"Hmm." Tong Airui tilted his head to look at Yi Luowa. "You were swapped, and she was also swapped. Then with the two of you looking so alike, why do so many coincidences keep happening to the two of you?"
Yi Luowa blinked. "I want to know that too. But one thing’s for sure: Nancy and I are definitely not biologically related. She’s the daughter of the Haotian Queen, no doubt about it. Both DNA tests are there—we have to trust science.
As for why we look alike, that’s easily explained. There are plenty of people in the world who look similar. But for the swapping... I suspect that in the chaos, I was mistakenly taken by soone, and then swapped by Xi ichen. As for Nancy being swapped, it was because Kai Di forced Xia Rou. However, Xia Rou ultimately risked her life to bring Nancy back."
"So according to your theory: You and Youyou were swapped... Then Shiqing ended up with Aunt Ni Lu, you went to the Yi family, and Youyou went to Haotian... Why did Youyou go to Haotian instead of so other country?"
"That, you’d have to ask her deceased master."
Tong Airui stared intently at his wife. "Let’s go find out where the Haotian Queen gave birth to Nancy."
Saying this, Tong Airui grabbed his wife’s hand and headed for the door.
"What are you suspecting?" Yi Luowa asked uneasily.
"I’m just going to ask. There are too many coincidences. If I don’t figure it out, I won’t be at ease."
Just as Tong Airui pushed open the door, they saw the Haotian Queen and Danton walking up.
Tong Airui froze.
The Haotian Queen smiled apologetically. "Duke Airui, I went through so much trouble to ask you and your father for help. But just now, Randy called. He’s finally decided not to cover for Kai Di anymore."
Tong Airui pulled Yi Luowa back into the study. "Please co in and have a seat."
Danton helped his mother into the study. As soon as they sat down, the Haotian Queen began to explain.
"When Randy found out that Danton had been poisoned, he rembered the obsidian talisman Kai Di gave him for his fifth birthday. Though it wasn’t very expensive, it had been blessed at the Haotian Daguang Temple, so Danton wore it until his sixth birthday.
That talisman was later placed in the temple. After recalling this, Randy had it tested, and even after all these years, traces of the toxin were still found on it."
Tong Airui furrowed his brow slightly. "Good thing it was in the temple. If it had been kept close, who knows how many people it could have hard."
Yi Luowa pouted as she looked at the Haotian Queen. "You knew Kai Di wasn’t a good person. Why let Danton wear her talisman?"
"Sigh... I didn’t even know it was from her. It was Randy who personally put it on Danton. He said it was his fault for harming Danton. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been this determined to take action against her." The Haotian Queen’s eyes reddened as she looked at Tong Airui. "Duke Airui, Randy is truly furious this ti. He said he wouldn’t protect Kai Di anymore, so you don’t need to keep investigating her."
Tong Airui pursed his lips slightly. "I’ve already deployed people to handle it... Let’s do this: I’ll have them assist the Haotian Emperor in tracking down Kai Di and bringing her to justice as soon as possible."
"Thank you so much!" The Haotian Queen’s eyes narrowed slightly. "I have one more request: After you capture her..."
Tong Airui smiled. "Your Majesty, I understand your aning. So things don’t need to be said explicitly. I’ll ensure the matter is resolved exactly as you wish. In fact, it’s not just you who hates her—I dislike her too. She’s caused plenty of trouble for my wife and ."
The Haotian Queen gave Tong Airui a deeply grateful bow. "Thank you, Duke Airui!"
Tong Airui quickly helped her back up. "Your Majesty, you’re too kind... May I ask you a question?"
"Go ahead."
"Which hospital did you give birth to Nancy in?"
The Haotian Queen froze. "A very small church hospital."
Tong Airui and Yi Luowa exchanged glances.
"Was it the Holy Infant Church Hospital?" Tong Airui asked, clutching Yi Luowa’s hand tightly as he spoke.
The Haotian Queen froze again. "How do you know?"
Tong Airui once again looked at Yi Luowa, who stood there completely stunned. How could there be such a coincidence?!
Tong Airui gave her hand a squeeze and said in a low voice, "I guessed. Could you recall the details of the day you gave birth? This is very important to both and my wife, as she was also born there."
