readytorunbook Chapter 166 Denial
Chapter 166 Denial
The old lady frowned tightly and asked, "What jade pendant?"
Princess Jinde looked at the old lady. "Back then, they mistakenly thought our daughter had died at birth, so the eldest son-in-law gave her the jade pendant he was wearing as a burial companion. I've been searching for that jade pendant for over a decade. It turned up in the palace on the day of the Queen's birthday banquet, and they said it belonged to the eldest daughter of the mansion. I even summoned the second wife to inquire about it. Didn't she tell you?"
She didn't have much contact with the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion, and suddenly she went to look for the Second Wife. No one in the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion was curious and didn't ask a single question?
The old lady asked, but the second wife said at the time that Princess Jinde came to her for a calligraphy and painting, but she didn't expect that it was for the jade pendant.
If there is no trick behind the jade pendant, the second wife would not hide it from the old lady.
No way...Ran'er is really the daughter of Princess Jinde, right?
The old lady turned to look at the second wife. The second wife's face was completely pale, with only fear of impending disaster.
Shen Ran disappeared from Wang's house yesterday and was taken to Princess Jinde's mansion. Then Princess Jinde and her husband would know that she drugged Ran'er and matched her with her eldest sister-in-law's nephew.
The Second Wife's heart was trembling like a sieve, but she still held on and did not kneel down. She refused to acknowledge him, "Ran'er is my biological daughter. The whole capital knows that Princess Jinde gave birth to a stillborn baby. I am happy from the bottom of my heart that you and the eldest prince consort like Ran'er, but the eldest princess wants to take my daughter away from me, and I will never agree!"
Shen Tang really admired the Second Wife. She didn't even cry when she saw a coffin. But it was no wonder. The Second Wife knew that Shen Ran was the daughter of Princess Jinde, so she quickly used dirty means to keep Shen Ran by her side. It was obvious that she wanted to use Shen Ran to control Princess Jinde, and when necessary, she would use Shen Ran to ask Princess Jinde for help to save her life.
Now that his plan has failed and Princess Jinde has found out, she has come to his house and he can only deny it to the death. After all, it is a well-known fact that Princess Jinde gave birth to a stillborn baby. He hopes that maybe he can get away with it.
But the Second Wife underestimated Princess Jinde. She had already angered Princess Jinde and was now really provoking trouble. It would be strange if Princess Jinde let her off easily.
Shen Tang looked at Princess Jinde and saw murderous intent in her eyes. She smiled instead, "Since you've raised Ran'er for so many years, I just want to know how Ran'er came to be with you. Since Madam Shen is so sure that Ran'er is your biological child and has nothing to do with me..."
"Alright then! Then let's go to the Ministry of Justice to do a blood test. If Ran'er is really your daughter, I'll apologize to you. If not, you'll never leave the Ministry of Justice again in your life!"
"Do you dare to go?"
Princess Jinde's eyes were sharp and her voice was like pearls and jade, leaving no room for doubt.
The second wife was really panicked now. She denied it in a hurry, but she didn't expect that there was a blood test in the world.
The Second Madam didn't dare to say a word, but the Old Lady knew what was going on. There were also people watching the fun, and Shen Tang said, "Second Aunt, go ahead. You can't lose the battle even if you lose the people."
No one will think you are dumb if you don't speak!
The Second Wife didn't dare to glare at Princess Jinde, but she would definitely do so at Shen Tang.
Everyone in the room twitched their lips. They had seen people fanning the flames before, but they had never seen the second girl do it so blatantly. She was not afraid that Princess Jinde would be angry with her.
Princess Jinde glanced at Shen Tang without any intention of blaming her. If it weren't for Shen Tang, she and her daughter would still be separated, and her daughter's life would be ruined by Mrs. Shen. She was so grateful in her heart that she didn't have time to blame Shen Tang.
Princess Jinde withdrew her gaze from Shen Tang's face and looked at the Second Madam, "Second Madam Shen, are you afraid to go?"
The Second Wife opened her mouth but didn't utter a single word. Princess Jinde lost her patience and stood up suddenly, "Take her to the Ministry of Justice!"
Princess Jinde's men immediately stepped forward and held the Second Wife captive. The Second Wife was truly frightened this time. When the nanny approached, she dropped to her knees with a thud and said, "Princess, calm down..."
With this kneeling, Shen Ran's life story became clear.
Princess Jinde was just as she said, she just wanted to find out how her daughter entered the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. As for the Second Madam's harm to Shen Ran, although Princess Jinde was very angry, after all, Shen Ran grew up with the Second Madam and did not make any irreparable mistakes. The Second Madam's move directly ruined her many years of raising her daughter, and she could not repay the favor in the future. In addition, Shen Ran pleaded for the Second Madam in tears, and her daughter came back to her and asked her, which was the first thing a mother should do. Princess Jinde had to obey her no matter how angry she was.
So she won't pursue the Second Wife today, but she is not sure whether she will do so in the future.
Princess Jinde sat down and said, "Tell me! What happened back then?"
She is the eldest princess and grew up by the Queen Mother's side. Even when she is not angry, she already reveals a certain majesty, let alone when she is furious.
The Second Wife knelt on the ground, her face pale as she spoke, "Ran'er is indeed not my biological daughter, but I really didn't know she was your daughter, the Princess. I made a mistake back then, and the Master wanted to divorce me. I had no choice but to pretend to be pregnant. I just made up this pretense, and I had no choice but to go on pretending. But my belly was empty, and I couldn't conjure up a child. So I bribed the midwife to find a stillborn baby. The child was brought to the mansion by the midwife, and I didn't ask about her background..."
"Back then, the midwife and the doctor said Ran'er wouldn't survive, and even if she did, she would be a fool. It was the old lady who saved her by pricking her ten fingers with a hairpin. I saw that she was lucky and would be a blessed person in the future, so I kept her by my side."
"That jade pendant was stuffed into the swaddling clothes back then..."
Shen Tang sat there, her face growing gloomier the more she listened. She hadn't expected the Second Wife to be so eloquent. She knew that after Princess Jinde left, the old lady would ask her where the child she had given birth to was. In order to shut the old lady up, she directly said that she had faked the pregnancy and had never given birth at all.
Princess Jinde didn't expect that her daughter would end up with the Second Wife in this way. For a moment, she didn't know whether she should be angry or relieved.
Back then, someone, in order to make money from the Second Wife, dug out her daughter, who she mistakenly thought had died, and brought her to the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. She was rescued by Old Madam Shen, and only then did the mother and daughter get to be reunited.
She acknowledged Madam Shen's life-saving grace.
But Mrs. Shen Er, Princess Jinde, became furious when she saw her. Even if Ran'er was not her biological daughter, she was raised by her side. Just because she knew she was her daughter, she couldn't wait to arrange for her to marry her eldest sister-in-law's nephew. It would be fine if the man was a capable person, but such a bastard was not worthy of touching her daughter, and used such dirty means.
Thinking of this, Princess Jinde wanted to skin the second wife alive.
Ran'er pleaded for such a cold-hearted person.
Princess Jinde looked at the Second Wife coldly and said, "Get out!"
I have something to say to the old lady alone.
The second wife did not dare to disobey and quickly got up from the ground, but her legs were so weak that she had to rely on the maid to support her to get up.
When Shen Tang was about to leave, Princess Jinde said in a more gentle tone, "Second Miss Shen, please stay."