The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

The moon hangs high in the sky.

There was only one lonely star keeping her company.

Inside the study of the Shen residence.

Shen Yu'an looked at his parents with a puzzled expression. He didn't know why his parents were stopping him from telling them at the dinner table that he had found his aunt's daughter.

Li Chengge looked at her son with concern, and nodded to her husband.

Shen Jingguo walked to the door of the study and instructed the butler to stand guard at the door and not let anyone approach the study.

After closing the door, he walked up to Shen Yu'an.

With a stern face, he said, "News has come from the palace that Princess Wanru has been found."

"Yes, we found it. Didn't I write to you asking?"

Li Chengge walked up to his son, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't rush, let your father finish."

"Princess Wanru has been found, but she is not the child you mentioned."

"what?"

"I heard that Her Majesty the Empress found Princess Wanru's wet nurse from back then. That child grew up with her wet nurse and lived on the frontier."

"His Majesty has already sent people to investigate, and that person is indeed Princess Wanru's wet nurse from back then."

"The child's age is also appropriate."

"As for the Shen family's jade pendant, I heard that the wet nurse pawned it to save her life back then."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Shen Yu'an and saw that he had a sullen face and no expression.

The two were not in a hurry and waited for Shen Yu'an to digest the news.

"How could that be? Father and Mother, you've never seen Grass before. You'll know when you see it."

"She looks about 60% like Wanyue."

……

When Shen Cao heard Wan Yue say that her sister was not her, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar for a moment.

But soon, she felt the weight on her heart disappear.

"Sister Cao'er, you're right, my mother still loves me very much."

“When I found out my sister was found, I wasn’t happy at all.”

"I'm afraid my mother will stop loving me from now on."

"However, these past few days, my mother has been worried about me and afraid that I would overthink things, so she has been staying with me every day."

"..."

Shen Cao smiled as she listened to her share what had happened these past few days.

If her parents knew about her, if her family knew about her, would they also have such high expectations for her?

What the heck? When did she become so sentimental?

She does have family who love her.

Inside the Shen family study.

Shen Yu'an looked at Shen Cao with great concern, "Cao'er, are you alright?"

Shen Cao shook her head. "Don't worry, I'm fine."

"I'm just a little curious, why is your family heirloom jade pendant here with me?"

"Do you believe that person is my aunt's biological daughter?" Shen Yu'an asked tentatively.

"Hasn't His Majesty already confirmed it?"

Shen Yu'an shook his head. "These past few days I've been thinking, since the wet nurse is still alive, why hasn't she brought Princess Wanru to the capital all these years?"

"But of all times, the Empress's people find us."

Shen Yu'an was unwilling to believe that the Princess Wanru he found was his aunt's daughter; there were too many suspicious points.

He looked at Shen Cao and felt that Shen Cao was his aunt's biological daughter.

Shen Cao didn't know anything about what was happening in the palace, so she could only nod.

Shen Yu'an said with some guilt, "Could you keep the matter of your jade pendant a secret for me for now?"

He felt there must be something wrong with it.

Shen Cao nodded.

Of course she was willing to help keep it a secret.

"What about Wanyue?"

"Wanyue doesn't know that the jade pendant she's wearing is the Shen family's heirloom. It's best not to let her know about this."

'Knock knock knock!' came the knocking sound from outside the door.

"An'er, are you inside?"

It was his mother's voice.

"Mother, I'm here." After saying that, he walked to the door and opened it.

Li Chengge then walked in.

When Shen Cao saw Shen Yu'an's mother, he quickly placed his hands on his waist and bowed to her.

"Hello, Aunt Shen!"

Li Chengge looked at Shen Yu'an.

"Mother, this is Shen Cao, the good friend I made in Xin'an County whom I mentioned to you before."

She was the child who possessed the Shen family's heirloom jade pendant.

"Phew!" Li Chengxie gasped the moment Shen Cao looked up.

She almost lost her balance.

Like, so similar.

She looks exactly like her unmarried sister-in-law.

"Wife!" Shen Jingguo also walked in.

The moment he saw Shen Cao, he called out, "Shu Hua."

After shouting, I realized that wasn't the case.

Shuhua is the name of the Imperial Concubine. This child looks so much like Shuhua that I believe anyone who sees her would not think she is not Shuhua's child.

He now finally understood why his son had felt something was amiss after learning that Princess Wanru had been found.

After seeing Shen Cao, he also felt that there must be some conspiracy involved.

Shen Yu'an was very satisfied with his parents' reaction.

Today, he deliberately called his parents to the study to see Shen Cao.

Seeing his parents' reaction, he now believes that Shen Cao must be his aunt's biological daughter.

Shuhua is his aunt's name. Under what circumstances would his father mistake his own sister for his sister?

After leaving the study, the Shen couple huddled together and whispered to each other.

"It looks so much like her. Even without looking at the jade pendant, I can tell that she is Shu Hua's daughter."

“An’er wasn’t talking nonsense after all; it really does look like it.”

"I'll go back and have my father send someone to the border to investigate again secretly."

"Uh-huh."

"Don't tell Mom before we investigate this matter thoroughly. I'm afraid she's too old to handle it."

"You don't have to say it."

It's not just the old lady who can't stand it, even she's almost at her breaking point.

She patted her chest; her An'er had unintentionally discovered some grand conspiracy.

Before Shen Cao left the study, Shen Yu'an whispered something in her ear.

She carefully considered Shen Yu'an's words, and then thought about the previous reactions of Shen Yu'an's parents.

His concerns were indeed not unfounded.

"Sister Cao'er, what were you and my cousin talking about in the study?"

Shen Cao smiled and shook her head. "It's nothing."

"By the way, Wanyue, now that we're in the capital, shouldn't you reveal your true identity?"

"Sister Grass, didn't you already guess that?"

Shen Cao sat down on the stool next to Wan Yue.

"I don't know where I got the luck, but I actually became friends with the current Princess Wanyue."

"Sister Cao'er, you can't flatter me on purpose just because of my status."

Shen Yu'an, who had walked over, asked, "Do you think Cao'er is that kind of person?"

"She probably knew your identity the first time you went to Xin'an County."

"Oh, right." Wanyue suddenly remembered, "Since Sister Cao'er didn't receive my letter, I'll tell you again."

"Sister Cao'er, let's open another herb garden in the capital."

"I've already found a place."

Shen Cao was surprised that Wan Yue had already found a place.

She nodded. "Okay, let's go take a look first."

Wanyue was overjoyed to see that Shen Cao had agreed, as she had been afraid that Shen Cao would refuse.

"Oh no, something happened to the old lady."

Suddenly, a maidservant rushed over in a hurry.