Chapter 1191
The Unfavored Princess 13
"This servant never thought of taking the child back. Given my status, even if I did, there's no way I could keep him safe and well in the Marquis's mansion. At least he'd be well-fed and clothed, and who knows..." The words were left unfinished, but everyone knew what they meant.
Azhen put down her pen and looked at Zhuxin kneeling on the ground: "Then why did you come tonight?"
"This servant is willing to use a secret to beg Your Highness to protect this child. After tonight, this servant will never appear before Your Highness again and will not be disliked. I believe that in the future, the people of the Marquis's mansion will not tell this child that this servant will be his birth mother. Your Highness does not need to worry about working for someone else's benefit." Zhu Xin said sincerely. "He is still so young, and he is in a place like the Marquis's mansion. His current status is not bad. The young master is in his prime. Who can predict the future?"
"A princess is still a princess. It would be good if we could take care of her. The Marquis's mansion wouldn't really dare to do anything to the princess."
She witnessed everything that happened during her pregnancy.
Since the princess's attitude changed, both the Lady of the Marquis and the Heir Apparent harbored many grievances, yet they dared not actually do anything to the princess.
Even if the princess wasn't particularly favored, they wouldn't dare do anything openly, because if they damaged the royal family's reputation, they would still be in deep trouble.
She's been thinking a lot lately, and after much deliberation, this seems to be the only way.
To be honest, before being thrown into the manor to fend for herself, she lived a muddled life, only seeing what was in front of her, and simply living one day at a time. She was just a servant girl, and if she had the chance to climb up, change her fate, and become the master, how could she not be tempted?
However, she was still naive.
"You've been by my side all these years, don't you understand that people connected to me never have a good ending? If I really had that ability, the Dowager Consort wouldn't be in the same situation in Wuyou Palace now."
"Think carefully, who exactly wants to see me and the Empress Dowager suffer?"
"Once you get involved with me, you might lose your chance to become the heir to the Marquis's mansion." These were the exact words of the client, and tonight's scene was an essential act.
She didn't make many changes, so Zhu Xin will definitely come and finish her scenes.
“Jiang Lijun is twenty-five. Look at all the young masters and noblemen in the capital. Which one of them, at this age, doesn’t have a bunch of children? Especially the heirs of marquises. Only now is there one. After the child was born, he sent you, the birth mother, to the estate. Think carefully about why.”
"The fact that he never even considered having anything to do with me, a princess, is enough to prove that having a child with me is definitely not a good choice."
Zhu Xin was startled. After thinking about it carefully according to A Zhen's words, she realized it was true!
“If nothing unexpected happens, you’ll definitely be the apple of the Marquis’s eye,” A-Zhen said with a soft laugh, adding, “If something really happens to the Marquis’s mansion, it might just be your chance to take the child away.”
Zhu Xin shook her head repeatedly. How could the Marquis's mansion have anything like that? She didn't take the last sentence seriously.
But she took the princess's words to heart. She hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke up: "Thank you, Princess. Although I did not achieve my goal tonight, you have said so much to me and have not held my past actions against me. I will give you this secret that I know."
Azhen didn't respond, waiting for Zhuxin to continue.
The client never blamed Zhu Xin. To her, these were all minor matters, and she had even anticipated from the beginning that Zhu Xin would not be able to get what she wanted.
Especially in the later years of her life, she witnessed the different fates of many more people.
She didn't know how to describe it, only that people are born so different. Some are born to be masters, while others are born to be servants. When natural disasters and man-made calamities strike, the suffering become even more intense, and they can only struggle in the mire. They have no way to change their fate.
Just like her, even though she was born to be a master, it seems that she has no control over her own destiny, and most of the time, she is arranged by others.
How could she change her fate and take control of her own destiny? So she couldn't help but wonder, what if she were born a man? Born with the opportunity to compete, instead of waiting to be betrothed as a princess, wouldn't she be able to fight for her own destiny and perhaps even change the destiny of many others?
Zhu Xin took a deep breath and finally revealed the secret hidden in her heart: "Princess, you are not actually the Dowager Consort's biological daughter. When you and the Ninth Princess were born, the Dowager Consort knew that she had no son of her own and could not compete with the Ninth Princess. She knew that she would suffer a terrible fate in the future, so she switched her daughter with you. You are the real Ninth Princess!" She knew this because the Dowager Consort had not told her.
How could someone as cautious as the Dowager Empress possibly tell her such a secret? It was her godmother who told her before she died. Although she didn't know if the secret would be useful, her godmother told her the secret out of consideration for their relationship and for her final care.
She was just too stupid, and the Empress Dowager saw through her. She wasn't executed because the Empress Dowager wanted to use her. Whether she revealed this secret or not, her fate wouldn't be good; she would only be able to work for the Empress Dowager.
Zhu Xin thought the Tenth Princess would be shocked, but after saying those words, she found the other party to be frighteningly calm.
"Does the princess not believe me?" she asked anxiously. "This servant has never lied, and the Dowager Consort is not insane."
Azhen said, "I understand, I don't disbelieve you."
Zhu Xin gradually calmed down, looked at A Zhen's face, and believed what the other party said.
Is the princess calm, or did she already know?
She wasn't sure, but in any case, she had repaid this favor today.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, she will likely be left to fend for herself in that manor.
She was just a lowly maidservant and didn't have the courage to escape the estate and live outside.
Speaking of which, the Tenth Princess is really quite remarkable. She managed to wander alone for more than two years, and even returned from that chaotic place called the Great Wilderness Tribe Kingdom.
Just thinking about it terrified her; she couldn't do it.
Zhu Xin has left.
They climbed over from a corner of the courtyard; they were quite agile.
Azhen reacted calmly, but Yinshuang stood there stunned for a long time.
If what Zhu Xin said is true, then what the Empress Dowager has done over the years is a joke.
At this moment, she felt a mix of emotions, including some annoyance. How could she have overheard such a big secret without even realizing it?
"What does the princess plan to do?" Silver Frost asked again.
Azhen smiled and shook her head: "Anyway, I won't go to the palace to talk to the Empress Dowager about this."
"Once the Empress Dowager confirms this, who do you think will suffer?"
Yinshuang was startled, then her face turned deathly pale.
She definitely is!
Even if she had passed on a lot of messages for the Empress Dowager over the years, once the Empress Dowager confirmed that the princess was her biological daughter, and considering the suffering the princess had endured over the years, she would be unable to pursue the Marquis's family or anyone else for the time being. In that case, wouldn't she, a mere servant, become a tool for venting her anger?
Silver Frost felt only sorrow in her heart.
"Do you want to live?" Azhen asked with a smile. (End of Chapter)