Unlike Ren Yingying, Tang Zhuyun was not impulsive or hot-blooded. She didn't say many things, but she did have those thoughts in her heart.
However, all of this will have to wait until later.
Now they need to help Yuan Yi solve Doudou's problem first.
She now suspects that Fan Chun is the illegitimate son of the old Prince Who Guards the South.
If that's the case, it seems to explain why he was favored, and why Doudou had such a congenital defect.
"If my father were alive, he would be fifty-four this year; that beast is forty-six..."
That's not right.
"Tangbao, do you suspect that Fan Chun is the old prince's illegitimate son?"
Tang Zhuyun hummed in agreement. "But now it seems that this speculation is incorrect."
"That's possible. Fan Chun is the illegitimate son of the old prince's brother." Ren Yingying felt like she was turning into Holmes.
"No matter whose son he is, it doesn't change the fact that he's a beast," Yuan Yi said. "He is my father's illegitimate son, and I'm not surprised. After all, my father has done many despicable things, and this is no exception."
She paused, a cold glint in her eyes. "They're already dead anyway."
Ren Yingying patted her on the shoulder. "That's a sister! So open-minded! That's how you should think. Doudou has a hearing problem, leave it to me, I'll make sure no one can tell."
"Really? Really?" Yuan Yi asked incredulously.
It wasn't that she didn't trust her, but Ren Yingying was just a bit... unconventional.
Tang Zhuyun smiled and said, "If she says it's okay, then it definitely will be okay. An ear problem is a minor one."
She tried her best to explain the topic of anemia in simple and easy-to-understand language.
Yuan Yi said, "Mine, take my blood. I'm her biological mother, my blood is definitely better than anyone else's."
"No, that could cause problems."
Blood transfusions to immediate family members can easily cause complications and pose a greater safety risk.
"What should we do then?"
"Both princely residences have no shortage of people," Tang Zhuyun said, "But we should still try to find reliable people. Not everyone will do; their blood type must be compatible."
"Blood type?"
Tang Zhuyun patiently explained it again, then took out the prepared test strip and told her that it could be used to test blood type.
"Then I'll try it first."
Hearing that Doudou's finger would be pricked, Yuan Yi felt sorry for her and wanted to try it to see how painful it would be.
Ren Yingying generously replied, "Give it a try!"
Basically, anything she can produce can be replenished indefinitely.
P. S.: Except for silver.
She tried putting the silver into her spatial storage, but after several months, the silver turned black and still didn't produce any offspring!
Sigh!
Yuan Yi took matters into her own hands, pricked her finger with a needle, and dripped blood onto the test strip.
Tang Zhuyun explained to her, "Look, the image here shows that you have type AB blood. I have type A, so it will show here..."
"I'm also type A," Ren Yingying said. "So, Tangbao and I are kindred spirits!"
They're all incredibly cool!
Yuan Yi listened with some confusion, but still nodded.
"Does it hurt?" Ren Yingying asked. "Here, let's get another test strip and try it on Doudou."
When Doudou's finger was pricked, Yuan Yi, a woman who had once been ruthless in killing her enemies, gripped her clothes tightly and held her breath in heartache.
Tang Zhuyun gently patted her back and said, "It'll be alright."
She once thought she had been dealt a bad hand, but now she realizes that with a father and brothers who would do anything for her, she is already happier than 99.99% of people.
Later, she met the Prince of Jin, not because she was so outstanding, but because this very, very good man happened to be blind and fell for her.
She never gave up trying, and fate was kind to her as well.
She also felt that Mingzhu was too difficult, but compared to Yuan Yi, at least she and Wu Zhenhai eventually reconciled.
However, what was left for Yuan Yi was still a mess.
"Huh?" Ren Yingying, who was testing Doudou's blood type, suddenly made a strange sound. "This test strip is broken. Here, let me get another one."
Yuan Yi didn't understand, but when she heard that it had to be done again, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her sickly daughter.
However, Tang Zhuyun's pupils suddenly contracted when her gaze fell on the test strip.
Doudou is actually blood type O.
If the mother has type AB blood, it means that Doudou's genes either carry type A or type B, and neither of them will result in type O blood.
Yuan Yi, sensing Tang Zhuyun's shock, asked nervously, "Your Highness, is it Doudou...?"
"No, there's nothing there." Tang Zhuyun took a deep breath. "Let's wait and see."
Ren Yingying tried two more test strips, and the results were the same.
She suspected the test strip was faulty, so she pricked her finger and tried it again.
Yes, type A, that's right!
But what's wrong with Doudou?
Isn't Doudou Yuan Yi's daughter?
Is that possible?
After thinking for a moment, Tang Zhuyun told Yuan Yi everything.
Yuan Yi exclaimed in disbelief, "How could that be? Doudou was born from me!"
She even unbuttoned her clothes to show Tang Zhuyun the stretch marks on her stomach from her pregnancy, proving that she wasn't lying.
Tang Zhuyun helped her pull her clothes up. "I don't doubt you, and I will do my best to save Doudou. But now you need to think carefully about whether anything unusual happened during and after the delivery. Or to put it more directly, is it possible that Doudou was switched at birth?"
When talking to a mother, you have to be very direct, otherwise she probably won't be rational about things concerning her child.
Yuan Yi as if he had been struck by lightning.
"Also, I still suggest you talk to your brother about this," Tang Zhuyun said softly. "Have him help you investigate what happened back then. And he should also know what you sacrificed for him back then!"
Men and women are different; they are too insensitive.
If I don't tell him, he really will Zidu know.
To put it bluntly, Yuan Yi will still have to rely on this elder brother in the future, so don't test his humanity.
Yuan Yi left, dejected and heartbroken.
Ren Yingying said, "Tangbao, she's so pitiful."
Even so, before leaving, Yuan Yi earnestly begged Tang Zhuyun to continue treating Doudou.
Tang Zhuyun said, "She will find out the truth. Our mission is to save Doudou."
"Um."
Now that things are easier to talk about, Ren Yingying said, "You absolutely must become the Empress!"
Tang Zhuyun understood her meaning, "How much can the two of us do?"
"Then we're not going to do anything?" Ren Yingying asked anxiously.
"We must do it, but we need to be fully prepared for the difficulties along the way," Tang Zhuyun said. "Let's take it one step at a time."
Ren Yingying sighed, fully aware of how difficult it was to fight against the entire system.
But we'll do as much as we can.
"Then the Prince of Jin will favor you exclusively, and give your father and brothers high-ranking positions and generous titles. It will also bring me all sorts of benefits through my connections. Let the world know that having a daughter is good and useful!" Ren Yingying said in a serious tone, spouting nonsense.