheng An's expression gradually became gloomy and ugly again.

He said in a cold voice, "Wen Ziqian, don't think that you can escape this disaster just because Youyi pleads for you. You'd better tell the truth. Who kidnapped you and threatened Aunt Liu?"

Wen Ziqian fell to the ground in panic, with cold sweat on his forehead.

Madam Meng spoke subconsciously: "Aqian, hurry up and tell me, didn't you hear the emperor asking you?"

Wen Ziqian replied in a trembling voice, "I know I deserve death, but I don't remember what happened back then. My eyes were blindfolded, so I couldn't see anything clearly. The only thing I could remember was that their knives were swift. When they chopped off my toes, the pain was fleeting!"

"Bang!" Emperor Sheng An took the tea bowl and smashed it in front of him.

He angrily shouted coldly: "Wen Ziqian, do you know that I wish I could kill you!"

Wen Ziqian understood very well that when the emperor was angry, corpses would be scattered all over the place!

But although he was afraid at the moment, he felt like he was about to be relieved.

After so many years of trepidation, it's finally time to breathe a sigh of relief.

He lowered his head and said, "I have sinned deeply. I only ask the emperor to forgive Mingzhu. She was deceived. Back then, I was afraid that those people would come and kill me again, so I changed my name and left Daimao Hutong. I married into the Left Prime Minister's mansion in gratitude for saving my life!"

The Left Prime Minister angrily demanded, "So all this was your plan? Did you marry into the family just to seek protection?"

Wen Ziqian nodded with difficulty: "Yes at first, but later, I fell in love with Mingzhu!"

The Left Prime Minister was so angry that his teeth were bared and his eyes were cracking. He gritted his teeth and said, "I am so blind to have invited such a disaster like you to bring trouble to Mingzhu!"

Madam Meng quickly interrupted: "Brother, why are you being so mean to him? He is my husband. He saved my life. No matter how the emperor punishes him, I will live and die with him!"

Wen Ziqian's eyes widened in surprise. "Mingzhu, you don't have to be like this. This is all my fault. Why do you have to get involved?"

Madam Meng knelt beside him and shouted, "Your Majesty, please punish me and my wife. Whether we live or die, we have no complaints!"

The Left Prime Minister sighed in frustration and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, I am guilty as well. Please punish me as well!"

Emperor Sheng An's expression was obscure and difficult to interpret. He was silent for a moment before turning to look at Lin Yiwan beside him. "Madam Hou, I want to hear your opinion. Do you think Wen Ziqian and his wife should be punished? Should the Left Prime Minister's Mansion be punished?"

Lin Yiwan immediately understood that the emperor was giving her the opportunity to win over the Left Prime Minister's Mansion.

He must have already decided to let Zuo Xiangfu go, but he wanted Lin Yiwan to take advantage of this favor.

She raised the corners of her lips, thinking that he was sensible and did not let her extort 500,000 taels of silver from Concubine De.

She spoke without hesitation, "I feel that Wen Ziqian and his wife's dedication to raising Youyi has more than offset their faults. After all, the child's heart palpitations are extremely serious and require meticulous care to grow up. Madam Meng has made such a huge sacrifice; I'm afraid she hasn't even had a good night's sleep, has she?"

Mrs. Meng's tears suddenly flowed out. Yes, yes, Lin Yiwan really understood her.

Ever since she brought little Youyi to her, she no longer knew what it felt like to sleep until she woke up naturally.

When she was young, she ate and slept with her wet nurse, who fed her at a fixed time every night.

She was afraid that the little girl would cry out of hunger, so she didn't dare to close her eyes.

One time she fell asleep and missed Youyi's feeding time, and she cried so hard that she almost suffocated.

At that time, she blamed herself very much and secretly vowed never to be lazy again.

Later, when the little girl grew up, she still took good care of her, and as a result, her proud black hair turned white!

Due to overwork, her body gradually became very weak.

I can’t even have my own children!

She didn't care at all, she was even a little relieved, so that she could take care of Youyi without distraction.

Now that she heard that she was of royal blood, she felt as if her heart was suddenly cut open.

She is in pain!

She can’t bear to part with Youyi!

But how?

The emperor is the most noble and powerful man in the dynasty. If he gets angry, the entire Meng family will be executed.

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