GBP Chapter 215 Not Yan Hou's Child
Chapter 215 Not Yan Hou's Child
Then, she picked up a cup, poured herself a steaming cup of tea, and held it up with both hands.
"Princess, please have some tea," Aunt Xu said with a smile, her voice soft and melodious, as if it could melt hearts. Her eyes were full of sincerity and kindness, making it impossible for anyone to refuse.
Lan Yue, expressionless, simply swatted the cup out of her hand and looked at her coldly, "You should know why I'm here, right?"
Aunt Xu looked at the broken cup on the ground, but showed no anger. Instead, she poured herself another cup of tea, chuckled, and handed it to her again.
"Why should the princess be angry? The prince has passed away, but the princess has discovered that her child is still alive. Shouldn't you be happy about that?" Aunt Xu tilted her head, her face still bearing that innocent and harmless smile.
It must be admitted that she has some skill and reasoning behind her ability to so accurately control men.
"Happy? How can I be happy that you've raised my daughter into this wretched state? Don't you feel awkward saying such things?" Princess Lanyue reached out and pinched her extremely beautiful face hard, a deep disgust and contempt flashing in the depths of her eyes.
"The princess spent two whole months at the temple, but she still couldn't learn how to cultivate her character."
“Princess, I am but a lowly servant, and a pitiful woman whose unborn child you cruelly forced to abort. What ability or right do I have to switch your child?” Aunt Xu’s eyes glistened with tears as she gazed at her with a half-smile, her pitiful appearance evoking pity.
A thought seemed to flash through Lan Yue's mind, but she quickly dismissed it. With a cold expression, she stared at Aunt Xu and said in a chilling voice, "Then tell me, how exactly did you switch my child back then!"
Aunt Xu smiled softly, her laughter filled with endless fragility and sorrow. "I have already said that I am not qualified. It was all Lord Yan's doing. He saved my child and switched Your Highness's child with his."
"Lord Yan once said that his marquisate must be inherited, but it absolutely cannot be a child born from your womb." Aunt Xu's smile grew even sweeter, but behind this sweetness lay deep malice.
Seeing Princess Lanyue take a step back, Aunt Xu sneered inwardly.
"He is, after all, my own flesh and blood. How could I be so heartless as to switch him? I had no other choice."
Aunt Xu's lips curled into a mocking smile as she stared intently at Princess Lanyue's incredulous eyes. She continued, "Your Highness may not know this, but none of the three children you gave birth to are of Yan Hou's blood. They are all the offspring of Yan Hou's bodyguard. Later, when Yan Hou stopped feigning affection in your room, he had that bodyguard executed."
"Did you really never doubt that they didn't look like Yan Hou?"
Princess Lanyue's eyes widened as she gripped Aunt Xu's collar tightly, her voice hoarse, "Why? Why did he do this?"
"Isn't it because you killed the person Yan Hou liked!" Aunt Xu was being strangled so tightly that she could barely breathe, and she tried her best to break free from Princess Lan Yue's restraints.
"The person he likes?" Princess Lanyue pondered for a long time, but she still couldn't picture that person in her mind.
"Who does he actually like?" Princess Lanyue's voice trembled slightly as she shook her head repeatedly, unable to recall.
In her lifetime, far too many people died at her hands. The Yan family had many concubines, and she would go to great lengths to kill any of them who received even a little favor from the Yan Marquis. As for the illegitimate sons and daughters, if she disliked them, they would all be eliminated.
She never paid attention to whether Yan Hou had anyone he truly loved.
“It’s Princess Ximeng, the princess you personally pushed down the stairs back then,” Aunt Xu said breathlessly.
Princess Lanyue's eyes widened in an instant.
Xi Meng... that princess born to a maid, who didn't even have a title...
Back then, Princess Lanyue's mother passed away prematurely. Everyone in the palace knew that she could not gain a position by competing for the emperor's favor, so they all tried to capture her in order to curry favor with the emperor.
After all, her title was "Lan Yue" (meaning "Embracing the Moon"), which carried the name of the Moon Kingdom—what an honorable title! Only a beloved princess deserved such a privilege.
However, this pampering made her completely useless.
Especially at the Spring Banquet, she made a complete fool of herself, being illiterate and ridiculed by everyone. In stark contrast, Princess Ximeng, born to a maid, shone brightly at the Spring Banquet and won first place.
In a fit of rage, Princess Lanyue pushed Ximeng off the building, killing her instantly.
However, this incident did not cause any ripples.
The deceased was merely the least favored princess in the palace; even the emperor, upon hearing of her death, couldn't recall whose child she was. He simply instructed: "Do not tarnish Princess Lanyue's reputation; handle the body properly."
Xi Meng? How could it be Xi Meng?
How could she be related to Yan Hou?
Princess Lanyue slowly loosened her grip, and the fingers that had been tightly clutching Aunt Xu's collar gradually loosened as well. Aunt Xu, as if relieved of a great burden, instantly lost her balance and slumped heavily to the ground.
She gasped for breath, a sinister smile twisting her face. "Princess, are you scared? Haha, that's right! You didn't just push her down the stairs! You also frightened her with a terrifying snake, and even cruelly cut off her clothes, making her lose face in front of everyone!"
Aunt Xu's words were full of resentment and bitterness, as if she wanted to vent all her grievances and pain.
Then, she continued triumphantly, "And another thing, Yan Hou has been drugging you from the very beginning! Look around you, whether it's the walls, the bed, or the air you breathe, the smell of poison permeates everything. You won't live much longer! Yan Hou's conspiracy is about to succeed, and his goal is about to be achieved!"
After saying these words, a hint of pleasure flashed in Aunt Xu's eyes, but at the same time, a trace of despair was also revealed. She knew that her life was about to end.
"He married me just to get revenge on me?" Princess Lanyue looked at her in disbelief, then burst into laughter. "Fine, fine. He's made me, a princess, the laughingstock of the entire capital. A man's methods of revenge are so childish."