"Wanwan, are you daydreaming again?"

Pei Wanwan's voice rang out, and Shen Wanwan regained her composure. "Wanwan, I was wondering, our mother was once the legitimate daughter of a general, and she's about the same age as Princess Pingyang. Could they be acquainted with each other, perhaps a close friend or something?"

Pei Wanwan thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook her head. "That's completely impossible. I don't remember ever seeing Princess Pingyang before I was eight years old. In the seven years since I moved to the manor, I haven't heard her name from my mother either. If they were close friends, it's impossible that they had no contact at all."

Shen Wanwan nodded in agreement, but if that was the case, she could not think of any reason why the princess would agree so easily. After all, adopting a daughter was no small matter, especially since the other party was a member of the royal family, and Xie Leqing was the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, who had been convicted of a serious crime back then.

Shen Wanwan suddenly thought of something. "It's been a while since the Prince of Qin returned to the capital. Has there been any news outside that he's still alive?"

"I was just about to tell you about this when, early this morning, word started spreading from somewhere that the King of Qin was ambushed and fell off a cliff on his way back to the capital, and was later rescued by my eldest cousin. They also said that my eldest cousin had returned this time to overturn the case for the Xie family."

Shen Wanwan blinked, unable to conceal her excitement, "If the rumors are true, that would be great."

She had previously felt that Prince Qin and Xie Moxuan were hiding something, and thought they were quietly doing something else important, but she didn't expect it was because of the case from that year.

If the Xie family can really clear their name, and with the help of Princess Pingyang, the divorce between my stepmother and Pei Bailiang will be just around the corner!

She thought for a moment and then asked, "Wanwan, why don't you ask me why I asked you to find Princess Hua'an and ask her to persuade Princess Pingyang to adopt you as her adopted daughter?"

Pei Wanwan glanced at her and said, "Are you stupid? You are Pei Wanwan now, and I am Shen Wanwan. The Grand Princess adopted you as her adopted daughter. This is a matter between you two. What do I have to ask?"

Shen Wanwan said unhappily, "What if we switch back one day?"

Pei Wanwan choked and nodded, "Then tell me quickly, why did you ask the princess to adopt me as her adopted daughter?"

"So that our mother can escape from the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion as soon as possible and no longer have any entanglement with your scumbag father."

Pei Wanwan was stunned at first, and then her eyes turned red. "Wanwan, I want a hug!"

"Don't be too happy too soon, things haven't even started yet."

Despite what she said, Shen Wanwan still opened her arms and gave Pei Wanwan a gentle hug.

"Since your cousin and the King of Qin are conspiring to overturn the verdict, there's no need for us to be on guard everywhere. Just leave any dirty work and errands you have to Feiyue."

Shen Wanwan felt that she had to let Ling Xiao do anything she wanted, otherwise the two of them would be too idle and it would be inconvenient for them to enter the space.

"By the way, has Chuntao been to Yiwenfang to look for Master Xiaoyan? How was it?"

Pei Wanwan shook her head. "I didn't let her go to Yiwenfang, but I asked her to go to the dilapidated temple next to the vegetable market in the west of the city to find beggars."

"What?" Shen Wanwan was shocked.

"Don't get too excited. I certainly have my reasons for doing this. I also know that my brain isn't as sharp as yours, and I don't think things through as carefully as you do..."

"Stop it now! Stop giving me these nonsense. Where's Chuntao? Is she back?"

Chuntao grew up with her, so naturally their relationship was different from that with other maids.

"She came back before dark, so she should be asleep by now. I allowed her to go there to look for someone because I had to consider her safety. Look how anxious you are. Okay, okay, I won't let her go there again next time, don't worry."

Shen Wanwan's expression softened slightly. "Then tell me, why did you let her go to the beggar instead of going to Yiwenfang to find Master Xiaoyan?"

Pei Wanwan didn't answer but asked, "Wanwan, do you know who else came here today besides Princess Hua'an?"

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like