The resemblance in appearance, along with a natural sense of blood kinship, stirred Princess Shouguang's heart. She almost immediately confirmed that this was the daughter she had carried for ten months and given birth to.

Princess Shouguang took two steps toward Xiao Lan, but stopped because of immense guilt and remorse. Her lips trembled, and she couldn't utter a single word.

She didn't know whether to call her Shuxue, Ye Qiao, or Xiao Lan.

Finally, remembering that her daughter had been saved by the Qiao family, she tentatively called out the name "Xiao Lan" as if in a murmur.

She felt unworthy, unworthy to come before her daughter, and unworthy to call out to her. It was because she was too weak back then that her daughter was replaced and suffered so much hardship in the countryside for so many years.

She is a sinner.

Xiao Lan never thought of blaming Princess Shouguang. She had been living in deception for so many years, and when she learned the truth, she was in unimaginable pain.

Looking at her birth mother, she felt a sense of closeness, as if she had been drifting aimlessly for many years and had finally found a harbor.

So she walked over and personally took Princess Shouguang's hand: "Mother, you have suffered all these years while I was away from you. It is your daughter who has not fulfilled her filial duty."

He was about to kneel down as he spoke.

Princess Shouguang's eyes and nose stung, and her whole body trembled. She quickly held the person firmly, choking back tears, "It's my fault for not protecting you properly, Xiao Lan. No matter how much you blame me, I have nothing to say. I will make it up to you in the future."

Upon hearing that his family had encountered trouble on the street, Lord Jiang rushed over.

Seeing Jiang Shuxue being carried back barely alive, and the sight of Princess Shouguang and a young woman he had never met before weeping uncontrollably, he couldn't fathom what had happened.

When he saw the young woman's face, he was stunned for a moment. She looked seven or eight parts like Princess Shouguang when she was young.

On the contrary, Jiang Shuxue is almost nothing like her mother.

He had never thought about this issue before, because there are quite a few children who are not like their parents.

But with such a stark contrast before him, he couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.

"What, what's going on?"

Princess Shouguang wiped the corner of her eye with her sleeve.

“Master, this is our biological daughter.”

"What?" Old Master Jiang was stunned.

"Go back and talk about it."

More and more people gathered around, including many from prominent families. Princess Shouguang made no attempt to hide it; she wanted everyone to know that her daughter had been switched and was now back, and that Jiang Shuxue was just an imposter.

Princess Shouguang looked at Da Meng and bowed to him: "General Qiao, thank you for saving my daughter once again. I will never forget your kindness in saving my life twice."

Lord Jiang was completely bewildered, as he was unaware of many things that had happened behind the scenes.

“Xiao Lan is my good friend. She saved my life first, and I can never repay her by protecting her,” Da Meng said.

He is still shaken; if he had arrived any later, Xiao Lan would have suffered a terrible fate.

fortunately!

He then looked at Ye Liang and said, "Brother Ye, why don't you go and stay at the Qiao family's place first? Miss Xiao Lan has gone to the Jiang family and has a lot of things to take care of."

Blood-related, Ye Liang and Xiao Lan are not real siblings. Now that Xiao Lan wants to return to the Jiang family to recognize her relatives, the matter is still undecided, so it would be best for Ye Liang to find another place to settle down.

"I'm afraid I'll have to bother you." Ye Liang said somewhat awkwardly.

"Why are you so reserved? Be more outgoing. We members of the Qiao family won't eat people." Qiao Dameng patted him on the shoulder.

Xiao Lan agreed with Da Meng and nodded, signaling Ye Liang to go to the Qiao family.

When Ye Liang was at home, he heard his sister say that she had been rescued by the Qiao family. Seeing how readily Qiao Dameng agreed, he also agreed.

Qiao Lian'er watched the whole process, and the matter was considered to be coming to an end.

The initiative has now completely fallen to Princess Shouguang.

After the plan was implemented, apart from Qiao Dameng's unexpected appearance to save people this time, the Qiao family had not made any significant presence.

The Jiang family certainly didn't expect her to be involved.

She had originally intended to intervene, but after calculating that Da Meng's reaction time would be sufficient, she decided to let Da Meng make a good impression on the Jiang family and gain their favor, so that future good things between the two of them wouldn't require much effort.

This can be seen as her giving Da Meng a chance.

Sure enough, Master Jiang looked at Qiao Dameng with a hint of admiration. On his way from the Zhong family, he heard that Jiang Shuxue's horse had gone out of control and rushed towards a carriage, but was fortunately stopped by another horse.

Although Jiang Shuxue was injured, it was better than her killing someone in public. Otherwise, if she were impeached by the censors, she would also be affected.

Jiang Shuxue, who was sent back to the Jiang family ahead of schedule, survived thanks to the efforts of several doctors from the family.

Unable to leave the courtyard, Madam Wei was frantic with worry. When she heard that Ye Qiao had returned, she confirmed the news over and over again. It was like a bolt from the blue; she lost her balance and fell to the ground.

"What? Ye Qiao, she's not, she's not already—"

Mrs. Wei supported her head weakly with her hands, her thoughts in disarray, her eyes filled with terror.

The letter she received said that Ye Qiao was completely dead, and she believed it without a doubt.

In the blink of an eye, everything has changed.

What went wrong?

A thought flashed through Mrs. Wei's mind: if it were true, then she and her two children were doomed, with no hope left.

Don't even think about a dowry, don't even think about marriage, and don't even think about inheriting the family business.

All her years of painstaking efforts and planning have come to naught, and all her efforts have been in vain.

Everything was so inexplicable and unexpected, as if an invisible hand was pushing things along in the dark. Thinking about it made me break out in a cold sweat.

Mrs. Wei fainted and soon developed a high fever. She lay in bed with her eyes closed, talking incoherently while waving her hands in the air.

His mouth was full of things like, "Didn't they kill Ye Qiao? She's clearly dead." "Why didn't the eldest young master take the dementia medication?" "Princess Shouguang was almost poisoned to death, how is she still alive?" "Why didn't they drown that bastard?"

Again, it's about "keeping things under control with Young Master Zhong, don't reveal Shuxue's existence," "Don't admit it, don't!" and "It's all gone, all the dowry is gone, how can Shuxue marry into the Zhong family?" "My daughter, my son, where is their future? How am I supposed to live?"

The servants in the room were terrified, their faces ashen. How could they say such things?

But no matter how they called out to Madam Wei, she wouldn't wake up; instead, her condition worsened.

The old nanny who had served Madam Wei for many years sensed something was wrong. She turned around and saw Lord Jiang standing at the entrance of the room. She didn't know how long he had been standing there or how much he had heard.

The old woman's scalp tingled instantly.

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