TFWYH – Chapter 596  It turns out

At that time, Jiang Shi was carrying twins, but the food supply was far from sufficient. She became severely malnourished, and when it came time to give birth, she was half-conscious from hunger, barely aware of what was happening—she didn’t even know whether she had given birth or not.

Gu Yanshuang didn’t know she was pregnant with twins either. After Jiang Shi gave birth to Huangfu Ronglan, she was already more dead than alive.

So Gu Yanshuang ordered people to throw her into the mass grave, leaving her to fend for herself.

But at that moment, perhaps driven by the instinct to protect her child, Jiang Shi somehow found the strength to wake up. Struggling, she gave birth to Ling Yu in that mass grave.

Thus, Huangfu Ronglan and Ling Yu—biological siblings—began their completely different fates.

One remained in the prince’s residence, suffering under Gu Yanshuang’s torment.

The other wandered with Jiang Shi, until they eventually met Ling Cangshan and settled down in Huanshan Village.

Thinking of this, Tang Wan slowly stood up, her gaze toward Qiuwen as cold as if she were already looking at a corpse.

Qiuwen trembled in fear, crying and begging for mercy.

Just as Tang Wan was about to kill the wretched servant, Jiang Shi’s choked voice sounded from behind:

“Qiuwen… what did I ever do to wrong you, that you would harm me like this?”

Hearing this, Tang Wan turned around and hurried to Jiang Shi, her eyes full of concern. “Mother, why did you come?”

“I wanted to hear it from her own mouth.” Jiang Shi took a deep breath, forcing back her tears, and glared at Qiuwen with resentment.

“Back when we were in the Chancellor’s residence, you were bullied by other servants. It was I who begged Mother to have you transferred to serve my elder sister. But I never imagined you would repay kindness with betrayal—helping her try to kill me.”

“Consort… no, you’re not the consort, you are…” Qiuwen was stunned, staring blankly at Jiang Shi, her eyes filled with terror. “You… you’re the Second Miss?”

Jiang Shi gritted her teeth, hatred surging. “That’s right. I am Gu Yanran—the ghost you killed. I crawled back from hell, and I’ve come to claim your lives!”

“Second Miss…” Qiuwen glanced at the shadow on the ground and finally came to her senses. Struggling to her knees, she cried out, “Second Miss, I didn’t want this either! I’m just a servant—I could only obey orders. I had no choice!”

Before Jiang Shi could respond, Tang Wan spoke coldly, “Everyone must take responsibility for what they’ve done. Su Xi—kill her.”

Su Xi nodded and drew her sword.

A flash of icy light swept across Qiuwen’s face.

Panicked, Qiuwen realized begging Tang Wan was useless—or perhaps she knew Jiang Shi was soft-hearted—so she hurriedly pleaded with Jiang Shi:

“Second Miss, please spare me! Back then, I wanted to save you—truly!”

Jiang Shi glared at her viciously, then turned her head away, refusing to look at her again.

Seeing Su Xi approach step by step with her sword, Qiuwen cried hysterically, no longer daring to hide anything:

“I’m not lying, Second Miss! At first, the consort wanted to starve you to death—it was me, it was me who suggested leaving the child but getting rid of the mother! Do you remember? When you were imprisoned, someone would throw food to you from time to time—sometimes even meat. That was all me! And… and you know I have some medical knowledge. I already knew you were carrying twins, but I never told anyone—I even helped you hide it! And when you woke up in the mass grave, wasn’t there a few taels of silver in your arms? That was left by me too!

Second Miss… sob… sob……”