215 Lin Zhou: Han Xiangs Background 2 (2/2)

”But how?! When?!” Yao Ying asked curiously. It was hard to exchange a baby unless it was done right after the birthing process. This way, no one would notice the difference. However, he also knew their condition --- they had no backing and resources whatsoever, so how could Tao Gu Gu successfully do it?

Tao Gu Gu smiled bitterly. ”Of course, I exchanged the baby right after birth.” Tao Gu Gu answered the 'when' question, however, she didn't elaborate more about the 'how' question, making the quartet feel more curious.

”Then... this Princess Han Xiang... what was her background before she was switched?” Yao Ling asked curiously. For her, this question was more important than the 'how' question.

Tao Gu Gu shook her head. ”I had no idea because I asked from my friend's help to find the baby. My friend is the midwife that the prince had hired in the household. We were both from the same wealthy family that gave us as tributes to the Prince manor. Fortunately, the Ce Fei specifically asked for a Shu woman to become her midwife on her own accord, so it was easier for me to make a move.”

”Why didn't you try to inquire about her background?” Yao Ling asked in confusion. ”Isn't it important?”

Tao Gu Gu shook her head. ”Not really. I only made a requirement that the baby should be healthy and the same gender with the real one. Because of this, we prepared two babies ahead of time --- one boy, one girl.”

The quartet was quite bewildered with Tao Gu Gu's words. They felt that Tao Gu Gu was a bit cruel and she randomly changed the fate of the baby.

Tao Gu Gu sighed. ”I know that to you, youngsters, my decision would certainly look quite cruel. I know about it myself. But for me, the most important thing was my master's daughter's safety.”

The quartet understood the logic, but still, taking an innocent baby and throwing her into a fire pit seemed a bit... They didn't continue their line of thought. If they didn't have this Han Xiang, then the real daughter would be the one who received the abuse. They didn't know the real condition at that time, so they could only murmur their agreement halfheartedly.

”Tao Gu Gu... how did you do it?” Xiao Fang was still curious about the process.

Tao Gu Gu explained that because the midwife was her friend, she was willing to help her and taking the risk after she had explained the situation to her. Probably because they came from the same kingdom, they felt more kinship to help each other. Of course, part of it, money could talk too. The midwife was given quite a few silver taels and she would be able to live the rest of her life without working. As long as the matter was done beautifully, she could even leave the Han Kingdom and go back to her own kingdom.

They hatched a plan together and the midwife brought her friends to help --- all of them were Shu people, so they could be trusted. When the baby was born, to avoid unnecessary trouble, the midwives and Tao Gu Gu sprinkled sleeping powder to the people inside the courtyard. It was lucky for them, the prince was called to the palace around that time. It seemed like Heaven was helping them to make the job easier.

When they knew the baby was a girl, they quickly brought Han Xiang in and exchanged them. For the boy's fate, it would be handled by the midwives. The real daughter was handled by Tao Gu Gu because she didn't trust the midwives enough to let her be taken care of by them. While the midwives were busy taking care of the Ce Fei and Han Xiang, she quickly went to the secluded place in their courtyard and gave the baby to her sister-in-law to handle.

Then, she went back as nothing had happened. The midwives received the baby and when Tao Gu Gu took a look at the baby --- she was quite satisfied. The baby had white skin and quite beautiful. She knew that the prince would love this baby --- of course, before her mother's disappearance.