After returning to the capital, the eldest daughter saved her entire clan with her medical skills.

The manor was in the midst of a turbulent time, and the winter clothing and provisions for the soldiers on the frontier had not yet been prepared and delivered. She had no time to waste her energy on such matters.

The old lady had given up hope of finding her granddaughter. Over the years, countless girls in the mansion had come to claim kinship with her, each time requiring a great deal of effort and money.

Even if they were swindlers, the general's mansion would give them some travel expenses before they left, making their actions impeccable.

But things are different now. Life in the household is much more difficult, and there's no longer so much money to be given.

"Reporting to Madam, my daughter has evidence."

The woman who arrived first couldn't wait to produce the evidence, as if being one step ahead would prove that she was the daughter of the general's mansion.

"If there is evidence, that would be even better. Please take it out so that I can have a look at it."

The old lady was slightly displeased with the girl's fighting for it, and gave Fang Mama a look, signaling her to bring over the evidence.

The stranger took out a pure gold longevity lock from an exquisite brocade pouch, on which were engraved the four characters "long life and wealth".

Unlike ordinary longevity locks, this one has two jade pendants hanging on it, which emit colorful light when illuminated, making it quite beautiful.

The lock is engraved with exquisite patterns, varying in depth and unique in design, which is something that ordinary engravers could not do.

The old lady and Princess Lingjun hadn't paid much attention at first, but when they saw the longevity lock, they immediately stood up, took it in their hands, and examined it carefully.

“Madam, your daughter-in-law thinks this longevity lock looks exactly the same as it did back then.”

Over the years, almost every woman who came to claim kinship presented evidence, but without exception, all of it turned out to be fake.

Only this longevity lock is exactly the same as the one I prepared for my daughter more than ten years ago, even down to the fine lines on it.

"Yes, I think it looks very much like it too."

The old lady held the longevity lock and examined it carefully; it was exactly the same as she remembered.

"Child, do you have a birthmark on your body?"

Princess Lingjun recalled that her daughter had a butterfly-shaped birthmark on the back of her neck when she was born. It was red, vivid, and quite beautiful.

Back then, when I saw it, I joked with my husband, "Could our daughter be a butterfly reincarnated?"

Yes, it's on the back of the neck.

The stranger turned around and glanced at Xue Ruanruan triumphantly, her eyes filled with schadenfreude.

Xue Ruanruan didn't glance at the woman once, but calmly sipped her tea with a leisurely and contented expression, which made the old lady look at her with new respect.

The stranger didn't care at all; eager to prove her identity, she was about to take off her clothes in front of everyone to show them.

"Absolutely not! No rush, let's go back to the backyard and see."

Princess Lingjun was frightened by the woman's unrestrained and unruly behavior, which showed a great disregard for etiquette, and quickly stopped her.

The old lady frowned slightly, but her expression was not as agitated as that of Princess Lingjun. She sat calmly in the armchair, without moving an inch.

Granny Fang stood quietly to the side, keeping her eyes and mind at ease.

Xue Ruanruan appeared calm on the surface, but her heart was in turmoil.

Who exactly is this woman, and why does she have a longevity lock that is exactly the same as hers, even down to the smallest details?

She naturally didn't believe it was a coincidence.

In my past life, my mother said that this longevity lock had an extraordinary origin. It was made six months in advance by the best carving master in my grandfather's palace in Fufeng Kingdom.

The exquisite craftsmanship goes without saying, but what is most precious is that it is unique in the world, with only one piece available.

Xue Ruanruan racked her brains but couldn't figure out where the problem lay, but she wasn't in a hurry; she had plenty of time to play with them.

In this life, no matter how sinister those people's intentions may be, they should never again try to harm a single hair on her loved ones' head.

As for the favor owed to Regent Murong Xun, Xue Ruanruan was even more troubled, unsure how to handle this thorny issue.

"Young lady, do you have any proof of your identity?"

The old lady treated Xue Ruanruan with great gentleness, looking at her with a smile and asking softly.

"Yes, madam, there is."

When called upon, Xue Ruanruan calmly put down her teacup and took out a golden longevity lock from her sleeve.

The longevity lock was exactly the same as the one the woman had taken out before, without any difference.

This completely baffled the old lady and Princess Lingjun.

"Why is there a longevity lock here?"

Princess Lingjun took the longevity lock that Xue Ruanruan handed her and placed it together with the longevity lock that the woman had given her earlier, examining it closely.

The more she looked, the more confused she became; she simply couldn't find the difference between the two longevity locks.

"What, are they exactly the same?"

"Madam, your daughter-in-law really can't tell the difference, and can't distinguish between the real and the fake."

Princess Lingjun looked embarrassed, unsure which piece was real and which was fake.

"Do the two young ladies have any other physical evidence to prove their identities, besides birthmarks?"

The old lady paused for a moment, "Even I can't tell the difference."

They could only turn their attention to the two individuals to see if there was any other physical evidence that could prove their identities.

Birthmarks are the hardest to fake. If two girls have the exact same birthmark, she'll be really stumped.

"Yes, this is the confession written by the person who stole from me back then. I brought it with me when I came."

The unfamiliar woman confidently took out a yellowed piece of paper and handed it to Granny Fang.

Xue Ruanruan raised an eyebrow, neither confirming nor denying.

In her previous life, after she was taken back by the Xue family, her grandmother, father, and mother, grateful for her master's nurturing, trained her to become a divine physician skilled in both medicine and poison.

Considering it would damage his master's reputation, he concealed some of the facts from the outside world, only saying that he had been stolen by thieves and then rescued by the divine physician Ling Xuzi.

In reality, the master was the thief who stole the child.

This matter was known only to their family and was never mentioned to outsiders.

People outside all thought that their master was their savior.

Now this girl is confidently producing piece after piece of evidence. The longevity lock is fine, but her confession is quite interesting.

It seems that someone else, like me, has also been reborn.

Moreover, that person definitely didn't want her to return to the General's Mansion, so he found someone to give false testimony and came to the General's Mansion to claim kinship before her.

Does she really think she's the only smart person in the world?

Hehe, since that's the case, don't blame her for striking first.

"The handwriting is neat and the brushwork is exquisite. The strokes flow like clouds and water. You can't write such a font without some motivation."

The old lady's eyesight was failing and she couldn't see the words clearly, but Princess Lingjun couldn't help but praise her after reading them.

"If the thief is so skilled, why did he steal my daughter to sell for money?"

Princess Lingjun frowned, completely baffled.

Judging from the handwriting alone, he doesn't seem to be a person who is short of money. Even if he were to become a teacher or an accountant, he wouldn't stole a child.

Upon hearing this, the stranger's smiling face froze, and she seemed somewhat embarrassed.

However, she quickly recovered. She was originally a prostitute in a brothel, who was suddenly kidnapped by a masked man in the night.