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"Your Majesty! The people... the people... the people..."

Xia Rouer was so scared that her voice was trembling. She stammered for a long time and didn't dare to say a word.

She had never even seen a county magistrate in her life, but now she had met the most honorable emperor of Jin.

If you say the wrong thing, it would be a capital crime.

"Dad and Mom! Where did I get this jade pendant?"

Xia Rouer tilted her head nervously, looked at Zhuang Ju and Xia Qiuming who were kneeling beside her, and asked with a tearful look on her face.

If she remembered correctly, this jade pendant should belong to Xia Wanwan, but she had been wearing it since she was a child.

Xia Qiuming cautiously glanced up at Zhuang Ju beside him. Seeing her nod, he boldly said, "Your Majesty! This jade pendant belongs to my daughter Xia Rouer. She has worn it since she was born. Is there anything wrong with it?"

"Your little daughter Xia Rouer?"

The emperor looked at Xia Rouer, then looked carefully at Xia Qiuming and Zhuang Ju.

These two people look old, ugly and sloppy. How could they give birth to a pretty child like Xia Rouer?

"Do you know that anyone who lies to me will have their entire clan exterminated? Are you sure this jade pendant is what your daughter has been wearing since she was born?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and didn't say much, as if he was trying to elicit some truth.

Xia Qiuming was so frightened that his body was shaking, but he was not a fool. The fact that the emperor could go out of the palace to interrogate them in person just for a jade pendant showed that the owner of the jade was of great importance and might be a member of the royal family.

If the person who owned this jade was a heinous criminal, the emperor would not have the patience to waste time with them.

This jade pendant was originally taken from Xia Wanwan and then worn by Rouer.

Could it be that the true identity of that woman Xia Wanwan is actually a member of the royal family?

No, that won’t work. The jade pendant belongs to Rouer now.

I also heard that the bitch Xia Wanwan took the people from Heping Village away more than a month ago. As for where they went, no one knows.

Maybe she didn't take the villagers away at all, but was buried with the entire village in the mudslide.

Since Xia Wanwan is dead, there seems to be nothing wrong with letting Rouer impersonate her.

Besides, even if Xia Wanwan was not dead, and even found them, as long as they insisted that Xia Wanwan was their biological daughter and Rou'er was picked up, no one would question it.

Thinking of this, Xia Qiuming grew bolder. He knelt down, straightened his back, and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not lie. Xiaorou was indeed wearing this jade pendant when she was born. It's just...it's just..."

When Xia Qiuming said this, he looked at Xia Rouer with red eyes, looking heartbroken and embarrassed.

The emperor asked anxiously, "Just what?"

"Old man, Rou'er is not our biological daughter, just tell her!"

Seeing this, Zhuang Ju quickly cooperated.

She hugged Xia Rou'er tightly, crying heartbreakingly, "Rou'er! It's all your parents' fault. When we saw you, a month old, lying in the grass by the roadside, we felt so sorry for you that we brought you home. Later, seeing that you and your sister were getting along so well, and your family never came looking for you, we completely treated you as our own daughter. That's why we never mentioned your life story. Now it seems that this jade pendant around your neck is related to your life story."

"Dad and Mom! What are you talking about? What do you mean I'm not your biological daughter?"

Xia Rouer didn't react at first, until Zhuang Ju mentioned Xia Wanwan later, she understood her parents' intentions.

That’s right, the emperor came personally to ask about the origin of the jade pendant, so Xia Wanwan’s true identity must be extraordinary.

Her parents wanted her to replace that bitch's identity. That would be great. She wouldn't have to beg anymore and wouldn't be looked down upon.

Zhao Caijun, who was standing beside him, knelt on the ground with his head bowed, his lips almost smiling. If Rou'er was of royal blood, he would have enjoyed endless wealth and glory in the future.

Zhuang Ju pretended to reach out and wipe the tears from her eyes, sobbing, "Rou'er! Don't be sad. Although you are not our biological daughter, you will always be raised by us and will always be our precious daughter."

Having said this, she tried hard to squeeze out two tears from the corners of her eyes, looking extremely sad.

Zhuang Ju feigned fear and looked at the emperor, tentatively asking, "Your Majesty! Do you know the origin of this jade pendant? Or... do you know who our Rou'er's biological parents are?"

"This is the jade pendant I gave to my daughter, the eldest princess, because she was born with a serious illness. A fortune teller said that if the queen and I disguised ourselves as ordinary people and went out of the palace to pray at the temple, our little princess would be safe.

But on the way back, we encountered a group of bandits. They not only robbed us of our money, but also took away our daughter, and we almost lost our lives.

Later, after I returned to the palace, I personally led the troops to capture the bandits. Only later did I realize that all this was a conspiracy. But after that, there was no news of the princess anymore, and we all thought she was dead.

God has mercy on us. Fortunately, my daughter is still alive and is right before my eyes."

The emperor was overjoyed. He helped Xia Rou'er, who was kneeling on the ground, to her feet and said excitedly, "Your name is Rou'er, right? I believe you are a gentle and virtuous woman, just like your mother. This is wonderful! I have been looking for you for more than 20 years. God will reward those who work hard. I have finally found my beloved daughter."

"Your Majesty...I am a humble woman...I am a humble woman..."

Xia Rouer pretended to be scared and timid, but she was already smiling in her heart.

I didn't expect that the real identity of that bitch Xia Wanwan was actually the eldest princess of Jin State. I was extremely jealous.

However, this identity will belong to her from now on.

The emperor did not dislike her dirty appearance. Instead, he hugged her in his arms with heartache, patted her back gently, and said with a sob: "Rou'er! You are the eldest princess of me and the queen. You don't need to call yourself a common woman from now on. Also, can you call me father?"

Xia Rouer's eyes were filled with tears. She bit her lip and nodded, then smiled and called out, "Father."

The emperor happily agreed and then ordered the people behind him, "Come, take the princess back to the palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Behind her, a group of palace maids and eunuchs came forward and knelt on both sides to welcome the princess back to the palace.

"Father! This is my husband, and me... my parents..."

Xia Rouer looked reluctant and pretended to look at her husband and parents with sadness.

"Since you are Rou'er's adoptive parents and husband, you are not outsiders. Let's enter the palace together!"

The emperor glanced indifferently at the three people kneeling on the ground, then signaled the eunuchs around him to take them away.

……

Xia Wanwan was still busy running around the camp at this moment, completely unaware of her true identity and that she had been replaced by someone else.