allonlinenovel Chapter 160 She is the true legitimate daughter of the Duke of Anguo's mansion.
Chapter 160 She is the true legitimate daughter of the Duke of Anguo's mansion.
All eyes turned to the outside of the flower hall, where a young boy in a light blue shirt, still looking quite childish, strode in.
Although it was obvious at a glance that he was still young, his calm demeanor made people subconsciously regard him as someone of the same age.
The young man was none other than Yu Qinghuai.
Behind him followed a man with a weathered face, a hunched back, and a face full of wrinkles, clearly someone who had toiled for many years.
Yu Qinghuai walked up to the Duchess of Anguo, bowed slightly, and called out "Mother".
He then walked up to the Duke of Shun, pointed to the man behind him and said, "Your Excellency, this is Chen Wan's biological father, Chen Liang."
"Chen Wan?"
Everyone was stunned. Who was Chen Wan? Could it be...?
Lady Anguo closed her eyes wearily.
Yu Qinghuai took his leave yesterday. She originally thought he had gone to find his teacher, but she didn't expect that he had secretly gone to find Chen Wan's biological father.
The Duchess of Anguo's voice was slightly hoarse as she looked at Chen Wan. "Before I recognized her, she called herself Chen Wan."
At first, she thought that even if her daughter had disappeared and forgotten the past, she would still call her "Wan'er," which was God guiding her to find her daughter.
This was the first time Chen Liang had ever seen so many high-ranking officials and dignitaries. His legs went weak and he could barely stand. He glanced at Yu Qinghuai, and fear flashed in his eyes.
He swallowed hard and said, "She...she wasn't originally named Chen Wan. My wife wasn't very educated, and I wasn't home at the time. We didn't name the child after she was born; we've always called her Yuan Niang."
“It was three or four months ago when Yuan Niang suddenly said she wanted to change her name…” Chen Liang looked at Chen Yuan Niang, his eyes reddening, “Didn’t you tell Father that you were going out with Da Zhuang’s merchant caravan to broaden your horizons? How did you become a young lady of the Duke’s mansion?!”
Lady Anguo's face grew increasingly grim.
When they recognized each other, Chen Yuanniang only said that her adoptive father had already passed away.
She missed her daughter so much that she didn't send anyone to investigate.
I never expected to be so easily deceived.
Chen Wan, no, now it should be Chen Yuanniang.
After Chen Liang appeared, the last trace of color drained from Chen Yuanniang's face, and she collapsed to the ground, her body limp.
She moved her lips and said something, then suddenly looked up at Chen Liang with a look of resentment in her eyes, "Who sent you? Why are you here?!"
Chen Liang's arrival completely shattered her last hope.
No matter how she explains it now, it's useless.
Chen Liang trembled, his eyes filled with hurt. "Yuan Niang, it's true that you live a hard life hunting with your father, but why did you pretend to be a young lady from a noble family? You have your own parents!"
With her identity exposed, Chen Yuanniang no longer concealed herself, crying out with hatred in her eyes, "Whoever wants to hunt with you will be stuck in the deep mountains for the rest of their life!"
The man looked at Chen Wan with heartache, his voice choked with emotion: "Yuan Niang, how could you have become like this?"
Chen Yuanniang glared at Chen Liang, her eyes filled with hatred that seemed to devour her.
"I've become like this? It's all because of you! If you hadn't been so incompetent, leaving me to live a life of poverty in the mountains, why would I have impersonated someone else?"
Chen Liang's face was contorted with pain, and his body trembled slightly.
“Yuan Niang, Father knows life is tough, but we also have our joys. How could you do such a thing for wealth and status?”
Chen Yuanniang bit her lip and looked away.
Lady Anguo looked at Chen Yuanniang with disappointment in her heart.
She said coldly, "You impersonated someone else because you coveted wealth and status; this is utterly despicable. I genuinely treated you like a daughter, but you've completely fooled me!"
Chen Yuanniang bit her lip, tears streaming down her face.
