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Chapter 167: The Child-Swap Exposure

Meng Wanran's mind was in a mess. All the sounds around her seemed thousands of miles away. Only the uneasiness and fear deep in her heart followed her like a shadow.

She was afraid that if she stayed a moment longer, the carefully woven lie would fall apart under Undaidai's sharp gaze.

So she hurriedly picked up the child in her arms, with messy but determined steps, and ended this crisis-filled meeting with an almost panicked escape.

"Your Highness, I suddenly feel unwell. I am afraid that I will disturb your pleasure, so I will take my leave first."

After saying this, she turned around, leaving only a hurried back behind.

Back in the deep palace, Meng Wanran's expression instantly turned cold. She immediately summoned the maidservant who was serving beside her, "Tell me, what is going on? I clearly told you to get rid of the child, why did you..."

The maid's heart was like being entangled in a fine spider web, and every strand of her thoughts trembled. She lowered her head and spoke in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "My lady, I have obeyed your orders and buried her. This sudden change is beyond my comprehension."

Meng Wanran frowned when she heard this. Her eyes were full of rage, but she had no place to vent it. She could only turn it into a sharp palm wind, which landed fiercely on the maid's cheek, leaving a shocking red mark. "You are a waste! You always have many loopholes in doing things. You are not good at doing anything, but always make trouble!

As she spoke, she tried her best to conceal her inner panic, fearing that the slight trembling would reveal her guilty conscience.

"Why are you still standing here? Hurry up and take the child down."

"Yes……"

The maid's heart was beating wildly like a drum. She knew very well that Meng Wanran was a cold-blooded person and would never let today's matter end easily. She felt as if she was standing on the edge of a cliff, in danger at every step.

She managed to calm herself down and gently handed the crying child in her arms to the kind-looking wet nurse beside her.

Seeing this, the nurse's eyes flashed with pity. While gently coaxing the child, she lowered her voice and said something mysterious: "Girl, the way to save your life is not just to beg for mercy from the Crown Princess."

The maid raised her head and saw the nurse staring at her thoughtfully, "Mammy, what do you mean by that? Please tell me clearly."

"Girl, I have a way to save your life...but you have to pay a price."

The maid's brows were tightly knitted together. She seemed to have no choice. If she did something wrong, her situation in the palace would be difficult.

"tell me the story."

Meng Wanran sent the maid away in such a hurry because she felt extremely unwell.

She had already gone through a lot after giving birth, and was exhausted both physically and mentally, but she happened to encounter the prince's ruthlessness. She was unable to properly recuperate during the confinement period, which made her even more haggard.

I just forced myself to go out of the hospital and was accidentally blown by the cold wind. Now I have a splitting headache, as if thousands of needles were moving inside my skull.

What was even more distressing was the little girl in Undaidai's arms. She was not mistaken, that should be her daughter, but how did she fall into Undaidai's hands?

Could it be that the people around me betrayed me again?

At this moment, the prince was still holding Wen Ruoning, completely unaware that this was his biological child.

But he liked this cute little girl very much. He was even happier to see her than to see his own son. He didn't know why.

"Daidai, it would be great if you could give me another daughter."

Wen Daidai pretended to be sad. "Your Highness, why do you have to mention this? You know Daidai's health condition. Now Daidai only has your Highness's love. If your Highness doesn't like me one day, I will have no choice but to..."

"Don't say such things. It's good to have Ruoning. Look how much she looks like Gu."

Bailihe looked at the little girl again and felt that she looked more and more like him. "This is probably fate."

Wen Daidai sneered in her heart, this was not fate at all, everything was her plan.

She took advantage of the opportunity to drug the wine that Bailihe drank at the palace banquet that day.

At this moment, Baili Zhao also found dozens of pregnant women and babies in a ruined house.

After the incident, Meng Wanran planned to burn them all to death to prevent future troubles, but she didn't expect that they were all rescued.

After properly settling them, Baili Zhao found that one of the women had been crying silently. She knelt down in front of Baili Zhao and cried out sadly: "My noble lord, please, please save my child. They took my child away. He was just born."

"Don't worry, he's fine. I will rescue him."

"Thank you so much, sir. Thank you so much!" The woman kowtowed to the ground desperately.

