Ci Jinzhi

The word "Ayou" sounded reassuring and warm when she heard it from her mother; it sounded sweet and bitter when she heard it from Mr. He; but when she heard it from the person in front of her, she felt resistance.

My mother gave up her status as queen, and ultimately died because of this status. 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 400,000 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.

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

As for the Shaoqing family being ruined, Xin You put Kou Qingqing’s point of view in mind, but Kou Qingqing might not be happy to see it. 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 600,000 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 how to do it.” Emperor Xingyuan kept his eyes on Xinyou, “Zhaoyang, you accompany Ayou to dress up.”

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

Emperor Xingyuan sent Duan Shaoqing and his son over again.

“What will Duan Shaoqing say when he goes 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 that this man was a piece of cake. “If Kou Qingqing died of illness just now, how could 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 make it clear that he recognized the wrong person, what would he do if the world misunderstood that he had taken 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 retires.”

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 a fortune of 400,000 yuan, 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. Facing the waiter who was smiling but not smiling, he 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 long 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 400,000 yuan, I'm afraid the lives of the entire 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 arrogant since she was found after falling off a cliff. It turns out that she has changed her person a long time ago..."

 “Stop talking, mother, 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." Like that, no one can doubt the father-daughter relationship between the girl and the emperor once she takes off her identity as the cousin of the Shaoqing Palace.

 The old lady knew that her family fortune of 400,000 yuan was really unsafe, and she felt so distressed that she couldn't breathe.

 The 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 turned away: "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 out: "Brother, please speak."

“What 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? I feel a little confused."

Duan Shaoqing glanced at the family members with different expressions and said sternly: "The girl brought back by the 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. It was 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 why he was talking nonsense like this. Cousin Qing is obviously not here...

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

The shield of 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 has 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. He ran out of Shaoqing’s house and unknowingly arrived in front of Qingsong Bookstore.

Liu Zhou saw Duan Yunlang and greeted him enthusiastically: "You are my cousin. Are you here alone?"

 The boy looked back and couldn't help but ask: "Cousin, how is our boss 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 chance: "Do you know who your boss is?"

 (End of this chapter)