Chapter 10

The village was simple, with only one midwife.

Helpless, they had to place Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou and the farmer's wife in the same room to facilitate the delivery for both.

Since Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou's maids had long since fled, the guards had to beg a few village women to come in and help.

After much turmoil, two babies were born.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou had been delicate since childhood, and this ordeal left her exhausted; she fainted after giving birth.

But at this moment, a storm raged, with thunder and lightning; the candles in the room went out, and it was pitch black, so dark one could not see their own fingers.

The village women had never seen such a scene and immediately fell into chaos.

After the storm passed, someone finally lit a candle.

But the two babies were somehow lying together, and it was impossible to tell who was who.

The midwife and the village women were stunned.

They were just village women, extremely careless, and had not paid attention to the babies' appearances during the delivery; for a moment, they could not distinguish which was Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou's child and which was the farmer's wife's child.

The farmer's wife did rough work daily and had not spent much effort giving birth, so she gritted her teeth and sat up, wanting to see which was her child.

She saw that one of the babies had a dark complexion and a cry Wu Li Ke thunder, which was annoying to hear.

The other baby had red lips and white teeth, with eyes as bright as stars; he did not cry or fuss, making one love him at first sight.

"This one must be my child!"

The farmer's wife picked up the baby with red lips and white teeth and refused to let go no matter what.

This was normal.

Who wouldn't want their child to be beautiful and intelligent?

And so.

The two pairs of mothers and sons were decided.

The next day.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou woke up and happily held the dark-skinned child, not minding in the slightest, her beautiful eyes filled with deep maternal love.

Not long after that.

The siege of Changancheng was lifted, and the Prince of Qin, Li Er, led the Black Armor Cavalry to take Wuwei in one go and found Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou and her son.

Li Er knew he owed the mother and son, so he cherished that child in every way from then on, until today.

"Yes, in the blink of an eye, over a decade has passed."

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou recovered from her memories, her heart filled with emotion.

I wonder how that kind farming family is doing now?

After hearing this story, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's forehead was already covered in cold sweat.

Could it be...

That Qin Mu is the other child?

Could there really be such a coincidence in the world?

Impossible!

But how could he have this jade pendant on him?

I must ask more clearly!

"Sister, do you remember that our family had an ancestral phoenix-patterned jade pendant? You said at the time you would give it to your first child, so why have I never seen Qian'er wear it?" Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji stroked his beard and continued to ask.

"Sigh, don't mention it."

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou sighed and continued:

"At that time, that kind village woman prepared two swaddling cloths. The day before I gave birth, I quietly placed that phoenix-patterned jade pendant into the swaddling cloth. But who knew that when I woke up after giving birth, the jade pendant was not in the swaddling cloth. I once tried to ask that village woman, but she said there was no jade pendant in the other swaddling cloth either."

"At the time, I thought they had kindly taken us in, and if I kept asking, it might make them feel uncomfortable, so I let it go."

"Elder brother, these are all old matters; why did you suddenly think to talk about them?"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou looked at her brother curiously.

At this moment, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's face was deathly pale, and the blood in his body had almost frozen.

He had already guessed what was going on!

There was only one truth.

That farmer's wife was lying!

That phoenix-patterned jade pendant must have been in the swaddling cloth, and that farmer's wife must have known everything!

It was just that she deliberately concealed it all!

This was actually easy to understand.

A village woman in a remote area, seeing such a priceless jade pendant, could never have been without selfish motives.

What's more.

From the previous story, it could be seen that the farmer's wife certainly had no small amount of selfishness!

Otherwise, she could not have directly claimed that beautiful child as her own.

That is to say.

The current Crown Prince, Li Li Chengqian, the legitimate eldest son of Li Er and Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou, was in fact not their biological son, but born to that farm woman!

Qin Mu, who had been convicted as the number one rebel of Great Tang, the genius youth who wrote the peerless article, was the true legitimate eldest son of Li Er and Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou!

Such a convoluted life story was simply a world-shaking piece of news!

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's body swayed, as if he could no longer hold himself up.

A bolt from the blue!

The truth was actually Wu Li Ke this.

Unbelievable!

"Elder brother, what is wrong with you?"

Seeing Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's face looking extremely ugly, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wugou hurriedly asked with concern.

"No... nothing, just a bit tired."

"Sister, it is getting late, you should rest early too; I am leaving."

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly covered up the shock in his heart, turned around, and walked quickly out of Lizheng Hall.

PS: Many "prophet emperors" have appeared in the comment section, enthusiastically guessing the subsequent plot. First of all, thank you all for your guesses, but these guesses are completely different from the plot I have conceived. I guarantee that the subsequent plot will definitely be unexpected, and the degree of twists and turns will be completely different from those old tropes. Please stay tuned, and I hope everyone will continue to support me!