Chapter 19

The village was crude, and there was only one midwife.

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

Because Zhangsun Wugou's maids had long since fled, the guards had to beg several women in the village to come in and help take care of them.

After much tossing and turning, two babies were born.

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

But at this time, the wind and rain were raging, with thunder and lightning; the candle in the room went out, and it was pitch black, so dark one could not see one's own hand.

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

After the wind and rain 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 dumbfounded.

They were just village women, extremely thick-skinned, and when delivering the babies, they hadn't paid any attention to the infants' appearances; for a moment, they couldn't tell which was Zhangsun Wugou's child and which was the farmer's wife's child.

The farmer's wife usually did rough work, and giving birth hadn't taken much effort, so she gritted her teeth and sat up, wanting to see which one was her child.

She saw that one of the babies had a dark complexion and a cry like thunder, which was annoying to listen to.

The other baby had red lips and white teeth, with eyes as bright as stars; he didn't cry or make a fuss, and one couldn't help but love him at first sight.

"This one must be my child!"

The farmer's wife grabbed 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.

Zhangsun Wugou woke up and happily held the dark-skinned child, not minding it 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 Armored Cavalry to take Wuwei in one go and found Zhangsun Wugou and her son.

Li Er knew he owed the mother and son, so from then on he cared for that child in every possible way, right up to the present.

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

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

I wonder how that kind farming family is doing now?

After hearing this story, 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? At the time, you said you wanted to give it to your first child, so why have I never seen Qian'er wearing it?" Zhangsun Wuji stroked his beard and continued to ask.

"Sigh, don't mention it."

Zhangsun Wugou sighed and continued:

"At that time, that kind farming woman prepared two swaddling cloths. The day before I gave birth, I quietly placed the phoenix-patterned jade pendant inside one of the swaddling cloths. But who knew that when I woke up after giving birth, that jade pendant was no longer in the swaddling cloth. I once tried to ask that kind farming woman, but she said there was no jade pendant in the other swaddling cloth either."

"At the time, I thought that since they had kindly taken us in, asking any further 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?"

Zhangsun Wugou looked at her brother curiously.

And at this moment, 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 to the matter.

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 all about it!

It was just that she had deliberately hidden it all!

This was actually very easy to understand.

A village woman living 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 that farmer's wife must have had no small amount of selfishness!

Otherwise, she couldn't have directly claimed that beautiful child as her own.

That is to say.

The current Crown Prince, Li Er and Zhangsun Wugou's legitimate eldest son Li Chengqian, is in fact not their biological son, but was born to that farmer's wife!

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

Such a confusing background is simply a world-class wonder!

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

A bolt from the blue!

The truth of the matter turned out to be like this.

Unbelievable!

"Elder brother, what is wrong with you?"

Seeing that Zhangsun Wuji's face looked extremely bad, Zhangsun Wugou asked with concern.

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

"Sister, the hour is late, you should rest early too, I will go first."

Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly covered up the shock in his heart, turned around, and left Lizheng Hall quickly.

PS: Many "prophet emperors" have appeared in the comment section, enthusiastically guessing the upcoming 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 routines. Please wait and see, and I hope you will continue to support me!