Meng Wanran was so unscrupulous that he even spared no effort to kill innocent civilians and newborn babies. He was simply insane.

However, her hypocritical appearance was about to be exposed.

Meng Wanran was lying on the couch and had a nightmare. In the dream, she saw the scene when she first came into this world. She dreamed that Qin Ziqian was in a sea of ​​fire and was burned to death. He rushed towards her with his whole body on fire. Meng Wanran woke up suddenly.

She had deliberately tried to get close to Qin Ziqian and had become his concubine. She was just one step away from success.

But everything was ruined because of the confiscation of property. Now, after all the efforts, she finally became the Crown Princess. She is only one step away from success. She cannot give up so easily.

The only solution now is to kill the little girl, even if she is his own daughter.

The mistake is that she is a girl. It's really ridiculous. She is obviously a modern person, but in order to survive she can only do the things of the ancients.

After Meng Wanran stood up, she called the trembling maid beside her, and a deep calculating look flashed in her eyes.

"Now I'll give you a chance to make amends. As long as you go and help kill the child in Concubine Wen's palace... I will forgive all the past and give you a generous sum of money so that you and your family can stay away from trouble and find a peaceful place to spend the rest of your life together."

The maid fell to her knees, "Your servant..."

Meng Wanran looked at the jewelry in the box, took out a gold hairpin and put it into her hand.

"The slaves obey."

To Meng Wanran, she was just an abandoned child, and it would not be a pity even if she died.

After the maid left, she looked at herself in the mirror carefully and suddenly found that she had an extra white hair.

She is still very young and has only been in the palace for a short time, but now she feels exhausted.

But the expected plot did not happen. After the maid left, there was no news of her again. Even Meng Wanran could not find her. Her family was obviously in her hands. If she did not work for her, she would kill her entire family.

But when she sent someone to the maid's house, her subordinates told her, "Madam, her house is empty."

Only then did Meng Wanran realize that this damn girl had actually run away. There must be someone secretly helping her!

But she was still worried about the little girl and had to act as soon as possible. If Bailihe found out, everything would be over.

Meng Wanran sent assassins to assassinate Wen Daidai to divert her attention.

He sneaked into the little girl's bedroom. Inside the bedroom, the flickering candlelight illuminated the loneliness of the room. The little girl in the cradle was immersed in a deep dream, unaware of the coming storm.

Meng Wanran walked forward slowly, staring at the young face with complicated eyes, feeling mixed emotions.

"I'm sorry, it's not my wish, but your existence is like a sword hanging over my head, I have to get rid of it."

Just as her hesitant hand slowly reached out to the fragile neck, wanting to end this innocent life, the sound of slight footsteps broke the silence of the night.

Wen Dai Dai walked out slowly from the shadows, followed closely by the most elite guards in the Prince's Palace.

"Crown Princess, I'm afraid I have to disappoint you. How did my child offend you? Why did you kill her?"

Meng Wanran turned around and found Bailihe staring at her with a disappointed look.

"I once thought that you had a heart as clear as a mirror, pure and kind as ever, and your love for me was as deep as the sea, unshakable. However, what happened today made my heart as cold as ice. I never thought that you actually hid such a cruel side."

"What fault did this innocent child have that could make you so cruel as to take his life? When I first heard what Dai Dai said, I still had a glimmer of hope, thinking that there were many misunderstandings. But now I have seen with my own eyes that what you did is completely different from the image I had in my mind. You are like two different people."

"Looking back on the past, you went through so much trouble just to marry into this palace. I thought it was because of your deep love that you were willing to sacrifice everything. But now, when I think about it, I feel that I didn't know how to judge people. I was so blind and gave my true heart to the wrong person."

"Your Highness, that's not the case. Please listen to my explanation!"

"What else is there to explain? I have seen everything with my own eyes."

Only then did Meng Wanran realize that the maidservant was actually standing next to Meng Daidai. They had deliberately lured her here.

She seemed to have returned to the original place, but this time, her position was reversed.

"Your Highness, in this situation, I can only exchange my heart with you and tell you the truth. In fact... this child is our blood-related flesh and blood. How can I bear to harm her? She is a piece of my flesh and blood."

Seeing that her explanation was not working, she had to use the child again. Even if she didn't say it now, Wen Daidai would definitely tell Bailihe the truth. It would be better for her to tell it all now.

