Zhulan managed to contain her anger and continued reading. The investigation she had ordered was thorough. After she finished, she closed her eyes.
When Zhulan opened her eyes, she thought that if she was the one switching the prince, she would definitely have killed to avoid leaving any trace. The safest course would have been to eliminate the source. It was fitting that Rongchuan came close to dying.
However, none of these could prove that it was Rongchuan, especially since the child didn't resemble the Emperor or the Empress at all. Those unaware might think the Ning Residence was scheming something!
In Zhoujia village, as Xue Mei watched her husband play with the children, she couldn't contain her doubts any longer and said, "Recently, Zhang Datie and his wife have been lingering around our doorstep. Every time they see me, they seem like they want to say something but stop themselves. Don't you think that's strange?"
