The queen covered her heart with one hand and looked at the girl standing in front of her with tears in her eyes. She wanted to move closer to her, but she couldn't help feeling timid.

Her other hand tightly grasped Emperor Li's arm. The Queen opened her mouth, turned her head in a daze, and murmured to Emperor Li: "Your Majesty, is it because my eyes are blurry and I am hallucinating?"

"Otherwise, how could I have met a woman who looks so much like me..."

The person she had been looking for suddenly appeared in front of the queen, making her unable to believe that everything she saw was real.

Emperor Li lowered his head to glance at his arm that was hurt by the Queen's grip. He could faintly see some red marks, but he did not care.

Emperor Li sighed inwardly, and his gentle gaze instantly fell on the Queen's face, meeting her slightly expectant gaze, "Queen, what you saw is true, it was Xier who found our child..."

[I'm really worried that the Queen will faint again from excitement.]

Seeing this, Lu Xiaoxiao, who was watching the queen from the side, couldn't help but feel worried.

Xie Xi's eyes moved slightly, and he walked calmly to Chunlin's side. He gently pushed Chunlin in front of his mother. He said in a gentle tone: "Mother, her name is Chunlin. I and Xiaoxiao have found her sister."

"If your mother has anything you want to ask, why don't you go back to the palace first?"

Chunlin remained silent, but a nervous look appeared in his eyes.

The queen stared at Chunlin and wanted to hold her hand, but at the moment she raised her hand, she held back and said, "Okay, okay, let's go back to the palace first."

As she turned around, the queen turned around again and looked at Chunlin expectantly.

Chunlin: “…”

That look was filled with an emotion of regaining something that had been lost, which touched Chunlin inexplicably.

Chunlin pursed his lips and stared at the queen for a moment, but in the end he didn't say a word.

After seeing the Empress, His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and Miss Lu all enter the palace, Chunlin reached out his hand to support Granny Xu beside him and whispered, "Granny, let's go in."

Granny Xu sighed, "Okay."

Now, it was time for her to explain to the Queen and His Majesty the big mistake she had made.

Even if the Queen Mother and the Emperor wanted to execute her, she would not have a single complaint.

After Chunlin and Granny Xu entered the palace, the Queen immediately dismissed the palace maids guarding the palace, and now they were the only ones in the palace.

Little did they know that just as the maids left, they heard a loud "thump". Granny Xu had already let go of Chunlin's hand. She knelt on the ground with her head bowed, and her forehead hit the ground heavily. When she raised her head, her forehead was red and swollen. "Your Majesty, Queen, I am guilty!"

Granny Xu's face was heavy and her tone was filled with regret.

With just this one sentence, the people in the hall instantly understood what Granny Xu was trying to say.

Chunlin looked at her worriedly, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Xie Xi looked at each other quickly and both remained silent.

The Queen did not say anything, but Emperor Li spoke up: "Tell me, what is your crime?"

Granny Xu kowtowed again and said with her eyes closed, "Back then, the emperor sent someone to bring me into the palace to help the queen give birth. But a few days before the queen was about to give birth, Prince Su suddenly came to me and said that my son and daughter-in-law were in his hands. If I want them to live, I have to do as he asks..."

"I hesitated for a long time that day. I wanted to tell the queen about this matter, but the other two midwives had already been bribed by Prince Su. With them watching, I couldn't do anything. If I dared to expose Prince Su's conspiracy, my son and daughter-in-law would really die."

Speaking of this, Granny Xu couldn't help but think of her son and daughter-in-law who died trying to save her.

Even though she fulfilled Prince Su's wish and worked for him, she still couldn't live a few years of peace in the end. Her son and daughter-in-law died at the sword of Prince Su's men.

This is all retribution!

Granny Xu choked up with tears in her eyes, "Until the day when the queen gave birth, I took the baby boy sent by Prince Su into the bedroom in advance. After the queen gave birth to the little princess, I took the baby boy to her side..."

"Originally, Prince Su wanted me to kill the little princess so that she wouldn't cause any trouble. But when I saw how skinny the little princess was, I couldn't bear it. So I hid the little princess in my room without telling the other two midwives."

She thought the little princess would cry and alarm others, but that didn't happen. The little princess was very well behaved and almost never cried. It was because of the little princess's obedience and quietness that Granny Xu didn't let the two midwives discover any clues.

