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"It Crown Prince's birthday, and I, a humble woman, have come here specifically to offer Crown Prince congratulations. But I have never expected to encounter such a thing..."

Lin Yunjiao curtsied, explained her purpose, and then glanced at Ge Bao'er with disdain.

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

She pleaded with her eyes, "Crown Prince Consort, Prince Huan Consort is clearly..."

Qi Lingheng asked the four maids of Marquis of Wuding in a nonchalant tone, "Are you all sure you really saw it clearly?"

The four maids who testified first all lowered their heads.

Xiliu was the first to speak, "This servant feels that the Princess Consort is still not like our late Young Madam."

The others also began to stammer, with one maid saying, "... It doesn't seem like it."

Qi Lingheng asked with a half-smile, "Seems like?"

"No, it doesn't look like it at all!"

The maid was terrified and could only kowtow.

The other two maids also kowtowed and said, "This is not our late Young Madam!"

Enraged, Ge Bao'er lunged forward and slapped one of the maids.

How dare you be so insolent!

The Crown Prince Consort frowned, and the Crown Prince's expression also darkened.

I never expected the Wuding Marquis Residence and his wife to be so useless, actually losing their temper and hitting someone. Isn't this giving them ammunition against them? Who can believe what they say now?

Ge Bao'er cried out in protest, "Your Crown Prince Consort, Your Crown Prince, please be wise! I can guarantee that Prince Huan Consort is indeed—"

Qi Lingheng stood up and interrupted sharply, "Your Crown Prince, do you have any other methods?"

He exuded a powerful aura, his clothes fluttering in the wind, as if a dragon were rising.

Ge Bao'er shut her mouth.

The Crown Prince paused for a moment, then coughed twice and said apologetically, "Seventh brother, sister-in-law..."

That's enough.

Qi Lingheng didn't even glance at the Crown Prince. He took Lin Yunwan and stood up, along with Qi Zaijun, and coldly said, "Farewell."

Qi Zaijun's cheeks puffed up with anger. He took out a purse from his pocket and returned it to the Crown Prince.

He was young, but had quite a temper. He shouted, "I don't want His Crown Prince's things!" As he left, he didn't forget to say, "May His Crown Prince live as long as the Southern Mountains." Then he ignored the Crown Prince and Crown Prince Consort.

"Mother Consort, let's go home."

He tugged at Lin Yunwan's sleeve.

Lin Yunwan nodded and led him outside.

Lu Chang'gong lowered his head and pursed his lips slightly.

There were still guests in the east and west Warm Pavilions. The Crown Prince coughed and said to the Crown Prince Consort, "Let's send them out first."

The Crown Prince Consort nodded and ordered that all the people from the Wuding Marquis Residence be sent away or driven away from the Crown Prince's Residence.

Madam Chen of the Duke Xingguo's Residence was extremely anxious.

"How so!"

Bao'er spoke with such certainty, how could this happen!

She started this whole thing, and now she's in trouble. Not only has she framed Prince Huan Consort, but she's also offended the Crown Prince and his Crown Prince Consort.

Madam Chen went to see the Crown Prince Consort, saying anxiously, "Crown Prince Consort, I... I believe Bao'er didn't lie. How could the Wuding Marquis Residence dare to risk their future to deceive you and the Crown Prince?"

The Crown Prince Consort asked helplessly, "Madam Chen, but the Lu family has no evidence."

Madam Chen was speechless.

The Crown Prince Consort said, "You should go back first. Your Chen family's troubles are no less than those of His Highness and me."

Madam Chen, disheartened and annoyed, retreated, a sense of panic spreading through her.

The guests invited to the Crown Prince's Residence today were there to witness the revelation of Prince Huan Consort's true identity; how did they end up becoming her witnesses?

Even a fool could figure out how this would spread!

Who would still believe that Prince Huan Consort was once the Di Daughter the Lin clan?

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

Madam Chen deeply regretted her actions; "I should have intervened personally!"

She walked quickly, racking her brains for a way to remedy the situation.

They had just left the Crown Prince's Residence when the carriage from the Prince Huan's Residence hadn't yet left.

Lin Yunwan called out from inside the car, "Madam Chen."

Madam Chen paused, feeling quite guilty.

Lin Yunwan actually smiled and spoke to her, "I also have a congratulatory gift for Madam Chen."

