Xiao Jingqing's few words revealed a shocking secret.

She is Xiao Jingxuan's birth mother, also known as Qin Noble Consort's daughter?

Then she is not the real Second Princess.

The real Second Princess is...

Xu Xiang looked at me.

Trembling, he picked up the teacup in Xu Xiang Mansion.

At that time, Qin Noble Consort and the Empress were both moved to Peng Mountain Palace for childbirth, to ensure the safety of the pregnant women and their babies.

Coincidentally, on the day of delivery, they encountered a bandit attack, and although they managed to protect the two noble consorts, the scene was chaotic for a while.

Now, thinking back, there were too many opportunities for deception.

Empress Xu passed away early.

And not long after, Qin Noble Consort also died.

I grew up by the side of the Empress Dowager, traveling everywhere and rarely staying in the palace.

If it wasn't for someone who knew the truth speaking up, no one would have thought that such a big mistake was hidden back then.

But if the truth is known and we are all gathered together...

It would be easy to distinguish which princess resembles which consort.

"What a malicious woman!"

Saying that, Xu Xiang slammed the teacup down.

"Back then, the father of Qin Noble Consort sold his official position and titles, and my people accused him of it, plunging the Qin family into crisis.

"The late Emperor saw that Qin Noble Consort was pregnant and temporarily did not take action.

"Going to Peng Mountain Palace to avoid the epidemic was her idea, as Peng Mountain was her ancestral home.

"I think, back then, Qin Noble Consort was afraid that the Qin family's calamity would affect her, so she had already planned to exchange children with my son..."

Xu Xiang paused and looked at me with tearful eyes.

"...to exchange you with your mother!"

With this mistake unraveled, many things can be explained.

Why the Empress Xu mentioned raising a granddaughter by her side, traveling with her, after the Empress Xu passed away.

Qin Noble Consort didn't choose Xiao Jingqing but pushed my daughter out instead.

To the Empress Xu, she said that Xu Xiang was old and had lost her beloved daughter. If the Empress Dowager took the Second Princess away, it would be like rubbing salt on Xu Xiang's wounds. It would be difficult for Xu Xiang to see the only bloodline left by her beloved daughter.

To me, she said that she had lost the foundation of the Qin family and that if she wanted to give me a good life, she could only endure the pain and place me under the Empress Dowager's care.

But in reality, I was raised by the Empress Dowager.

When I was young, every time I returned to the palace, she wasn't warm towards me.

Although she was meticulous on the surface, children are sensitive and can always sense it.

As I grew older and she saw that I was favored by the Empress Dowager, she started writing letters to me, often influencing me and asking me to plan a good future for the Crown Prince.

Even when she was on her deathbed, I didn't make it in time to see her.

She also left a letter for me, but every sentence was about the Crown Prince's considerations.

This can also explain why I did so much for the Crown Prince's ascension.

But the Crown Prince's favor always leaned towards Xiao Jingqing.

This mother and her two children held onto the truth and played with me, played with Xu Xiang for over ten years.

If it weren't for these two siblings' loose tongues.

I'm afraid we would still be under their manipulation until now.

Xu Xiang.

No, I should call him my maternal grandfather.

His gaze was calm, and a deep anger was slowly accumulating.

Xiao Jingxuan is about to lose the only support in the court.