The gradually awakening Mrs. Leng thought she was rescued by Xiza and Ruan Mian and felt incredibly grateful.
General Hu Lie rushed over when he heard the news, seeing his wife in such fright, he held her hand in fear.
"How is Madam now?"
"Where’s Hui’er? Didn’t she go out with you?"
ntioning Nabuhui, Mrs. Leng paused, hiding her disappointnt, and spoke repeatedly: "Hasn’t Hui’er returned yet?"
The old couple thought sothing happened to her halfway, and General Hu Lie imdiately called for his subordinates. Just as he was about to speak, Ruan Jiao returned to the mansion.
She finally managed to escape from that thief, feigned panic to run back and report the news.
But at this ti, she thought Mrs. Leng was probably dead, so she pretended to be scared and sad, crying and wailing as she fell at the entrance of the mansion.
It was still the servants from inside the mansion who helped her into the hall.
She didn’t even glance inside, and upon seeing General Hu Lie, she began to cry.
"Father! Father, please save us! Mother and I were chased by traitors on the way, daughter barely made it out, daughter..."
She hadn’t finished her sentence when she raised her head to see Madam walking out of the guest room with the help of servants.
She froze instantly, her heart pounding like a drum: "Mother... Mother, how are you back?"
Mrs. Leng closed her eyes montarily, trying not to think about her decisively abandoning her.
Ruan Jiao realized sothing, hurriedly offering an explanation.
"Mother, it wasn’t that I didn’t save you earlier, I was anxious to return and report the news! Look, now I’ve co back with the news, Mother, please do not bla ."
She knelt repeatedly, but the maid beside Mrs. Leng couldn’t bear to watch any longer.
With the General present, she certainly couldn’t let Madam suffer grievance.
Back then, the Commandery Princess already had thoughts of abandoning Madam in the carriage, especially as the thief was obviously targeting the Commandery Princess, yet she said nothing, leaving Madam behind to escape.
So when the General asked for details, the maid couldn’t help but kneel and speak up.
She described the situation of that ti in detail, not only did she witness it, but many other servants saw it with their own eyes.
Hu Lie found it hard to believe, even if Mrs. Leng wanted to defend Ruan Jiao, considering she’s their daughter, not to be too severe.
However, General Hu Lie was furious and shouted angrily: "In ti of crisis, you even neglected your own mother’s life?!"
"Father!" Ruan Jiao cried out: "Father, it’s not like that, at the ti, I panicked too. If I stayed there, I surely would be of no help, so I thought of coming back with the news, which was why..."
But before she could finish her words, a servant rushed in and interrupted her: "General!! The military advisor and his subordinates have co with information, saying... said that this woman isn’t the real Commandery Princess."
"What?!"
General Hu Lie and Mrs. Leng were shocked, Ruan Jiao’s face turned pale, she suddenly stood up and shouted angrily: "Who says I’m not the Commandery Princess! Who’s spreading such nonsense?"
She hadn’t resolved this matter yet, and now there were people trying to harm her again.
She must et them and teach them a lesson!
But when people were brought in, Ruan Jiao suddenly froze.
Because the person who ca was none other than Li Mao.
This person who had conspired with her to carry out the impersonation plan.
Panic-stricken, Li Mao was already kneeling on the ground, his voice trembling as he confessed everything.
"General, spare my life! This woman... she and I escaped from Wuheng together as criminals. At first, I ca to seek refuge with confidants to survive. This woman threatened to expose as a Da Jing person, forcing to help her succeed in recognizing relations!"
"General, every word I say is true, not a single false word! This woman bribed a constable to impersonate the Commandery Princess, found the batch of girls who ca to recognize relatives, brutally killed them, and then tampered with the back of one of the won..."
"The real Commandery Princess is soone else entirely! Her back mark was branded by . My conscience tornted daily, and nightly I dreamt of those innocent won coming for retribution."
"I... I couldn’t stand it anymore, I ca desperately to expose this, hoping the General and Madam will discern!"
This statent almost made Ruan Jiao faint. She widened her eyes, rushed to Li Mao, and grabbed his face.
"What are you saying?! Nonsense!"
"Father, Mother! I don’t even know this person, how can his words be considered evidence?" She forced herself to calm down, squeezed out crocodile tears, trembling.
"Mother saw my back mark with her own eyes, how can she suspect because of his one-sided words to be such a ruthless person."
"General, Madam! If you still do not believe, I can show you the site where the murdered girls are buried. If you still doubt, you can create sketches and let Wuheng’s exiles from last year identify her true identity."
"This woman was originally the concubine of the Princely Heir of Da Jing Chen Anbo Mansion, exiled to Wuheng, fled in rebellion, and dreams of rising to power, deceiving the General and Madam!"
Li Mao shouted hoarsely, further pointing out on the spot: "Madam, I know who the real Commandery Princess is! I hope Madam can personally confirm!"
Upon these words, Ruan Jiao couldn’t stand it anymore and rushed at Li Mao like a shrew, slapping him hard.
She almost broke Li Mao’s nose.
"Such a vile person attempts to fra ! Mother, Father! He simply..."
"Speak! Where’s the real Commandery Princess?"
Before Ruan Jiao could finish, General Hu Lie stepped forward, the overwhelming pressure instantly blocked Ruan Jiao’s path.
Li Mao saw this, surveyed the surroundings and suddenly pointed to Xiza who had just co out of the guest room.
"It’s her, it’s her! She was one of those girls ant to recognize relatives, only she has the mark the General ntioned, so... so under the fake Commandery Princess’s coercion, I told her about the mark."
"It’s this venomous woman!" Li Mao suddenly pointed at Ruan Jiao and shouted angrily.
"This venomous woman drugged the real Commandery Princess, and made burn the mark on her body. She even said if there were any discrepancies, I would have to be buried with her!"
"I was forced to help her, this venomous woman exhausted the real Commandery Princess and then ruined her face, leaving her dead among those corpses. Now, now I don’t know why the real Commandery Princess is here, nor how her facial wounds healed..."
"General spare my life, General spare my life!"
Li Mao kept kowtowing while the military advisor beside him maintained a tense face, pleading for him.
And at this mont, Ruan Jiao never assud that Li Mao, this small man, would so quickly betray her, turning against her!
She didn’t know who was instructing Li Mao! Otherwise, just based on his nature, why would he act this way?
But now she couldn’t remain calm, shouting hoarsely, lowering her stance to plead with the General and Madam.
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