She hadn't fully enjoyed the privileges of being an heiress, nor had she had enough of the flattering admiration, yet her dream was suddenly shattered, turning into a complete joke!
The old master didn't even glance at the stunned Qiao Anchu, instead he walked directly to Mr. and Mrs. Li Qiang and asked: "Tell me where my real granddaughter is. How did the necklace and letter end up in your hands?"
Li Cuihua started crying at once, "Master, I'm but a simple woman who can't read or write. Years ago, I merely heard a story in the village. The next day, I found a plump baby girl with a letter and a necklace in her swaddling clothes. My husband and I didn't give it much thought. Due to this wretched girl, we were incapable of raising another child, so we left them both with a Taoist priest in the village."
The old master could guess the rest of the story.
Nothing but greed, replacing his granddaughter with their own daughter.
"What's her name and where is she now?"
"She... she..."