Chapter 253 FCADW? IRTBTMOTMM

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Favoring Concubines and Destroying Wives? I Refuse to be the Mistress of this Marquis' Mansion

Chapter 253:

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"The commoners have come today specifically to congratulate the Crown Prince on his birthday. Who would have thought we'd encounter such a situation..."

Lin Yunjiao made her purpose clear with a respectful gesture, then cast a disdainful glance at Ge Bao'er.

Ge Bao'er couldn't think of anything else to say.

With a pleading look in her eyes, she turned to the Crown Princess, "Your Highness, the Huan Prince's consort is clearly..."

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Qi Lingheng asked the four maids from the Wu Ding Marquis's residence in a neutral tone, "Are you all certain that your eyes truly saw clearly?"

The four maids who had testified initially lowered their heads.

Xiliu was the first to speak up, "This servant feels that the consort doesn't resemble our former mistress."

The others also started to stutter, with one maid saying, "...it seems like it's not alike."

Qi Lingheng asked with a smirk, "Seems like?"

"N-no, not alike at all!" The maid was terrified, only focused on kowtowing.

The other two maids also kowtowed, saying, "She's not our former mistress!"

Ge Bao'er, consumed by anger, rushed forward and slapped one of the maids.

"How dare you behave like this?"

The Crown Princess frowned, and the Crown Prince's expression soured.

They hadn't expected the Lord and Lady of the Wu Ding Marquisate to be so useless, resorting to violence. This was giving others a handle to exploit. Who could still believe what they said?

Ge Bao'er cried out, "Crown Princess, Crown Prince, I dare to guarantee that the Princess Consort Huan is—"

Qi Lingheng stood up, interrupting sharply, "Is there no other method, Your Highness?"

His aura was formidable, his robes billowing as if a dragon had awakened.

Ge Bao'er fell silent.

The Crown Prince fell silent for a moment, then coughed apologetically. "Seventh Brother, Sister-in-law..."

"That's enough," Qi Lingheng cut in, not even glancing at the Crown Prince. He took Lin Yunwan's hand and stood up, leading both her and Qi Zaijun away, his tone chilly. "We'll take our leave."

Qi Zaijun's cheeks puffed up in anger. He pulled out a purse from his pocket and handed it back to the Crown Prince.

Though young, he had a strong temper. He exclaimed loudly, "I don't want anything from Your Highness!" As they left, he added, "May Your Highness live as long as the Southern Mountain." He paid no further attention to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

"Mother, let's go home," he said, tugging at Lin Yunwan's sleeve.

Lin Yunwan nodded and led him out.

With bowed head, Lu Changgong pressed his lips together faintly.

Inside the warm pavilion, there were still guests. The Crown Prince coughed and said to the Crown Princess, "Let's have them sent out first."

The Crown Princess nodded, instructing people to escort everyone from the Marquis of Wuding's residence out of the Crown Prince's residence, whether they left willingly or were forcibly removed.

Madam Chen from the Duke Xingguo's Mansion was frantic. "How could this happen? Ge Bao'er was so confident in her claims, how could this happen?"

She had stirred up this trouble herself, and now it had backfired spectacularly. Not only did she fail to frame Princess Huan, but she also offended the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

Madam Chen rushed to find the Crown Princess in a state of distress. "Crown Princess, I... I believe Ge Bao'er didn't lie. How could the Marquis of Wuding's Mansion dare to deceive you and the Crown Prince?"

The Crown Princess, feeling helpless, asked, "Madam Chen, but the Lu family doesn't have any evidence."

Madam Chen was left speechless.

The Crown Princess said, "You should go back for now. The troubles for your Chen family won't be any less than ours."

Madam Chen, feeling disheartened and frustrated, retreated, her panic growing inside.

The guests invited to the Crown Prince's residence today were supposed to witness the exposure of Princess Huan's identity. How did it end up turning them into her witnesses instead?

She could imagine how this matter would spread! Who would still believe that the Princess Huan was once the legitimate daughter of the Lin family?

"I really shouldn't have entrusted this matter to Bao'er..."

Madam Chen was filled with regret. Such a significant matter, she should have handled it herself!

She hurried along, brainstorming ways to remedy the situation.

Just as she left the prince's residence, she noticed that the carriage from the Huan Prince's residence had not yet departed.

Lin Yunwan called out from the carriage, "Madam Chen."

Madam Chen's footsteps halted abruptly, feeling quite apprehensive.

To her surprise, Lin Yunwan smiled and addressed her, "I also have a gift to present to Madam Chen."

"What is it?" Madam Chen couldn't quite grasp the situation and walked over, forcing a smile, "Is Princess Huan joking with me?"

Cuiqin brought over a masked woman.