"What?"

Madam Chen was momentarily stunned, and walked over blankly, her smile turning into an awkward one, "The Prince Huan Consort is joking with me?"

Cuiqin brought a veiled woman with her.

Madam Chen looked at the woman with a puzzled expression.

Lin Yunwan asked with a smile, "Doesn't Madam Chen want to see what she looks like?"

Madam Chen was even more bewildered. She reached out to remove the woman's veil, only to discover that she looked remarkably like Ge Bao'er —almost eight-tenths like her, and also very much like the Duke!

"Amitabha!"

She was terrified and asked the woman, "How old are you?"

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

Madam Chen murmured, "That's 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?"

When Madam Chen saw the Leopard-Tail Jade Pendant, she was instantly stunned.

She covered her mouth, choking back tears, and asked, "Where did you get this Jade Pendant?"

The woman said, "This Jade Pendant has been with me since I was a child. When I was stranded in Jiangqian, Great-Aunt Lin family said that this Jade Pendant seemed unusual and that I might recognize it and that it could help me find my biological parents."

Do you know him?

The woman was terrified, terrified that this important person would say he didn't recognize her.

Looking at the Jade Pendant, Madam Chen felt as if her heart was being torn apart. She hugged the girl and wailed, "My daughter! My daughter! You are my daughter!"

The woman was frightened.

"Madam? Madam?"

Madam Chen wept uncontrollably, clutching the Jade Pendant tightly, saying, "This was when you were still an infant. Your father and I put you in your swaddling clothes, and you've worn it ever since you learned to walk..."

Lu Zhengliu and Ge Bao'er rushed over when they heard the commotion.

Ge Bao'er stared at the jade Jade Pendant and lunged forward to snatch it, crying, "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, and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is my Jade Pendant, I've worn it since I was little, how could it be yours?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Ge Bao'er blurted out, trembling all over, "This is mine! This is clearly mine!"

"I remember now, the Jade Pendant was last found in—"

It was taken away by Lin Yunwan.

Ge Bao'er stared intently at Lin Yunwan inside the carriage, then lunged at her like a madwoman. "It's you! You stole my Jade Pendant and found someone who looks just like me! So that's it! No wonder you did this today—you did all this to hurt me!"

Cuiqin slapped her, knocking her to the ground, and frowned as she scolded, "Crazy woman! If you offend our Princess Consort again, beat her to death!"

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

"Mother... Mother... Mother, I am your daughter, she is not!"

Madam Chen retrieved the Jade Pendant, gritted her teeth, glared at Ge Bao'er, pointed at her forehead, and said, "You," then pointed at Lu Zhengliu, "You've been lying to me all along! Well, you actually dared to try and deceive our Duke Xingguo's Residence's Mansion!"

Ge Bao'er panicked. "Mother, I didn't! She stole my Jade Pendant! She lied to you!"

"Mother, I am your own daughter! Don't you love me anymore?"

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

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

I'm ignoring Ge Bao'er now.

Madam Chen then remembered something and turned to Lin Yunwan, saying, "Prince Huan Consort, I was blind. I will come to apologize to you after I have settled my daughter in my residence."

Lin Yunwan responded with a faint "yes".

As Madam Chen left with the woman, the onlookers were still muttering, "That woman really does look like the Concubine from the Lu family."

"Of course! What a coincidence!"

Ge Bao'er suddenly understood everything. She looked at Lin Yunwan and said, "You found someone to take my identity, and you even took the opportunity to clear your name?"

Now, I'm afraid everyone in the Capital will believe that it's not surprising at all that the two look alike!

After all, the woman from earlier looked remarkably similar to her, almost like twins.

It's not surprising that Prince Huan Consort looks like the former mistress of the Lu family.

Who would doubt that Prince Huan Consort was Lin Yunwan from now on?

Killing two birds with one stone!

She was no match for Lin Yunwan!

She couldn't win before, but now that Lin Yunwan has lost her status as the matriarch of the Lu family, she's even less likely to win.

Lu Zhengliu stared intently at Lin Yunwan, his voice trembling, "It really was you..."

He knew she wasn't dead.

Qi Lingheng lowered Lin Yunwan's curtain and instructed the coachman, "Return to the manor."

Lin Yunwan smiled, resting her chin on her hand.

So what if it's her?

What can they do with her now?