Chapter 1739 - 630: The Reverse Female Lead (Part 19)_3

Chapter 1739: Chapter 630: The Reverse Female Lead (Part 19)_3

The most likely possibility is that this rogue couple set their sights on the accessories Changsheng was wearing, felt greedy, and took the child away.

Strangely, the Empress had not yet seen Xu Changsheng, nor had she confirmed this, but she had already decided in her heart that he was her Erlang.

Because all the details she had heard could form a complete chain of clues, and this chain pointed to one truth—Xu Changsheng was her Changsheng.

Of course, since it concerns the royal bloodline, it surely cannot rely solely on the Empress’s feelings.

Evidence is needed!

This can be handled easily!

"Confess! I admit it all; Changsheng is indeed not my biological son, I... I found him on the road!"

"...That burly man with the dark face was at his last breath, and upon seeing me, he begged me to take the child away and said that all his belongings were mine, as if to be the child’s upkeep money."

"Oh, right, he wanted to say something else, perhaps to tell me the child’s identity, but he couldn’t catch his breath and died with wide-open eyes!"

"Heavens help me, I really wasn’t being greedy; I was just doing a good deed, accumulating virtue, I saved that child!"

Scabies Xu was lightly interrogated by the Empress’s dispatched men; without being sent to the Yamen or tortured, he easily confessed.

Of course, during the confession, Scabies Xu tried his best to beautify his actions.

However, due to his extremely ugly appearance and lecherous manner, no amount of excuses could lend him much credibility.

Because soon enough, people came asking about the whereabouts of the gold collar, Peace Pendant, and other items, Scabies Xu hesitated for a long time before awkwardly saying: "I... my family is poor, and I had to raise the child, couldn’t afford it, so I... I—"

The Empress’s confidant: Was it really for the child or was it to pay off gambling debts?

Since they knew their target, they naturally conducted a thorough investigation.

Scabies Xu’s situation, even decades-old matters from over twenty years ago, were dug up by them.

For instance, Scabies Xu had left his hometown back then because of gambling debts.

And after they returned with the child, those gambling debts were paid off.

Additionally, the manager of a pawnshop in the county recalled that they indeed accepted a golden lock and a Peace Pendant.

Since it was a death pawn, the pawnshop soon sold the items.

These matters were all recorded in the pawnshop’s account books.

"Wait, sir, I... I still have a piece of clothing!"

Seeing the interrogators with darkened faces, Scabies Xu knew that pawning those items wasn’t honorable.

Afraid of being beaten, he quickly racked his brain, trying his best to salvage the situation.

And as it turns out, he actually thought of something.

"Clothing?"

The Empress’s confidant’s eyes lit up; fortunately, fortunately, there is still some physical evidence.

"Yes! The clothing Changsheng was wearing when I first saw him."

Scabies Xu felt immensely fortunate about his decision back then.

After Wang Yecha gave birth to their biological son, they had wanted to put Changsheng’s clothes on their son.

Scabies Xu thought the blood-stained clothes were inauspicious and likely to draw attention easily.

In the end, Scabies Xu wrapped the clothes up and hid them in the kang hole at his home.

The fierce men in front of him looked ready to devour him upon hearing he’d pawned the items.

Fortunately, there was still the clothing; it could barely help him get through this situation.

The Empress’s confidant:... You abused the little master for over twenty years, and you still think you can just "pass the test"? Dream on!

By that time, they were already 80-90% sure that Xu Changsheng was indeed the person they were looking for.

Subsequently, they found that set of clothes from the kang hole at the Xu’s home; at the sleeve, they found the unique embroidery of Prince An’s Mansion, confirming Xu Changsheng’s identity without a doubt!

Scabies Xu and Wang Yecha were utterly dumbfounded: "What? Changsheng is actually, actually a Prince?"

Even in their ignorance, they knew offending the royal family was a capital offense.

Moreover, what they had done was not just a simple offense, it was going overboard with abuse.

"Don’t be scared! Don’t worry! After all, we saved Changsheng and raised him! The Emperor can’t ignore reason!"

Wang Yecha tried desperately to reassure herself and her husband.

However, even they didn’t really believe those words.

"Changsheng! Changsheng! Please plead for us, we... even if we weren’t great to you, we still raised you from infancy to adulthood—"

In desperation, Wang Yecha cried out to Xu Changsheng.

Xu Changsheng: ...

He himself still felt as if he was in a dream, engulfed in a sense of extreme unreality.

Not to mention those parents who were not close to him long ago, he couldn’t even care about his new bride.

He Yingying, however, felt a sense of "finally it’s happening."

She was ambitious, "He Tiantian, just you wait; once I enter the capital, I’ll put you beneath my feet!"

Little did she know, after receiving news from her confidant via carrier pigeon, the Empress, upon her initial joy, began to wonder: "That He Yingying, her status is too lowly, how could she be worthy of my Erlang?!"

PS: I have some matters to attend to today, so there’s only one update for now, and I ask for your understanding!