Splendid Twins

The 20th year of Zhenning in North Vietnam.

The scorching summer has subsided and the cool autumn has arrived.

Shangjing.

The thinly dressed girl came to the front door of a wealthy family. The large courtyard in front of her was very majestic. Two stone lions stood in front of the door with their fangs bared and their claws bared. The vermilion door was closed tightly, looking very majestic.

Looking inside, there are towering trees, overlapping eaves, birds flying back and forth, branches inside the wall extending outside the wall, and the road under your feet is paved with fine blue bricks and is spotless.

The gatekeeper asked the girl about her purpose and then reported to the inner house. She was holding a crystal jade pendant in her hand and staring straight at the vermilion gate with deep eyes.

Not long after, an old lady with a serious face came out from the side door. At first, she looked cold and indifferent, but the moment she saw the girl's face clearly, her eyes were filled with surprise. After a moment, she led the girl into the door of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Not far away, someone saw all of this, and she didn't turn around and leave until the door was closed again.

At this moment, the back garden of the inner courtyard of the Duke's Mansion was full of various rare flowers. All the clusters and single plants were roots and seedlings moved from the imperial garden in the palace. In a stone pavilion not far away sat a young girl in brocade clothes. She had an extremely beautiful appearance, and her brows were as clear as water, like a pearl with a halo, and the bright light of jade.

Zhou Yao suddenly felt inexplicably nervous. She squinted her eyes and looked at the clear sky. There was not a single cloud in the sky. She lost interest in continuing to appreciate the flowers.

The girl's unique voice sounded, "Go to your mother."

She didn't notice that the maid behind her was hesitant to speak. After walking two steps and hearing no sound, she turned her head to look over there, frowning with a hint of impatience.

Seeing this, the maid hurriedly bowed and said:

"Miss, Madam Zhou just came over and said that Madam is busy checking accounts and cannot be distracted, so she asked you to go back to your room early to avoid catching a cold."

Zhou Yao glanced at the maid who lowered her head without changing her expression, paused, and changed direction to go back to her room.

Obviously lying!

I just don’t know if there is something wrong with her maid or if Nanny Zhou acted on her own!

It's not even the end of the year yet and the family has already incurred countless expenses. Mother would definitely not count the accounts at this time!

Forget it, since she is not allowed to know, then she won’t know!

The wife of the Duke was indeed not checking the account at this time. Instead, after listening to the words of the girl in front of her, she signaled to Nanny Zhou beside her to take the jade pendant and examine it carefully. It was indeed hers!

Seeing that there were still maids and old women serving in the room, the girl was somewhat unable to speak, so she took two steps forward, and her voice was just heard by the Duke's wife and Nanny Zhou.

The wife of the Duke was obviously stunned. Seeing this, Nanny Zhou led the girl directly into the inner room. After a while, the two came out one after another. Nanny Zhou nodded to the wife of the Duke implicitly, and the heaviness in her eyes made the wife of the Duke even more frightened.

After pondering for a while, she whispered a few words in Nanny Zhou's ear. Watching Nanny Zhou leave in a hurry, the Duke's wife's eyes were dark, mixed with a hint of uneasiness and panic!

"Although Wan'er has been in the countryside for fifteen years, she has not suffered much, but she misses her parents very much..."

Si Wan was quite nervous when she first entered a noble family's home. She spoke without confidence when she saw the gloomy face of the Duke's wife.

The Duke's wife did not respond but looked at Si Wan's facial features carefully. After a while, Nanny Zhou came in quietly and whispered in the Duke's wife's ear.

After hearing this, the Duke's wife was so angry that she trembled all over. She tried her best to suppress her anger and turned to Madam Zhou and ordered:

"Go and ask the Duke to come over. No, tell the Duke directly about this!"

"Yes."

"Where is Nanny Wang now?"

Nanny Zhou knew Madam's tactics and lowered her head and replied:

"Today is her day off. She is currently playing with a few old ladies in the old lady's backyard."

"Find a reason to call her out and then gag her!"

This is her mother-in-law's person, and she, as a daughter-in-law, cannot take action without authorization from her husband. So let the Duke decide for himself!

"Yes."

"By the way, has everything been arranged, young lady?"

The Duke's wife's heart sank. She had no idea about Yaoyao yet and didn't know how to tell her the truth.

"Miss, you should be back in your room by now. I'll ask the maid to serve you well."

After saying this, Nanny Zhou glanced at Si Wan who lowered her head, bowed slightly, and then stepped out.

