Ci Jinzhi

When she heard the word "Ayou" from her mother, it sounded reassuring and tender, when she heard it from Mr. He, it sounded sweet and bitter, but when she heard it from the person in front of her, it sounded like resistance.

My mother abandoned her identity as queen, and ultimately died because of this identity. And this man who had never given birth to her or raised her had the power and authority, so he naturally recognized her as his daughter. He even made up for his guilt for his mother because of her existence, and he slept more soundly from then on.

Just thinking about this made Xinyou feel unfair for her mother.

"Ayou?"

Xin You looked at Emperor Xingyuan, listened to him ask again, and pondered for a moment: "As far as I know, Miss Kou has a fortune of [-] yuan in Shaoqing's mansion. Miss Kou's death is inseparable from this money. How about this? Opening a charity hall in Miss Kou's name to provide disaster relief and poverty alleviation not only builds up virtue for Miss Kou, but also helps thousands of people in trouble."

She no longer has the identity of Miss Kou, so it is untenable to directly ask for money from the Shaoqing Mansion. However, this kind of thing does not need to be made public. The Shaoqing Mansion is guilty of being a thief. As long as the emperor mentions it, in order to save the Shaoqing Mansion, no matter how distressed he is, he will spit out the money.

Miss Kou died because of her family wealth, and Shaoqing's mansion lost this family wealth. Kou Qingqing, who died unjustly, should be satisfied with this result.

As for the destruction of Shaoqing's family, Xin You thought from Kou Qingqing's point of view that Kou Qingqing might not be happy to see this. And for her, she didn't want to endanger multiple lives.

Emperor Xingyuan couldn't control his expression: "Four hundred thousand?"

Why does a little girl have so much money?

"To be precise, it's one million. I have already gotten back [-] for Kou Qingqing. This money was used for previous disaster relief donations."

"One million?" Emperor Xingyuan looked twisted.

Princess Zhaoyang couldn't stand it and reminded her in a low voice: "Brother Emperor——"

Can you please stop making the newly recognized children laugh!

"Oh, I know what to do." Emperor Xingyuan kept his eyes on Xinyou, "Zhaoyang, you accompany Ayou to dress up."

Princess Zhaoyang nodded, walked over and took Xin You's hand: "Come with Auntie."

Emperor Xingyuan then sent Duan Shaoqing's mother and son over.

"What will Duan Shaoqing say when he gets back?"

Duan Shaoqing was not sure what Emperor Xingyuan meant, so he said cautiously: "Let's just say Qingqing died of illness——"

"Nonsense!" Emperor Xingyuan thought this man was just a pimple, "If Kou Qingqing died of illness just now, how can he explain that Xin Mu turned into Xin You?"

He wanted to make Ayou a princess, and he had no intention of hiding his eldest daughter. If the Shaoqing Mansion didn't explain clearly about the mistaken identity, what would happen if the world misunderstood that he had snatched the niece of his minister as his daughter?
  Duan Shaoqing understood now: "We admitted our mistake."

Emperor Xingyuan nodded and said calmly: "Mrs. Duan has had a hard time coming out. Duan Shaoqing should go back with your father."

"Wei Chen retire."

Duan Shaoqing felt it was unreal that he had escaped unscathed, until the chamberlain who took him out whispered: "I heard that Miss Kou left [-] yuan in wealth, and your mansion will use it to do good deeds to build virtue for Miss Kou. I really admire Master Duan's broad-mindedness. ah."

Duan Shaoqing paused, faced the chamberlain who was smiling but not smiling, and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying: "Ashamed, ashamed."

On the way back, Duan Shaoqing's heart was as sharp as a knife, and the old lady's mood was not much better.

"So, Qingqing is gone a long time ago, and the money left behind still needs to be donated?"

Duan Shaoqing sighed heavily: "This is obviously what the girl meant. If we don't do it, not to mention the family fortune of [-] yuan, I'm afraid the lives of the whole family will not be saved!"

"That girl is so cruel!" the old lady murmured, "No wonder Qingqing, such a well-behaved child, has become sharp-tongued and bared her teeth and claws since she fell off a cliff and was found. It turns out that she has changed her person a long time ago..."

"Mom, stop talking. Don't forget her current identity."

The old lady was stunned for a moment, and an unbelievable emotion suddenly came to her: "Is she really the emperor's daughter?"

"Didn't you see, mother? She is almost the same as the emperor." In this way, once the identity of the cousin of Shaoqing's palace is taken off, no one can doubt the father-daughter relationship between the girl and the emperor.

The old lady knew that her family fortune of [-] yuan was really unsafe, and she felt so distressed that she couldn't breathe.

Mother and son returned to Shaoqing's Mansion with heavy hearts, and it was time to have lunch.

Duan Shaoqing and others came together, and then stepped back: "I want to say one thing."

The second master, Duan Wenbai, and the second wife, Mrs. Zhu, looked at each other quietly.

Just after receiving the imperial edict of marriage, the old lady and the eldest brother were summoned to the palace. Could something have happened?
  "Second brother."

Duan Wenbai was unexpectedly called on: "Brother, please speak."

"The one you brought back from the mountain village last year was not Qingqing."

Duan Shaoqing was tired and didn't want to pave the way. One sentence was earth-shattering.

Duan Wenbai was stunned when he heard this: "Brother, what do you mean by this? It sounds a little confusing to me."

Duan Shaoqing glanced at his family members with different expressions and said sternly: "The girl brought back by my second brother is really the daughter of the Emperor and Queen Xin, that is, Mr. Xin who has gained a lot of fame in the government and the public recently."

"How is this possible?" Duan Wenbai subconsciously looked at the old lady.

"Uncle, what are you talking about? How did my cousin become a princess?"

Duan Shaoqing said with an angry tone: "She is not your cousin, because she looks like your cousin. I made a mistake."

Duan Yunlang couldn't accept the news: "How could there be someone who looks so similar?"

The old lady spoke: "The world is so big, there are all kinds of wonders."

"Then, what about cousin Qing?"

Duan Yunling, who was standing in the corner, looked pale, and couldn't help but shed tears after hearing Duan Yunlang's question.

The second brother asked what he was doing with such silly talk. Cousin Qing was obviously gone...

Duan Yunling couldn't help but tremble all over and burst into tears when he thought that the quiet and well-behaved cousin had not escaped the murderous hands of his aunt's mother and had died quietly somewhere under the cliff long ago.

The shield called courage that was erected under Xinyou's influence was suddenly cracked, making her feel terrified.

So it is difficult for weak people to change their destiny. The reason why Cousin Qing has done so many great things is because she is not Cousin Qing in the first place.

"Why are you crying!" The old lady caught a glimpse of Duan Yunling who was crying and scolded her.

Duan Yunling lowered his head and silently wiped his tears.

"In short, our family recognized the wrong person, and we are not allowed to talk nonsense in the future."

"I don't believe it--" Duan Yunlang turned around and ran out, running out of Shaoqing's mansion and unknowingly arriving in front of Qingsong Bookstore.

Liu Zhou saw Duan Yunlang and greeted him enthusiastically: "It's my cousin. Are you here alone?"

The boy looked back and couldn't help but ask: "Cousin, how are our bosses doing lately? My boss hasn't been to the bookstore for a long time."

Duan Yunlang came back to his senses, looked at Liu Zhou's smiling face, and asked by accident: "Do you know who your boss is?"

(End of this chapter)