217 Lin Zhou: Han Xiangs Background 4 (1/2)

Tao Gu Gu was going to answer her, but Yao Ling had other things in her mind. ”Tao Gu Gu, before we reach to that part, we are curious about Han Xiang's popular smell...” Yao Ling asked. Then, she turned to Han Xiang, ”I think it's better if we know everything about Han Xiang first, before touching the real daughter part... Once we know about the real daughter, we will be too focused on her and we will forget about who is in front of us --- Han Xiang.”

What Yao Ling said made sense, the quartet murmured their agreement. They were slightly disappointed because they were getting on the good part. It was like a yummy food was offered to them and when they wanted to eat it, it was taken back once again. But, oh well... It should be fine. After all, judging from what Tao Gu Gu said, the real daughter was supposed to be in good condition.

Yao Ling didn't forget their initial mission to ruin the marriage between Han Xiang and the Qin Emperor. The more they knew about Han Xiang, the better. In a way, she was reminding Yao Ying and Lin Jian about their mission. Yao Ying and Lin Jian quickly understood Yao Ling's meaning. Despite Lin Jian's initial displeasure, he understood their priority. He could only nod in agreement.

Tao Gu Gu laughed. ”The unique smell on Han Xiang's body is actually not real. When I was still working in the palace, I pitied the fact that she was bullied even by mere palace servants. So, I gave her the trick to make a unique smell like that. With this smell, at least, she would become useful to the Emperor and back then, I hoped that her day would become better because of it. We could see that the Emperor is a calculative person and he wouldn't want to lose his good pawn.”

Yao Ling was quite surprised by Tao Gu Gu's slyness. She wasn't that heartless after all... She was still trying to think of a way to make Han Xiang live a better life. In a way, this made her feel relief. After all, Tao Gu Gu must have been uncomfortable for making the fake baby to bear the burden of the real daughter. At this point, she felt pity toward Han Xiang even though she didn't really like her personalities.

Tao Gu Gu answered, ”She's actually an orphan. Even though I don't know her background, I especially wanted the midwife to prepare an orphan, just to make it less complicated in the future. This way, I could also comfort myself that I actually gave this baby a better life. At the very least, she had a place to stay and a new family. The moment she stepped into the palace and became the princess, whatever happened there... it was her own choice. She was the one who chose how to live her life and I already gave her a cheat --- having a unique smell that could preserve her life.”

In Tao Gu Gu's mind, she had already paid her debt with the unique smell and indeed, it saved Han Xiang's life and she wasn't treated as bad as before.

The quartet's mind had been opened by what Tao Gu Gu said. Everything that happened up to this point was Han Xiang's own choice. Marrying the Qin King, yes, it wasn't her choice. But trying to frame Xiao Fang and her family? That was her own choice! They currently didn't have any relationship with the princess, so it was easier to help Han Xiang deal with her. But, they really wanted to know who was the mastermind behind Han Xiang.

They weren't that oblivious and thought that it was purely Han Xiang's plan. If that was really true, what triggered her change? They believed that someone kept feeding things to Han Xiang and it made her become twisted. When Tao Gu Gu was there, she might be able to do something. However, Tao Gu Gu didn't stay long around Han Xiang back then, so there was no way she would find out about this.

”Tao Gu Gu ah~ what kind of trick that you used for the unique smell?” Yao Ling asked curiously. She indeed heard from her mother that there was this kind of unique secret medicine, but she had thought that it was only a myth. Thus, she didn't really pay attention to this before. However, what Tao Gu Gu said sparked her interest.

Tao Gu Gu sighed. ”The Ce Fei wasn't actually that heartless to the baby. She was the one who gave me the secret --- one should be given to Han Xiang and the other should be given to her real daughter. That was the first and last gift for her real daughter.”

Yao Ling asked in surprise, ”Didn't you say that the Ce Fei didn't know about your plan?!”