nycdaug Chapter 193 I should have known better than to switch this ungrateful wretch with me.
Chapter 193 I should have known better than to switch this ungrateful wretch with me.
Yu Kangping originally wanted to suggest sending it to the authorities.
This person who switched the children is guilty of a heinous crime.
However, Cui Ruixin's practice of forcing good men into slavery is not a pleasant reputation, and upon closer examination, it is also a troublesome matter.
After all, there are plenty of people who don't like the Jing'an Marquis's mansion.
Most importantly, we need to ask Yu Ruowei what she thinks.
If she still has feelings for her birth mother's family, directly disposing of these unruly servants would likely alienate them from her.
It would be better to sell her a good product first.
"Weiwei, what do you want to do?" Yu Kangping looked at her.
Yu Ruowei hasn't uttered a single word since she finished playing the instrument.
She looked up at Yu Kangping.
“I am not of the Marquis’s bloodline, so I should relinquish my position as the daughter of a noble family. Please rest assured, Father and Mother, I will leave the Marquis’s mansion…”
Before she could finish speaking, Cui Ruixin interrupted her.
“Weiwei, aren’t you hurting your mother’s feelings by saying that? Even if you’re not my biological daughter, I’ve treated you like my own daughter all these years. You just want to leave like that? Don’t you want your mother at all?”
She rushed over and hugged Yu Ruowei, tears streaming down her face.
Yu Kangping also realized that he couldn't let Yu Ruowei leave the Marquis's mansion.
He hurriedly replied, "That's right. Regardless of whether you are my biological daughter or not, the eldest daughter of the Marquis's mansion that I have chosen can only be you."
He desperately tried to signal to his sons with his eyes.
Zhang Yunyi also gave her husband, Yu Ziche, a push.
Yu Ruowei must stay.
Having received a hint from his father and wife, Yu Ziche stepped forward and said, "Weiwei, your elder brother sends people to Chunhua Mountain to visit you and bring you things every few days. We've been looking forward to your return every day these past years. Are you going to disown me as your elder brother?"
"And your third brother, when you left, he cried his eyes out, begging for his sister to come home every day. And now you're just leaving like that..."
As he spoke, he choked up.
Yu Ziyuan was somewhat suspicious.
Did he cry and beg for a younger sister back then?
The one who cries the most is probably Yu Ziying from the third wife's family.
At this point, we must adopt a unified approach.
The entire Yu family expressed their reluctance to part with Yu Ruowei.
After a moment, Yu Ruowei finally spoke.
"What if your biological daughter is found? What if she doesn't like me?"
Yu Kangping replied without hesitation, "Of course I choose you. You're the daughter we've raised for so many years."
Cui Ruixin, who was standing to the side, felt that these words were too heartless and was afraid that Yu Ruowei would overthink it, so she quickly said, "Weiwei, you will always be the most important. If that child is found, let her be the second young lady and your sister. With a sister like you, I don't believe she will hate you."
As everyone chatted amongst themselves, Yu Ruowei finally agreed to stay for the time being.
Yu Kangping breathed a long sigh of relief.
Yu Ruowei glanced at Chen Shi and her three so-called younger brothers beside her, but didn't feel much.
Although Chen kept saying that it was to make her the eldest daughter.
But essentially, he just wanted to find a useful backer for his three grandsons.
If she hadn't gained the favor of the Marquis's household, Chen would probably never have revealed this matter.
"Please have a doctor treat them, and then send them away. I don't want to see them again."
After saying that, she returned to her own courtyard.
Upon hearing this, Chen stared in disbelief at Yu Ruowei's retreating figure.
She was filled with remorse.
I should have known better than to switch with this ungrateful wretch.
The Yu family was overjoyed to hear her words.
Yu Ruowei has made her stance clear.
She will never go back to her biological mother.
……
Jiang was taken back to the Crown Prince's residence by Pei Wuyang.
Pei Wuyang ordered his subordinates to pry open Jiang's mouth.
He soon learned the truth about the child swapping fifteen years ago.
His knuckles hovered above the peach wood tabletop, then he tapped it twice lightly.
"Go to the Marquis of Jing'an's residence and send a message to Miss Yu, asking her to come to the Crown Prince's residence and bring her mother back."
The Crown Prince's message was quickly delivered to the Marquis of Jing'an's residence.
Yu Kangping was startled.
What does the Crown Prince mean by this?
Are they only willing to release Yu Ruowei if she goes to the Crown Prince's residence alone?
He thought and thought, but couldn't figure out what the Crown Prince's true purpose was, so he had no choice but to tell Yu Ruowei what he had said.
“I don’t want to see her.” Yu Ruowei’s words surprised Yu Kangping.
"From the moment she abandoned me, she was no longer my mother."
Looking at Yu Ruowei's calm face, Yu Kangping felt a tremor in his heart.
He was pleased that she severed ties with the Jiang family and others, but her ruthlessness also chilled him.
What if one day she does the same to them?
After all, she grew up in Chunhua Mountain, not under their care.
Perhaps I don't have much affection for them either.
But he didn't say it.
"You should still go, after all, it's the Crown Prince's order." Yu Kangping found a reason she couldn't refuse.
"If you don't want to go alone, have your sister-in-law go with you."
After a moment of silence, Yu Ruowei nodded in agreement: "I understand, Father. Please reply to the Crown Prince. I will go to the Crown Prince's residence with my sister-in-law tomorrow."
"That's right." Yu Kangping breathed a sigh of relief.
……
After attending Yu Ruowei's coming-of-age banquet.
As soon as Shen Jinzhu got home, she dragged Yu Kangjing into the room.
She closed the door and ordered her maid to stand guard outside, preventing anyone else from approaching.
Slightly tipsy, Yu Kangjing looked at his wife with a grin, misunderstanding her meaning.
He reached out and pulled Shen Jinzhu into his arms.
"Madam, isn't this inappropriate in broad daylight?"
"However, since it is my wife's request, I have no choice but to comply."
Shen Jinzhu pushed him away, her face flushed red: "What are you thinking! I have something important to tell you."
Seeing her so serious, Yu Kangjing dared not joke around anymore.
He carefully reviewed his recent behavior and thought he hadn't done anything wrong to anger his wife.
Shen Jinzhu frowned and asked, "Husband, do you think Yaoyao might be the child that was switched between my elder brother and sister-in-law?"
“How could that be?” Yu Kangjing blurted out.
“You forgot? When you brought Yaoyao back, your sister-in-law said the child looked like you. But you said the child looked like your brother.” Shen Jinzhu recounted what happened back then.
Yu Kangjing was taken aback and carefully recalled what she had said.
"It really is!" Thinking of her daughter's features, she does seem to have some resemblance to her older brother.
He was so shocked that he sobered up completely.
Yu Kangjing looked at his wife in disbelief: "No, it can't be such a coincidence, can it?"
“Back then, didn’t we go to look for the woman who abandoned Yaoyao? Her attitude towards Yaoyao was very strange. If she were her own child, how could she bear to abandon her? Her family didn’t seem so poor that they had to sell their child.” The more Shen Jinzhu thought about it, the more convinced she became that Yu Ningyao was Yu Kangping and Cui Ruixin’s child.
She never expected that it was one-year-old Yu Ningyao who had planned the escape.
Yu Kangjing pondered for a moment and said, "What you say makes a lot of sense, Madam. I will send someone to investigate tomorrow to find out if Yaoyao is really her biological child. If she is not, then she is most likely the child that my elder brother and sister-in-law had switched."
Shen Jinzhu nodded in agreement.
Then, with a hint of melancholy, she said, "What should we do if Yaoyao really is my brother and sister-in-law's child...?"