Chapter 1194
The Unfavored Princess 16
“When I gave birth to my daughter, I damaged my health and couldn’t have any more children. I knew I couldn’t win, and you were very likely to be the final winner. So, I switched the two children.”
"Fortunately, I kept you firmly under my control all those years, which allowed me to successfully exchange the children."
"Unfortunately, I still miscalculated one thing. As the most likely winner, you are also surrounded by dangers. My daughter did not grow up and instead became Yuan Zhen's scapegoat."
"I'm not reconciled! Everything was perfect, so why couldn't you protect her properly? You managed to protect Yuan Cheng, the heir, so he should have been in even greater danger. Why was it my daughter who died in the end?" Liu Qiang asked, her eyes red. "Since my daughter is dead, your daughter won't get away with it either!"
"You think I'm feigning madness because I'm unwilling to accept defeat, don't want to die, and want to find a chance to turn the tables? No, I'm doing this for only one purpose: to watch you torment your own daughter. Seeing her suffer makes me happy. Seeing you happy about this, thinking you're the victor, makes me want to laugh."
"Hahaha, you're such an idiot!"
Snapped--
Snapped--
Dou Yuexin finally couldn't bear the truth and didn't want to hear any more. She slapped Liu Qiang twice hard, her eyes filled with malice.
At this point, even without verifying it, she was beginning to believe that Liu Qiang was telling the truth.
Dou Yuexin was too ruthless; Liu Qiang was slapped to the ground, her face bearing deep nail marks. But she didn't feel any pain and kept laughing, like a real madwoman.
"It must be very painful, right?"
"For the past ten years or so, you have been tormenting your own daughter. Hahaha, I have wanted to laugh every time you came to mock me. Now I can finally laugh out loud."
Dou Yuexin was so angry she almost collapsed, but she was unwilling to lose to Liu Qiang. She walked over and kicked Liu Qiang in the chest, angrily saying, "Before Xiao Jiu was poisoned that day, it was my sudden idea to switch her and Cheng'er's bowls."
“I have always felt guilty and remorseful about this. I can’t bear to see another person born on the same day as her enjoying the glory of a princess.”
"I am also very grateful to Xiao Jiu. If it weren't for her, and it was Cheng'er who got into trouble, none of us would have ended up like this."
"But since she was your daughter, then she died a worthy death."
Seeing Liu Qiang's stunned expression, Dou Yuexin sneered and kicked her again: "Your daughter is dead, she's rotting in the ground."
"But my daughter is still alive. I will do everything I can to save her. She will be alright. She will enjoy the glory that belongs to her."
"Liu Qiang, who do you think you are?"
"So many years have passed, and you're still the same person. You're too impatient. My daughter is still alive, and anything is still possible."
Dou Yuexin glanced at Liu Qiang with disdain, rubbed her hands, and strode to the front door. The people outside the door saw that she looked unwell and quickly came to greet her.
She said in a somber tone, "The Dowager Consort has passed away."
When the head palace maid saw Liu Qiang inside, perfectly fine, she immediately understood what to do.
Just as he was about to agree, he heard Dou Yuexin whisper, "Throw it to the wild dogs."
The head palace maid didn't understand what had happened, but dared not be careless and quickly agreed.
Dou Yuexin took a deep breath and left Wuyou Palace. Her next step was to arrange for people to take action. Although she knew Liu Qiang wouldn't lie at this point, she still planned to verify the facts carefully. Since the incident occurred within the palace, traces should always be found.
She had never thought about it that way before. But once you investigate something, there will always be clues.
That same day, Azhen heard the news from the palace that Consort Liu Qiang had passed away in Wuyou Palace.
She's currently a "patient," and even if she knew, she wouldn't be able to help, so of course she couldn't go to the palace.
She doesn't need to go to the palace; someone will come later.
Sure enough, just as the sun was about to set, someone arrived at the palace.
When Lady Hou heard that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor had arrived together, she was greatly surprised and dared not be careless, so she quickly came out to greet them.
Upon learning that the two men were both after the tenth princess, he became even more frightened.
She knew that things in the royal family were ever-changing, but she didn't know what was going on this time, so she could only follow along with trepidation.
Fortunately, during this period, she kept a close watch on the people in the mansion, and no one disturbed him.
The courtyard had also been renovated, and on the surface it was still acceptable.
She was thinking that since the Tenth Princess was already in this state, and there was no real grudge between the other party and the Marquis's Mansion, she couldn't go too far and give someone a handle to use against her. On the surface, she should still maintain a respectable appearance.
Lady Hou kept wiping her sweat, while pondering if she had overlooked anything.
Aside from the fact that her son neglected the tenth princess, there were also some servants who were short-sighted a long time ago, which all seemed to be acceptable.
However, until the matter was resolved, she remained on edge, not daring to relax for a moment, and followed behind cautiously, paying close attention to the situation at all times.
Upon arriving at the courtyard, she was only allowed to stay inside and was not permitted to enter the house.
Her expression grew increasingly grim. When had she ever seen these two people value the Tenth Princess so much? What on earth had happened?
Could it be that these two have come to terms with the passing of the Dowager Consort?
It's impossible no matter how you look at it.
Dou Yuexin entered the room and saw Azhen, whose face was pale and whose figure was thin. Her eyes immediately reddened. Everything was just as the client remembered. The Empress Dowager called her "daughter" with tears in her eyes and told her the truth of the matter.
In front of Azhen, her face was full of guilt and remorse.
"I never expected that Liu Qiang would be so ruthless. Not only did she tear my daughter and me apart, but she also assumed that I didn't want her daughter to have a bad life and watched me do these things."
Dou Yuexin looked truly pitiful at that moment.
If she hadn't chosen to abandon the client again, perhaps the client would have truly let go of what happened, since subjectively, the other party wouldn't intentionally torment their own daughter.
But she didn't even request the removal of the Marquis's mansion, and even a divorce was left for the person in charge to handle themselves. This made her realize that in Dou Yuexin's heart, she, as Dou Yuexin's daughter, wasn't actually that important. All these years of torment, despite her being nominally the daughter of the Dowager Consort, were nothing more than Dou Yuexin's own unwillingness to accept her fate.
Another point is that the deceased are the most missed, which can lead people to mistakenly believe that they are the most important people in their hearts.
"Ninth Sister, things will get better. From today onwards, you are the most honored princess of Chu, and you will no longer suffer any injustices." Yuan Cheng said, his face full of affection for his younger sister. Such a indulgent expression had never appeared on the young emperor's face before.
"Come back to the palace with me," Dou Yuexin said, taking Azhen's hand. "I will never let you suffer again." (End of Chapter)