Si Wan knew that the young lady these two people were talking about should be the woman who exchanged lives with her. She drooped her eyelids slightly to hide the jealousy in her eyes. Damn bitch, she took away everything that originally belonged to her!

The Duke's wife softened her heart at this moment. She looked at the timid and frail Si Wan and waved:

"Good boy, come here and tell me more about your old days."

Si Wan raised her eyes full of admiration, tears hanging on her long eyelashes. She took a few steps forward as if a little embarrassed, and spoke softly and lowly:

"Ma'am, I, I'm so scared."

Looking at her obviously timid and awkward daughter, Lady Guogong's tears instantly rolled down her cheeks. She remembered the hardships she had experienced during childbirth and how much she owed Wan'er over the years.

The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried loudly, and the other people in the room quietly retreated.

The Duke of Zhenguo had just returned from outside and changed into light clothes in the study. He heard the servant at the door whispering:

"Master, Madam Zhou is here and she said there's something urgent."

Although the Duke of Zhenguo is middle-aged, he has maintained himself very well. Most men of this age indulge themselves in eating and drinking, and their body shapes have long been changed, but he is still tall and upright. As the lord of a mansion, he has been immersed in power for many years, and the majesty in his every move is intimidating.

"Let her in."

After sitting upright, a pair of sharp and deep eyes stared at Nanny Zhou who came in. If it wasn't a serious matter, Nanny Zhou almost wanted to retreat. In this huge Duke's Mansion, everyone knows that the Duke is intimidating without even getting angry. If you dare to offend him, you will be skinned alive if you don't die!

"This old servant greets the Duke."

"What's the matter?"

Nanny Zhou calmed down and spoke softly in the study:

"First, let me tell you an old story. Nanny Wang in the back house had a daughter named Wang Xing, who used to work as a waiter for the old lady. She was so ignorant that she dared to flirt with the old lady. At that time, the old lady was pregnant with a girl, and she got pregnant after a few words. That lowly maid took advantage of the old lady's distraction and tampered with your food..."

"Is there such a thing?"

The Duke of Zhenguo looked dismayed. There was such a fool in his backyard!

"I secretly dealt with Wang Xing, and Nanny Wang resented Madam because of this. When Madam gave birth to the young lady in Huafa Temple, there was a shortage of manpower at the time, so Nanny Wang took advantage of the chaos and successfully swapped the child of the third young lady with that of a country woman. Today, the woman came to the door with a token, and Madam has already verified her identity, so she only asked the master to investigate again in secret."

The Duke of Zhenguo remained calm on the surface, but he was shocked in his heart!

He immediately asked with a cold face:

"How did Madam verify her identity?"

Nanny Zhou spoke in a very low voice. If it weren't for the fact that the Duke of Zhenguo practiced martial arts and had sharp ears and eyes, he would not have been able to hear what she said.

"Madam has a birthmark the size of a soybean on her right shoulder. Miss Si also has a birthmark on her right arm. This old servant has personally checked it and it is exactly the same as Madam's. Miss Si is also holding a white jade Ruyi pendant, which came from Madam's dowry."

The Duke of Zhenguo leaned back. He was of course aware of the birthmark on his wife's body. Although he did not speak, his fierce aura made people shiver!

Nanny Zhou has been serving the Madam personally for many years, how could she not see that the Duke was angry!

After a while, Zhenguogong said, "Go back to your wife first."

"Old slave, please retire."

After Madam Zhou left, the Duke of Zhenguo tapped the table with his bony index finger. A black figure jumped down from the beam, and the man in black clasped his hands respectfully:

"What are your orders?"

The Duke of Zhenguo narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Take Wang Po to the secret cell and interrogate her carefully. Make sure you get the truth out of her. Then go to Huafa Temple and secretly investigate the details of what happened there!"

"Yes!"

Within the time it took to stick up an incense stick, the secret guard had placed a testimony on rice paper with obvious bloodstains in front of the Duke of Zhenguo. It recorded the beginning of the entire incident and every detail of the Duke's wife's childbirth, including the fact that Wang Xing had thoughts about him that she shouldn't have!

Damn the slave girl, the secret methods of the women in the harem are simply chilling!

After reading the testimony, the Duke of Zhenguo burned it. He thought that his mansion had been replaced with a prince by a cat. If anyone told this, it would only add to the joke. It would be better to deal with it quietly and conceal the truth from everyone!

"Someone, go and ask the young lady to come over."