Madam Chen looked at the woman, her face filled with confusion.

Lin Yunwan smiled and asked, "Madam Chen, don't you want to see what she looks like?"

MadamChen became even more bewildered. She reached out to remove the woman's veil and was surprised to find that she bore a striking resemblance to Ge Baor, and even to her, to Duke Guogong!

"Amida Buddha!" She was utterly shocked, and asked the woman, "How old are you this year?"

The woman replied, "I'm in my early thirties."

Madam Chen muttered to herself, "That's about the same age as my lost daughter..."

The woman took out a jade pendant from her sleeve, seemingly unaware of what was happening, and timidly asked Madam Chen, "Madam, do you recognize this jade pendant?"

Madam Chen saw the leopard tail jade pendant and instantly froze.

She covered her mouth, choked with emotion, and asked, "Where did you get this jade pendant?"

The woman replied, "I've had this jade pendant with me since I was a child. When I was wandering in Jiangqian, Miss Lin from the Lin family mentioned that this jade pendant seemed extraordinary. She also said that you might recognize this jade pendant and could help me find my biological parents."

"Do you recognize it?"

The woman was very afraid, afraid that this noblewoman would say she didn't recognize it.

Mrs. Chen looked at the jade pendant, her heart aching, and hugged the woman as she wailed loudly, "My daughter! My daughter! You are my daughter!"

The woman was startled.

"Madam? Madam?"

Madam Chen cried so hard that her voice became hoarse, holding onto the jade pendant tightly. She said, "This is the jade pendant we placed in your swaddle when you were just a baby. We kept it with you until you could walk..."

Upon hearing the commotion, Master Lu and Ge Bao'er rushed over.

Ge Bao'er looked at the jade pendant and moved to grab it, saying, "My jade pendant, my jade pendant... How did it end up in your hands?"

She glared at the woman.

The woman snatched it back, frowning. "What nonsense are you talking about? This is my jade pendant, I've been wearing it since I was a child. How could it be yours?"

"You're talking rubbish!"

Ge Bao'er spoke without restraint, trembling all over. "This is mine, it clearly belongs to me!"

"I remember now, the jade pendant was last seen in—"

In Madam Lin's hands, taken away by her.

Ge Bao'er stared fiercely at Lin Yunwan inside the carriage, and rushed over like a madwoman: "It's you, you stole my jade pendant, found someone who looks like me, that's it! I knew there was something off about you today—you did this just to harm me!"

Cuiqin slapped her, knocking her to the ground, and scolded with a frown: "Madwoman! If you dare to offend our Princess again, you'll be beaten to death with a stick!"

Ge Bao'er's face was swollen, but she didn't care about the pain.

"Mother... Mother... Mom, I am your daughter! She's not!"

Madam Chen reclaimed the jade pendant, gritted her teeth as she looked at Ge Bao'er, pointing at her forehead: "You," then she pointed at Lu Zhengliu, "you've been deceiving me all along! Well, you dared to deceive even the Xingguo Duke's mansion!"

Ge Bao'er panicked, "Mom, I didn't! She stole my jade pendant, she's the one deceiving you!"

"Mom, I am your real daughter! Don't you love me anymore?"

The woman turned around timidly and said to Madam Chen, "Madam, please return my jade pendant to me."

Madam Chen held onto her hand, afraid she might run away. "Let's go home, daughter, come home with me."

She ignored Ge Bao'er completely.

Madam Chen remembered something else and turned back to Lu Yunwan. "Princess Huan, I was blind. Let me settle my daughter in my mansion first, and then I'll come to apologize to you."

Lu Yunwan responded calmly with a nod.

As Madam Chen led the woman away, the onlookers were still gossiping, "This woman really looks like the lady from the Lu family."

"Exactly, it's such a coincidence!"

Ge Bao'er suddenly understood everything. She looked at Lu Yunwan and said, "You replaced my identity with someone else's, and you even managed to wash yourself clean in the process?"

Now, it's likely that everyone in the capital believes that it's not uncommon for two people to look alike! After all, just now, the woman looked almost identical to her, like twins.

If Princess Huan and the former matriarch of the Lu family look alike, it's not surprising at all.

Who would believe in the future that Princess Huan is Lu Yunwan?

Two birds with one stone!

She simply couldn't compete with Lin Yunwan!

Before, she couldn't win, and now, without the status of the former Madam of the Lu family, she was even less likely to win.

Lu Zhengliu looked straight at Lin Yunwan, his voice trembling, "It's really you..."

He knew she hadn't died.

Qi Lingheng let down the curtain on Lin Yunwan and instructed the coachman, "Back to the mansion."

Lin Yunwan smiled wryly.

So what if it was her?

What could they do to her now?

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