eurekapd Chapter 178 Liu Tiansheng's Background
Chapter 178 Liu Tiansheng's Background
Liu Tiansheng was being watched, and he could guess what they were thinking to some extent. However, since people can be similar, he thought it was just a coincidence.
"However, my second cousin was also lucky; he was picked up by a mother and daughter who were passing by."
The mother and daughter were on their way to visit relatives, but it was inconvenient for them to carry their second cousin, whom they had found, so they carried him for a while and then abandoned him.
“My poor child, then have I... already seen him?”
Qin Longyue looked at Liu Tiansheng with tears in her eyes. She remembered that Liu Tiansheng had said that he was picked up and raised by his grandfather.
"Yes!" Ye Yaoyao nodded.
"My child, my child, no wonder I liked you so much the moment I saw you, you must be my Shuyu!" Qin Longyue excitedly hugged Liu Tiansheng.
"Madam, we haven't verified it. Could there be a mistake?" Liu Tiansheng asked, somewhat at a loss.
"No, no, Yaoyao can't be wrong."
Liu Yunchuan excitedly jogged over, patted his shoulder and arm with a look of certainty.
"You are my son, Liu Shuyu!"
"Lord Liu, you actually believe this without any evidence?" Lord Han found it somewhat absurd.
"Yes! Without verification, what basis did Miss Ye draw that conclusion?"
"Miss Ye, I would also like to know where you got this information from?" The Crown Prince scrutinized Ye Yaoyao.
"The immortal just told me!" Ye Yaoyao replied matter-of-factly.
"It's possible to investigate, it just takes a bit more time, but the truth will out."
"She really is a deity! How come only she can see it?"
"Impossible, that's nonsense." Zhao Xiang disliked such superstitious and supernatural talk the most.
Qin Jingyu spoke:
"Didn't everyone see what happened at the palace banquet last time? Those officials are now in exile."
"Does Ninth Imperial Uncle really believe it?"
"Why don't you believe me? Why don't you ask Miss Yaoyao to tell us all the secrets in your hearts?"
"No need, no need, I believe you."
"I believe it too."
Who would dare risk exposing their privacy?
"Actually, there are ways to verify it. Why not have a blood test to determine kinship?"
"Okay! Test it!"
Liu Tiansheng had heard Ye Yaoyao say that blood tests were not reliable, so he looked at her with doubt and could only ask her privately.
Soon the servants brought the things over, and Liu Yunchuan first cut his own finger and let it bleed.
"You really are Shuyu, believe your mother." Qin Longyue knew he didn't believe her, but she looked at him firmly.
Liu Tiansheng cut his finger, and many people gathered around to watch. The two drops of blood gradually merged together.
"They've merged, they've merged, they really are father and son."
"Lord Liu, congratulations on your recovery."
"Congratulations, Your Excellency! To find your grandson at your birthday banquet is truly a double blessing."
"Haha! Thank you everyone."
"Second cousin, believe me, I'm not making this up. You really are my second cousin. If you don't believe me, go and interrogate my second aunt's maid."
When Ye Yaoyao mentioned the maid, everyone looked at Xiangrui, who was both crying and laughing.
"Second Aunt, what happened to the nanny who traveled with you back then?"
"After returning home, Granny Li fell ill and passed away."
"Xiangrui, how did Granny Li die?"
"I don't know, I don't know anything."
"How could you not know that you switched your cousin's child with your second aunt's child? Granny Li had some suspicions, so you poisoned her."
Xiangrui's face turned deathly pale, and she shook her head, trembling all over: "It wasn't me, it wasn't me, you're lying!"
"You're so stubborn, let's see how long you can keep it up?"
Ye Yaoyao took a pill, pried open her mouth and gave it to her, then used silver needles to insert into acupoints on her head.
After a while, Xiangrui became a little dazed, and then everyone listened to Ye Yaoyao's interrogation in a strange way.
"Xiangrui, is Princess Longyue's child dead or alive?"
“I don’t know. I switched her child with my cousin. I made my cousin abuse the child severely. If I can’t have her, Qin Longyue’s child can’t have it either.”
Xiangrui's expression turned ferocious.
"Hiss!" The audience thought this maid was simply not human.
"Tell me in detail how you switched the child."
"We had just arrived at the inn when I went to fetch a doctor. As I was going downstairs, I ran into my cousin and his wife, who was heavily pregnant and about to give birth."
I was sold when I was eleven, so I still remember my cousin's appearance; I was the one who recognized him first.
When his child was born, the doctor said that the mother hadn't been taken care of properly and the child might not survive. I told my cousin that we should find a better family to raise the child, and he agreed.
The child was very weak, so I took him into the princess's room and hid him. I sent Granny Li away to make soup, and after the midwife delivered the baby, I quickly sent her away.
The princess fainted and didn't see the child at all. I took advantage of this moment to carry the child out to my cousin.
As Li Mama carried the soup, she saw my back as I carried the child out. Seeing how thin the child looked, she had her suspicions.
She came to me asking what she was carrying when she went out. I knew she couldn't survive, so while she was feeling cold, I drugged her.
Many female guests felt a chill run down their spines upon hearing this and subconsciously compared it to their own maids.
"How was the child you took? What are his/her characteristics?"
“He looks like a princess. Looking at his appearance, I would rather he live an unhappy life.”
It's hateful that my cousin's wife was afraid of spending money to raise someone else's child, so she abandoned him.
He has a red birthmark on his left arm, and only I know about it, hahaha!
After her initial excitement, Xiangrui fainted.
The Liu family looked at her with such fervor that they wanted to tear her to pieces. Lord Liu ordered her to be taken to the government office. With so many officials listening, there was no need for further interrogation.
They couldn't escape being executed by slow slicing or being torn into eight pieces.
Liu Tiansheng covered his left hand, feeling Ye Yaoyao's gaze.
As I gradually pulled up my sleeve, I could see a red birthmark on my left arm.
"See, it can't be wrong, can it?"
"A blood test confirms kinship, and the birthmark is unmistakable."
"The confession was logical and coherent, and it didn't seem like a lie."
"Miss Ye, what kind of medicine did you just give her? How come she confessed to her crimes on her own?" the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice asked excitedly.
"That medicine was developed by me. When a person is in a weakened state of consciousness and is terrified, taking one pill along with acupuncture will guarantee that she will answer any question you ask."
"Could you give me some? Some prisoners are really too stubborn. This medicine would be so helpful."
"I want some too."
"I need some too. Interrogating criminals is driving me crazy. Miss Ye, could you give me some as well?"
"Alright! There's still a little bit left, you can have it all." Ye Yaoyao generously gave them the medicine she was carrying.
[Let's acknowledge my second cousin as a gift!]
After receiving the medicine, the ministers smiled very friendly at Ye Yaoyao.
"Miss Ye has truly impressed me."
"Your Highness, I was just a little luckier."
The trip to the Liu family's birthday banquet was not in vain; the news that the third-ranked scholar was actually the Liu family's switched child also spread.