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Chapter 907 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (29)

Chapter 907: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (Twenty-nine)

Ten years ago, when *** was burning incense in a temple, he lost his three-year-old daughter. It was said that this was a revenge act taken by the rebellious King Luxi who was dissatisfied with ***'s support for the current emperor.

Zhou Zhiying was found by the police at the beginning of this year and returned to the princess's mansion, but since she and Qingli were not good friends and had no contact with each other on a daily basis, Qingli was not familiar with Zhou Zhiying. She only remembered that she later married the son of a prefect in the south and did not stay in the capital.

Qingli had no idea why Zhou Zhiying had married so far away. She only remembered that her husband had taken a fancy to several sons of noble families, but none of the marriages had been successful. Of the families that were truly willing to marry Zhou Zhiying, her husband didn't favor them, and by the time Zhou Zhiying reached the age of marriage, her marriage still hadn't been finalized.

Qingli vaguely recalled a rumor that the idiot brother of Zhou Zhiying's adoptive mother was actually her husband. Zhou Zhiying's adoptive mother had found a child bride for her son.

But with *** around, the rumors quickly dissipated. Perhaps Zhou Zhiying's marriage to the south was related to this matter.

However, Qingli felt that Zhou Zhiying did not necessarily break down her defense and attack Song Qingting because her fake identity was exposed. From what she observed from the rockery, in Zhou Zhiying's mind, she was the daughter of the queen and her husband.

However, the prince consort's sister, Zhou Zhiying's aunt Zhou, was a little strange. Her attitude towards Zhou Zhiying was too much like a mother.

Zhou's husband's family was gone, and her husband and father-in-law were both executed. It seemed that they were involved in the Luxi King's treason case. Originally, their three clans should have been executed, but the emperor pleaded for mercy and pardoned a group of people, but only exiled them.

Qingli had a question: what if Zhou was already pregnant before the divorce? That would also explain why she stayed in the princess's residence for a year. The princess and her husband knew about her pregnancy, at least the husband certainly knew. Perhaps Zhou didn't give birth to the child, or perhaps she did.

When Zhou moved into the princess's mansion, she was only one month pregnant.

If Zhou was really pregnant, it is not impossible that she would have evil thoughts for the sake of her child.

Song Qingting wants to make a fuss about Zhou Zhiying's background, so Qingli will see whether Zhou will jump out.

Although Zhou Zhiying's life experience has nothing to do with Qingli, gossip is human nature, and it's quite interesting to watch the excitement.

Qingli was looking forward to the fight between Song Qingting and Zhou Zhiying.

The next day, rumors spread throughout the capital, saying that Song Qingting, the second daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, had violated etiquette and openly beaten the county lord.

There was also an imperial censor who impeached Prime Minister Song, but the emperor did not investigate further and simply said it was just a little girl playing around.

Qingli stayed indoors to avoid being asked about her. After all, it was actually Song Qingting who was beaten.

Well, outsiders should be able to guess it. Zhou Zhiying has been doing farm work in the countryside for a long time. Song Qingting is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. How could she possibly be Zhou Zhiying's opponent?

The emperor did not reprimand Prime Minister Song, perhaps because he knew how miserable Song Qingting was.

After Song Qingting learned the rumor, she was furious and determined that it was *** and Zhou Zhiying who were behind it. So she came up with a plan and decided to give them a taste of their own medicine. She spread the news that Zhou Zhiying was a fake and that she was a child bride for a fool.

Song Qingting was not too stupid. She did not let her maid go in person, but instead passed the matter around several times and asked beggars to spread the rumors.

A few days later, rumors in the capital intensified. Although the rumors about Zhou Zhiying were suppressed by the Princess's Mansion in time and did not cause much impact, they still made Zhou Zhiying so angry that she kept shouting in the mansion that she would teach Song Qingting a lesson.

That's right, Zhou Zhiying felt that Song Qingting was definitely taking revenge on her. It just so happened that *** thought the same thing, but she didn't doubt that Zhou Zhiying was not her daughter. After all, the wooden plaque around her neck and the red mole behind her ear matched. Zhou Zhiying's adoptive mother even kept the clothes she was wearing when she found her. These clues all matched ***'s lost daughter.

***It would be a lie to say that he wasn't angry after hearing the rumors, but it was difficult to deal with Song Qingting immediately.

Zhou Zhiying's adoptive mother and brother had long been taken to the capital by the emperor to be raised there. Zhou Zhiying and her mother never mentioned the child bride incident, but when the rumors started spreading, the emperor noticed that the relationship between Zhou Zhiying and her adoptive brother seemed increasingly unnatural; it wasn't the look between siblings.

*** felt uncomfortable and prepared a lot of money to let Zhou Zhiying's adoptive mother take her son to live in another place, not staying in the capital, nor returning to her hometown.

It's amazing that Zhou Zhiying's adoptive mother's small village is only over 500 kilometers away from the capital, yet the empress has never found Zhou Zhiying in all these years. When Zhou Zhiying's adoptive mother left the capital with her son, a master and servant also entered the city gate in a carriage and headed straight for the Prime Minister's Mansion.