"After that, I deliberately delayed Prince Su for a few days, and spent money to ask someone to bring a dead baby from outside the palace, and only then could I barely explain to Prince Su."

"When there was no one watching me, I managed to secretly take the little princess out of the palace..."

Because the Queen had just given birth, His Majesty was worried about her health, so he asked the three midwives to stay in the palace for a few more days. They could only leave the palace after there was no abnormality in the Queen's body.

[It is true that Granny Xu was wrong, but with Prince Su watching closely and threatening her family's lives, it was normal for Granny Xu to follow Prince Su's instructions. But no matter what, in the end, it was Granny Xu who saved the little princess and raised her. It can be said that her merits outweigh her faults, right?]

[Besides, Prince Su had been sending people to hunt down the three midwives in those years, and it was very hard for Granny Xu to avoid danger. As a result, Granny Xu's only son and daughter-in-law were both lost.]

Lu Xiaoxiao was struggling over how to convict Grandma Xu.

Xie Xi suddenly held her hand.

Lu Xiaoxiao: ???

Lu Xiaoxiao tilted her eyes, raised her little face slightly, and stared straight at Xie Xi, a hint of doubt flashed across her round almond-shaped eyes.

[Your Highness is so clingy in front of His Majesty and His Majesty? ]

Xie Xi: “…”

He wasn't being clingy, he just wanted to interrupt her.

However, Emperor Li and the Queen were too lazy to pay attention to them at this time.

Queen: "Did you take my Snow-Fat Jade Pendant away with you?"

"Yes."

Granny Xu said ashamedly: "Back then, I saw that the Empress seemed to cherish the jade pendant very much, so I thought of secretly taking it away and leaving it to the little princess. If I am gone in the future, the little princess can still recognize her relatives with the jade pendant."

"Even if the little princess doesn't want to acknowledge her parents in the future, she can still keep the jade pendant as a memory..."

"Your Majesty, I know that I have committed a grave sin. I do not ask for forgiveness. I only ask that Your Majesty and Your Majesty treat Lin'er well in the future. Then I will be willing to die."

"Mother-in-law! What nonsense are you talking about!"

Chunlin's eyes were slightly red, and the tears that had been rolling in his eyes suddenly fell down, running down his cheeks and dripping onto the back of Granny Xu's hand, as if they could burn her.

Granny Xu shook her head. "Lin'er, there's no need to plead for me. The day Qiu and Yu died, I wanted to follow them. But Lin'er is still young, and I can't die!"

"Mother-in-law!"

Chunlin knelt down, lying on her back and crying, "Grandma, please don't die. I want you to live forever..."

Hearing the suppressed crying sounds in the palace, the Queen and Emperor Li felt extremely complicated.

Not to mention that Lu Xiaoxiao didn't know how to judge right from wrong, even the emperor and the queen didn't know what to do.

The queen raised her hand, her eyes full of fatigue. She said calmly, "Forget it, everyone, get up. I just want to know the truth, not to take anyone's life."

"Aunt Xu, the truth of what happened back then has only come to light today. This palace and my daughter will be separated for sixteen years, and now Prince Su and Xie Jin have been imprisoned in the clan house and will never be allowed out..."

The Queen looked at Chunlin in a depressed mood and murmured, "I don't know who I can blame."

Hearing this, Granny Xu reluctantly raised her hand and gently tugged at Chunlin's sleeve: "Lin'er, take out the Snow-Fat Jade Pendant. It should have belonged to your mother. Hurry up and call me mother."

"And your father."

Chunlin: “…”

After hearing what Granny Xu said and looking at the Queen who looked unhappy, Chunlin pursed his lips and called out to the Queen seriously, "Mother."

After a pause, she called out to Emperor Li again, "Father."

The queen was startled for a moment, then suddenly strode forward. She stretched out her hands and hugged Chunlin tightly, tears streaming down her face: "Lin'er! Lin'er! Mother is here, mother is right here!"

"It's all mother's fault. It was because of her negligence that you were forced to live outside the palace and endure a hard life for more than ten years..."

"Lin'er, are you having a hard time?"

The queen felt very guilty.

After she gave birth, she shouldn't have fallen asleep so peacefully. If she hadn't, the midwife would not have had the chance to replace her daughter.

Chunlin was only a momentary discomfort when being hugged. After she recovered, she slowly tried to hug the Queen back and whispered, "Mother, I don't feel bitter at all. Mother-in-law treats me very well and always thinks of me no matter what happens."