"What did you say? You gave birth to a son, how could it be Ruoning?"

"I wanted to give birth to a son, but failed...so I switched the baby because of her!" Meng Wanran pointed at the maid, "It was her idea, Your Highness, I was just confused for a moment."

But she didn't know that a series of plans against her had already begun.

The layout was set, and Jiang Nianwei sent an envoy to An Ning Marquis's Mansion to secretly inform Leng Shiyun: "The chessboard has been set, the time is ripe, and the curtain can be raised."

The sky was covered with dark clouds and heavy rain was pouring down.

Marquis An Ning, wearing a soaked court robe, knelt resolutely outside the magnificent Yangxin Palace. Every time he kowtowed, it seemed as if he was questioning his fate: "Your Majesty, I, the Marquis An Ning, have many grievances. I beg Your Majesty to make a decision for me!"

In the hall, Baili Jingyao was leisurely sipping tea. As the aroma of tea wafted in the air, he frowned slightly, as if he was slightly surprised by this sudden change: "Marquis An Ning? There is a grievance at this moment? That's strange."

Eunuch Chen stepped forward at the right time, presented the blood letter with both hands, and his tone revealed a bit of caution: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of An Ning's move is obviously reckless. If Your Majesty ignores it, something unexpected may happen."

"Let him enter the temple!"

Nan Rongyi knelt in front of Baili Jingyao and said, "Your Majesty is wise and wise. I have a lot of grievances in my heart, all stemming from a serious injustice. I beg Your Majesty to have mercy on me and clear my name!"

Baili Jingyao's face darkened when he heard this, and he said gently, "Marquis An Ning, please relax and stand up to talk. I am here and will listen to your detailed story. No matter what injustice you have suffered, I will give you justice."

Nan Rongyi stood up as he was told, but he still couldn't hide his excitement. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, what I am accusing you of is of great importance. It is directed at the honor of the East Palace - the Crown Princess. Not only is she so bold as to pretend to be my blood relative, but she also poisoned my loving mother with a vicious heart. Her methods are so cruel that it is outrageous. What's worse, she also set up many tricks to frame innocent women in an unjust place, causing countless innocent people to be tarnished and innocent souls to shed blood."

The more Baili Jingyao listened, the more incredible it seemed to him: "Is Marquis An Ning confused? When you acknowledged your daughter, you announced it to the world. Besides, the Crown Princess is virtuous and has given birth to the Emperor's eldest grandson. How could she do such a thing?"

"Your Majesty, if I didn't have evidence, how could I speak so easily?"

Baili Jingyao felt that at this point, the matter was done and after weighing the pros and cons, he thought it would be better not to make a big deal out of it.

"Marquis An Ning, this matter is of great importance. If it gets out, it will bring disgrace to the royal family. Why don't you... take Meng Wanran in as your adopted daughter..."

Nan Rongyi raised his head in disbelief: "Your Majesty, this woman has committed many crimes, and yet Your Majesty wants me to adopt her as my daughter? Dasheng has always regarded filial piety as the foundation of governing the country. My mother's life is in danger. If it weren't for God's blessing, I'm afraid she would never see the light of day. How can such pain be healed easily?"

"Those so-called evidences of guilt are nothing but empty words. Between the lines, it is difficult to hide the suspicion of bias. I believe that in everything, we must have solid evidence to determine the guilt of a person. In order to avoid killing innocent people by mistake and not to discourage the loyal and honest people, I think that this matter should be put on hold for the time being. I will personally send my confidants to investigate in detail and make sure that the truth is revealed to the world. At that time, we can discuss right and wrong and be fair."

Nan Rongyi was waiting for these words, "Your Majesty, I have a witness. I only ask the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to come and confront you! Your Majesty, please handle this impartially!"

He knelt for a long time and could not get up, leaving Baili Jingyao helpless. "The Crown Princess just gave birth and is still in the bed rest period. This is not appropriate."

At this moment, a young eunuch hurriedly whispered in Eunuch Chen's ear. Eunuch Chen's face changed, and he could only tell Baili Jingyao these things truthfully.

Baili Jingyao didn't expect that such a ridiculous thing would happen?

"Send the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess to see me. I want to know everything!"