The Haotian Queen looked at Yi Luowa in astonishnt. "You were born there too? And your birthday is June 3?"
Yi Luowa pressed her lips together tightly and nodded firmly.
The Haotian Queen suddenly beca emotional. "Heavens! How could there be so many coincidences? Hearing this news, I’m almost hallucinating—did I really give birth to twins that day?"
Danton excitedly grabbed his mother’s hand. "Mom, think carefully! Did you really have twins?"
The Haotian Queen shook her head helplessly. "I only gave birth to your sister. Although I passed out after her birth, I had several ultrasounds before and saw her in my womb—there was only one for sure!"
"Please try to recall the circumstances at the ti." Tong Airui was feeling impatient, sensing the truth was within reach.
The Haotian Queen slowly recalled. "That hospital was very basic. There was another woman in labor in the delivery room, separated from only by a curtain. Duke Airui, I believe if you can find that woman, you may find Yi Luowa’s real parents."
Tong Airui shook his head. "We already found that woman. She’s Youyou’s mother, Princess Ni Lu of S Country. She told the sa thing—that finding the other would help us locate my wife’s biological parents. But now that I’ve found both of you, things have only gotten more complicated."
The Haotian Queen looked at Tong Airui in confusion. "How have they gotten more complicated?"
Tong Airui picked up a pen and paper, writing several nas. Pointing to Nancy’s na, he said, "You gave birth to Nancy, and the DNA test proved you’re mother and daughter—that’s indisputable.
Youyou was born around the sa ti as Nancy. She and Princess Ni Lu also did a DNA test—that’s also accurate.
anwhile, Shiqing was the child used to replace Princess Ni Lu’s real daughter. She impersonated Youyou and lived as Princess Ni Lu’s daughter for nearly twenty years.
But here’s the problem: Shiqing was ant to impersonate Youyou. Why, in the end, did Yi Luowa go to the Yi family, and Youyou to Haotian? Moreover, if there were only two won in labor in the delivery room, and each gave birth to one child, then where did my wife co from, and how was she swapped into the Yi family?"
The Haotian Queen rubbed her temples. "This is truly unimaginably complicated. Unfortunately, I almost died after giving birth, so I have no mory of what happened afterward... But there is soone who might know sothing. Don’t panic; let call her."
The Haotian Queen took out her phone and quickly dialed Xia Rou. Turning on the speaker, she asked, "Xia Rou, when I gave birth to Nancy, besides the other woman in labor in the delivery room, were there any other mothers at the hospital?" On the other end, Xia Rou imdiately replied, "Yes! But that woman’s baby was born more than half a day before Nancy."
Yi Luowa perked up her ears—so there was another mother!
"Can you recall the scene back then in more detail?"
"Why are you suddenly bringing this up? Everything at ho feels like it’s turning upside down..."
The Haotian Queen interrupted her, "Let it flip upside down. If you don’t want to stay, co find us. Just try to recall the scene—I need the details. Where was that woman from?"
"That woman... looked like she was from Z Country. But it seed like she was involved in... that line of work."
The Haotian Queen furrowed her brows. "What line of work? Every detail you provide now is crucial. Don’t be vague!"
"Prostitution!" Xia Rou said disdainfully. "I can’t stand people like that! I didn’t even bother looking at her! I was waiting outside for you when two scantily dressed won ca into the maternity ward and started berating her, saying she didn’t even know who the child’s father was, yet insisted on having the baby. How was she going to raise the child and still find clients?
Tsk tsk... Imagine that! Later, the woman said she would give the child a good life. I didn’t believe her—a person living off that kind of work, what life could she give a child? But here’s the thing, what a coincidence! Miss, don’t get upset, but the truth is, the Duke Du Ma also showed up on the day you gave birth..."
The Haotian Queen gripped the phone tightly. "He was there too? What was he doing? Trying to kill my child?"
"Ugh... He loved you so much; why would he kill you or your child? He just wanted to see if the baby was his. Actually, it wasn’t just the Haotian Emperor who took Nancy’s blood sample that day. The Second Prince also obtained one."
The Haotian Queen’s face turned pale, and she hissed, "I had nothing to do with him! Why would he want Nancy’s blood sample?!"
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