The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 422 Identity
Qin Huai had already concealed A Yu's original identity, starting with local household registration and working with Zhang Zhan to change it layer by layer.

If anyone suspects her identity, checking her household registration will not reveal any problems.

Then Madam Qin intervened to cover it up, replacing Ayu's existence in the Xie household with another child who died young.

Master Xie was a womanizer with many concubines and several maids in his household. Even the maids in the mansion had fallen victim to his cruelty.

However, Master Xie considered himself a wealthy man and did not acknowledge any of his children except those born to his wife and concubines.

Therefore, although Master Xie originally had seven daughters, he only recognized three in the household. Xiao Ayu's title of Third Miss was only lip service; in reality, no one in the entire household truly treated her as a young lady.

When Xiao Ayu was sent away, another maid in the mansion had a daughter who died and was thrown into a mass grave.

That daughter was secretly raised by the maid, without even the master of the Xie family knowing, so naturally she had a difficult childhood.

No matter who investigates, the investigation will only lead to that child.

But they happened to run into Ouyang Changjing. They immediately recognized that Xiao Ayu looked just like Ruan Ruan when she was a child. Naturally, they didn't follow the established clues to investigate, but instead deduced in reverse.

In addition, Old Mrs. Wang was soft-hearted and couldn't bear to let Ayu miss out on potential relatives, so she didn't immediately assert Ayu's identity, giving Ouyang Changjing the opportunity to investigate.

Upon further investigation, they discovered that Ayu's "mother" had pawned some items, including a keepsake that belonged to Ruan Ruan.

Then, naturally, they discovered the identity of the concubine of the Xie family patriarch—Hanzhi, Ruanruan's personal maid.

They originally thought that Ruan Ruan had become the concubine of Master Xie, or that the child had been unfortunately bought by the Xie family. However, they never expected that the concubine was actually Ruan Ruan's maid.

When Ouyang Changjing saw Xiao Ayu, he simply patted her head affectionately and let her go play by herself.

They then returned to the farmer's house they had temporarily rented and discussed the matter with Ouyang Pei and the others. Ouyang Pei had also obtained the information and wondered, "Hanzhi is the only one by Ruanruan's side who doesn't know martial arts. Could it be that when Ruanruan was imprisoned back then, she couldn't even protect herself, let alone her child, so she let Hanzhi take the child and stay at the Xie residence?"

“It’s not impossible. Judging from the intelligence, Hanzhi didn’t have such a hard time at the Xie family’s place at first. Ruanruan probably gave most of her fortune to the Xie family’s patriarch in order to raise her child well,” Ouyang Changjing said. “Five years ago, the Xie family was just an ordinary wealthy family in the neighboring county to the east, and they were the kind of family that had fallen on hard times. The official position they bought didn’t have any real power. After Hanzhi became a concubine, the Xie family suddenly rose to prominence. They even rebuilt the Xie family mansion, and there were scenes of people spending lavishly on beauties in the streets.”

It is obvious that the Xie family, which was once impoverished, suddenly became wealthy because of the family fortune that Hanzhi brought with her.

However, Master Xie did not pay much attention to Hanzhi, and even showed little gratitude. Otherwise, Hanzhi and Ayu would not have lived such a miserable life.

So here's the question: a maid who has served a princess for over twenty years must have a perspective that is far beyond that of an ordinary person.

Why can they still live such a miserable life?

No matter how vulnerable a family is, they should not allow their children to be abused like that.

Moreover, money is a source of confidence, and for the sake of money, Master Xie shouldn't act this way.

Ye Yuncang said from the side, "Things are clearer now. At least it can be proven that Ayu is Ruanruan's child. As for Hanzhi, since there is no way to verify the facts, we still need to investigate further."

“Ruan Ruan is not an irresponsible child. Even if she was handed over to Han Zhi in a moment of panic, it’s impossible that she would have ignored her for five years.” Ouyang Changjing frowned. “There must be something we’ve overlooked.”

Ye Yuncang: "You cannot linger here any longer. Leave some people behind to continue investigating Hanzhi's matter, and send others to continue searching for Ruan Ruan's whereabouts."

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