Chapter 352

Chapter 352 "Susu Is Actually Not My Daughter?" Bai Shuang kowtowed as she spoke. She was truly terrified. She had nearly gone to meet the King of Hell, and just thinking about it filled her with lingering fear. "General, you must believe me. I only listened to Madam Bai's nonsense because I needed money to treat my child. Then that Madam Zhao looked down on Madam Bai for her low status and refused to go with her, saying that Prince Rong would come to take her away. I can swear to heaven that there is not a single word of falsehood in what I say. If I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning from the heavens and die a miserable death!" Bai Shuang was so frightened that she only focused on speaking and didn't bother to look at anyone else's reactions. As for the others who heard what Bai Shuang said, they were all utterly shocked. Xie Yunting was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. Cui Lingrong and her servants all descended from the carriage. As for Prince Rong and his son, both of them felt their hands and feet turn ice-cold, thinking they must have misheard. "Zhongren, that woman outside... she said your sister is not your sister, is that right?" Prince Rong felt his hands and feet go cold. If Susu was not his daughter, then what did all the schemes he had made for her amount to? The care and doting from childhood to adulthood. Later, when Susu made some mistakes, Prince Rong covered for her and cleaned up the mess. Even later, when his son died because of Cui Zeyu and the others, and his wife died taking the blame for Susu. And now they were saying Susu was not his daughter. How could Prince Rong accept that? "You're lying!" Prince Rong rushed down from the carriage. "Tell me, did Lady Cui put you up to this?" "Who is Lady Cui?" Bai Shuang looked confused. "You... you are Prince Rong, why are you here?" Bai Shuang's expression shifted from fear to urgency. "You've come at just the right time. Did you hear what I just said? Madam Zhao is not your daughter, she's that Madam Bai's daughter!" "Nonsense! If Susu is not my daughter, then whose daughter could she be?" Prince Rong still refused to believe it. "You just say she isn't, but where's your proof?" Bai Shuang panicked. Facing Prince Rong's imposing manner, the more she tried to explain, the less she could get the words out. Fortunately, Xie Yunting was clear-headed enough to help Bai Shuang. "If Zhao Susu is not Madam Bai's daughter, then why would Madam Bai spend money to have Bai Shuang impersonate Zhao Susu?" "No, Madam Bai came to humiliate Susu, not to help her!" Zhao Zhongren ran over, also refusing to believe it. "Words without evidence—could this be a scheme you've set up?" Xie Yunting chuckled. "A scheme we set up? I'm not like some people who specialize in doing shady things behind closed doors. Prince Rong, if you don't believe it, why don't we test whether it's true or false?" "You..." Prince Rong stopped himself. His unwillingness to believe didn't mean he had no doubts. Meanwhile, Xie Yunting had already sent people to seize Madam Bai and her servants. He walked over to Sister Cui's side, clicking his tongue and shaking his head. "Sister Cui, you never would have imagined that such a thing could happen in this world. If it's confirmed to be true, Prince Rong will go mad, won't he? After all, they did so many foolish things for someone like Zhao Susu." Cui Lingrong now understood everything. Lou Wanxian had told her that Madam Bai had always treated Lou Wanxian poorly. Cui Lingrong had been wondering why that was. It turned out that Lou Wanxian was not Madam Bai's biological daughter, which was why Madam Bai treated Lou Wanxian so badly. Everything had a traceable pattern. "So that's how it is. Now I understand everything." Cui Lingrong felt a sense of sudden clarity in her heart. "You're right. If I were him, I wouldn't want to believe it either. After all, the daughter you've cherished for half your life turns out to be someone else's—who would want to believe that?" "Haha, it seems Prince Rong isn't very clever, being played for a fool like this." Xie Yunting loved watching the drama unfold and spoke loudly, "Prince Rong, have you decided? Do you want to test Zhao Susu or not? This is your family matter—this time we really can stay out of it." Prince Rong swept a glare over. Zhao Zhongren whispered beside him, "Father, we need to stay calm. Don't let Xie Yunting lead us into a trap." "Fine, I'll test it." Prince Rong knew that if he didn't test it once, he would never have peace of mind, always thinking about this matter. "Xie Yunting, how do you propose to test it?" "That's easy." Xie Yunting walked forward to Prince Rong and whispered a few words to him. Meanwhile, Zhao Susu's eyes were bloodshot. She was cursing Cui Lingrong. Her father was about to take her away, and then this had to happen... "Susu, why aren't you happy?" Steward Leng hugged Zhao Susu from behind. "You're unhappy that you couldn't leave Jing'an Hall, aren't you?" Zhao Susu's skin crawled with goosebumps. Every day she endured the nausea of dealing with Steward Leng, especially when she saw his greasy, fat face—she wanted to vomit. But during her time in Jing'an Hall, she had deeply learned that without someone to protect her, she would only return to her former life. Zhao Susu suppressed her disgust. "How could that be? Even though I want to go out, if I can't, I still have you. With you here, you won't let me suffer, will you?" Clearly, these words worked well on Steward Leng. "Susu, you make me so happy." Steward Leng kissed Zhao Susu as he spoke. "You have no idea how afraid I was that you would leave." "Wait, it's still daytime." "What's there to fear? With me here, who would dare say anything about you?" Steward Leng had a peculiar fetish; it seemed she had never experienced true intimacy, as she would always hit and bite. Zhao Susu endured the pain, suddenly regretting that she hadn't gone with Madam Bai instead. At least if she had gone with Madam Bai, she wouldn't have to endure this torment anymore. Besides, she could pretend to leave with Madam Bai and then contact her father later. Just as Zhao Susu was regretting her decision, someone suddenly knocked on the door. "Get lost!" Steward Leng barked at the door. Who was so oblivious as to ruin her fun! "Steward Leng, Steward Lin sent me. He wants Zhao Susu to come over right away." Hearing that it was Steward Lin's orders, Steward Leng had no choice but to reluctantly release Zhao Susu, though she still bit Zhao Susu's arm before dressing herself with reluctance. Zhao Susu breathed a sigh of relief, wondering to herself what Steward Lin wanted with her now. When she met Steward Lin, before Zhao Susu could speak, she heard him say that someone wanted to see her. Entering the room, she was surprised to see Bai Shuang. "Why is it you?" "Madam Lou sent me. She's worried about you and asked me to check on you," Bai Shuang said, her heart trembling as she spoke. "And what about her? Has she abandoned me?" Zhao Susu said excitedly. "If she's worried, why didn't she come herself? Didn't she say I'm her daughter?" Meanwhile, in the adjacent room, Prince Rong and the others heard every word of the conversation between Zhao Susu and Bai Shuang.