"Mother, if it weren't for Grandma, I would have had a hard time growing up."

The Queen understood Chunlin's thoughts. She simply didn't want Xu Wenpo to really die.

After all, Chunlin and Xu Wenpo have been together for more than ten years, so there must be some family feelings between them.

The queen was a little envious, but she didn't say anything, "Lin'er, mother knows, she will be fine."

Hearing this, Chunlin immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Is what the Queen Mother said true?"

Queen: "Of course it's true. Mother would never lie to Lin'er."

Chunlin: "What about Father?"

The Queen: "Your father doesn't have to make the decision. I can make the decision alone."

Emperor Li: “…”

After all, they are husband and wife, how can they decide not to let him do it?

Upon hearing this, Chunlin secretly glanced at Emperor Li's face, but was caught off guard by the aggrieved look of his father, who was staring at his mother.

Chunlin:!!!

She could actually see the grievance in her father's eyes? ?

Thanks to the Queen Mother's words, Granny Xu's life was indeed saved.

But no matter what, wrong is wrong. Even if the Queen and Emperor Li can tolerate it once for the sake of their own daughter, they will never tolerate it a second time.

After confirming Chunlin's identity, Granny Xu was sent out of the palace.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Xie Xi also left the palace, leaving Chunlin, the Queen and the Emperor alone in Feng'an Palace to have a good chat.

After leaving the palace, Lu Xiaoxiao instantly felt that the air became much fresher. She slowed down her pace, secretly glanced at Xie Xi's face, and then quickly looked away.

She chuckled and said, "Now that Your Highness has found his biological sister, shouldn't you reward me, the great contributor?"

Before he finished speaking, Xie Xi responded thoughtfully: "Xiao Xiao is absolutely right. I should really reward Xiao Xiao."

Hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up slightly and she looked at Xie Xi eagerly.

She said nothing, but her face was full of anticipation, expecting His Highness to reward her.

however--

The next moment, the Crown Prince lowered his head and quickly kissed her on the face. Xie Xi smiled with satisfaction, "Well, this is the reward."

"..."

Lu Xiaoxiao was speechless for a moment, and couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart:

[What kind of reward is this? It's obvious that His Highness is deliberately trying to kiss me secretly! ]

[If you want to kiss, just kiss. Why do you have to beat around the bush? I don't know where Your Highness learned this from. Now Your Highness has become a bad person! ]

Xie Xi covered his lips and coughed lightly, hiding the faint smile in his eyes. He raised his hand and pinched Lu Xiaoxiao's cheek again, "Okay, Xiaoxiao, don't be angry. Come back with me. I will ask the kitchen to prepare the most delicious cakes for you. How about it?"

Lu Xiaoxiao snorted lightly, revealing a proud and coquettish look. She glared at him vigorously and asked, "Is there any cake in your house that I haven't eaten yet?"

Nowadays, the chefs in the mansion like to send cakes to Jingxiangyuan the most. There are all kinds of cakes, sweet, sour, bitter and spicy, with all kinds of flavors.

During that period, the palace maids, guards, and servants working in Jingxiang Courtyard were able to eat pastries. With Lu Xiaoxiao's hard work in feeding them, they all gained weight and looked a lot rounder.

Xie Xi didn't know that the kitchen staff had already been trying to curry favor with Lu Xiaoxiao. He smiled and said, "Xiaoxiao, when you return home, you will know what kind of cake it is. It will definitely be something you like."

Lu Xiaoxiao blinked and followed His Highness' words: "Then I will look forward to it for a while?"

"it is good."

Xie Xi curled his lips and chuckled.

However, Lu Xiaoxiao and Xie Xi did not go directly back to the Prince's Mansion.

The two of them went to the rice shop and bought a lot of food, and then walked towards the alley where Grandma Xu and Aji lived.

Granny Xu returned to the small courtyard earlier than them. Chen Lu was also there, waiting for her master to come and call her back home.

After all, without the master's order, Chen Lu really wouldn't dare to leave here.

Chen Lu didn't have to wait long. She had been guarding the gate of the small courtyard and finally got to see her master and the Crown Prince return.

"master!"

Before the Master and His Highness could get close, Chen Lu had already rushed towards them, "Master, you are finally back!"

"Just after the master and His Highness left, a lot of people suddenly came to the small courtyard to collect debts!"

"I was almost frightened to death!"

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