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Chapter 442: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (192)

Chapter 442: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (One Hundred and Ninety-Two)

Han Zhao also looked at her brother in surprise and asked, "Brother, did you see it wrong? Which servant is so bold as to replace the young master?"

"How could I be mistaken? I saw it clearly. The two women should have fallen asleep. The old nanny sent the three maids away and, while no one was paying attention, swapped the two babies' clothes in the hall. Now the cousin's maid is holding a baby who is being fed rice porridge. She is the granddaughter of Duke Yang."

Cui Li frowned. How could this Nanny He have done such a thing as swapping baby girls? Wasn't she the wet nurse of Madam Yang Ershao?

Han Zhao was surprised and said, "I heard that the mansion of a marquis is like the sea, with muddy waters. Could it be that Duke Yang's family didn't want a daughter, so Nanny He followed the master's instructions and switched the baby to prevent the young master from suffering in the future?"

Cui Li shook her head and said nothing. She had seen the second young lady of the Yangguo Mansion. The second young lady came from the aristocratic Gao family. Her father was the Minister of Works. However, her biological mother died early, and Lord Gao remarried, so the second young lady also had a half-brother.

This cousin is probably the daughter of Gao's aunt. It seems that Gao's maternal grandfather's family is in Shuinan County. Now Gao has come all the way from the capital to Shuinan County. Is she going to visit her maternal family?

Cui Li thought about it carefully, but couldn't remember anything about Gao's maternal family and this cousin.

I only remember that Miss Gao got pregnant in the first year after marrying into Duke Yang's mansion, and gave birth to twin brothers the following year. She was loved by her parents-in-law and respected by her husband. Under such circumstances, how could she not like baby girls?

Before Cui Li could explain, Han Zhao denied it himself: "No, no, the daughter of the Duke's Mansion is well-dressed and well-fed. Madam is from the Cui Duke's Mansion, one of the most prestigious daughters in Liang State. Although the Yang Duke's Mansion is not a royal family, his daughter should not be bad either. This old witch must have a grudge against her master and is deliberately making the Duke's daughter suffer."

Han Zhao was very excited and wanted to hide in the front hall to find out what was going on, but was stopped by Cui Li.

"Let Han Tong observe quietly. Don't get involved if you don't know the situation. We don't know how long they will stay. Once the sun comes out and the road dries up a bit, we'll set off."

After eating the dry food, Cui Li received new news from Han Tong.

There were three maids in this group. Zhichun and Zhixia were both maids of the Duke's Mansion, while Panjuan was the maid of the cousin. As for the cousin's surname, it was unknown. We only heard from these attendants that the cousin's husband's surname was Lin, and he was a juren who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination.

Cui Li calculated the time. The spring examination in Liang State was held later, probably in mid-April. Now that the spring examination was over, she didn't know whether Mr. Lin had entered the palace examination. But she remembered that the palace examination was about to be held before she was captured by Shuka, and it should have ended now.

Why didn't Mr. Lin return home, but instead asked his wife to go to Beijing to find him?

Nanny He really handed the cousin's child to her master and pointed out that there was a red mole on the child's right foot. Yang Gao was teasing the child.

The other baby was still in the arms of Zhichun, the maid of the Duke's Mansion. The baby girl was sleeping quietly with her eyes closed. Panjuan, the maid of the cousin, was serving porridge to the cousin.

After an hour of observation, Han Tong told Cui Li his thoughts: "Madam, I've discovered that Nanny He has a close relationship with that cousin. Furthermore, that cousin seems to know that the child beside her is not her own, and she's rather cold towards the child. She hasn't shown any concern for the child since waking up. Nanny He even advised her to pretend so as not to be seen through."

"Why do you think that Madam He and that cousin have an unusual relationship?"

Han Tong had a strange expression on his face, and he said, "I just took advantage of their inattention and went behind the curtain to eavesdrop on their conversation. That cousin called Madam He 'Mother'."

Cui Li felt like she had caught a glimpse of something big. Today, as a spectator, she had witnessed a child-swapping drama, and it seemed that it was more than just a child-swapping, it also involved the identity of this cousin.

There is no way that Gao’s aunt could be her wet nurse!

Since Nanny He is my cousin's mother, is Gao's cousin really the person in front of me?