She looked at the Duchess of Anguo, her eyes pleading, "Madam, I know I was wrong. I was just too eager for a good life, and that's why I made a mistake."
"I no longer wish to be your daughter. Please don't send me away. I'd even be willing to stay in your household as a maid. Please!"
Lady Anguo's eyes flashed with disgust as she closed them. "You've used any means necessary to satisfy your own desires, hurting so many people. Keeping someone like you in the manor would only defile our land."
The atmosphere in the flower hall was so heavy it seemed to drip water.
Chen Yuanniang collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face, but this time, the Duchess of Anguo would not offer her any gentle words of comfort.
Lady Anguo took a deep breath, trying to calm the turmoil in her heart.
She slowly opened her eyes, her gaze revealing a resolute determination.
She looked at the Duke of Shunguo, "Duke of Shunguo, Chen Yuanniang instructed Meixiang to poison Madam, which almost caused her death. Such a vicious person should be severely punished according to the law. She is not a member of the Duke of Anguo's mansion, so there is no need to worry about the reputation of the Duke of Anguo's mansion."
The meaning behind Lady Anguo's words is quite clear.
Chen Yuanniang is not the eldest daughter of the Duke of Anguo's family. She impersonated him first and has repeatedly tried to commit evil deeds. She must be severely punished.
The Duke of Shunguo never expected that his wife's poisoning would also lead to the affair of the Duke of Anguo's legitimate daughter being impersonated.
However, since Chen Yuanniang was not a member of the Duke of Anguo's family, he had no more reservations.
The Duke of Shun coldly ordered the guards, "Take her to the Ministry of Justice and write down the whole story on a petition. The Ministry of Justice will decide how to deal with her."
Several guards immediately stepped forward and lifted Chen Yuanniang up.
Chen Yuanniang struggled desperately, her cries filled with anguish.
"Madam, please forgive me! I know I was wrong, I'll never do it again!"
However, her pleas did not elicit any pity.
Seeing that no one pitied her anymore, Chen Yuanniang started cursing again.
She cursed Chen Liang as a good-for-nothing, then cursed the Duchess of Anguo for being heartless, and finally turned her gaze to Yu Wan.
"It's all because of you, you vile woman! Why did you even show your face again!" Chen Yuanniang cursed loudly, then suddenly burst into laughter, "I curse you to be lonely and widowed for the rest of your life, and to die a horrible death!"
Upon hearing this, the Duchess of Anguo's face suddenly darkened.
She suddenly changed her expression like a lioness protecting her cubs, rushing to Chen Yuanniang and slapping her hard across the face.
"Shut up!"
The Duchess of Anguo stared at her coldly, saying each word slowly and deliberately, "If you dare to say another word, I will definitely hold you accountable for impersonation!"
Chen Yuanniang had never seen such a terrifying side of the Duchess of Anguo.
In her memory, the Duchess of Anguo was gentle and spoke softly. Even if the servants in the mansion made a mistake, she would not scold them loudly.
Chen Yuanniang opened her mouth, then suddenly fell silent.
Seeing this, the guard, with great insight, rolled up a piece of cloth and stuffed it directly into her mouth.
With Chen Yuanniang taken away, the tense atmosphere in the flower hall eased slightly.
Lady Shunguo had been sent to the backyard earlier. The Duke of Shunguo was in a hurry to see his wife. After saying a few polite words to appease the guests, he left in a hurry.
The other guests also lost their appetite for drinking and merrymaking, but they did not leave.
Instead, he stared intently at Yu Wan and the Duchess of Anguo.
The imposter Chen Yuanniang was fake, but what about this Yu Wan? Is she real or fake?
Lady Anguo stood still for a moment, then turned to look at Yu Wan, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
Yu Qinghuai, however, abandoned his previous composed demeanor and skipped over to Yu Wan, tugging at her sleeve and sweetly asking, "Sister, when are you going to come back to the Duke's Mansion to live with us?"
Not far away, Yun Shang's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this.
It turns out that Yu Wan's biological parents were indeed the Duke and Duchess of Anguo...