The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

A horse-drawn carriage arrived at the entrance of Lotus Village.

The villagers all gathered around curiously and noticed that the old woman who got out of the car was about the same age as Old Mrs. Su. She had a full head of gray hair, but it was combed very neatly. She was also dressed in a smart and imposing manner, and it was clear at a glance that she was the manager of a wealthy family.

This old woman was Granny Fan, the capable head maidservant of Madam Luo, the Vice Minister of Works in the capital.

After getting off the bus, Madam Fan glanced at Lotus Village and was filled with emotion. She had visited this place decades ago.

At that time, the old lady was still young and was still the young mistress. Not long after giving birth to the eldest son in the old house in Jiangnan, a fire broke out in the old house, and the lady could only take the eldest son back to Beijing in a hurry.

As a result, the driver took the wrong road and ended up in Lotus Village. The car broke down, so they had to stay overnight at the home of a stranger surnamed Su in Lotus Village.

Although she had given the Su family a lot of money as a token of gratitude, the old lady sent her back to Jiangnan to clean up the old house and asked her to come and visit the Su family in Lotus Village. The reason was that the old lady had been having strange dreams about staying in Lotus Village decades ago.

Mother Fan asked the villagers, "Is this Lotus Village? Excuse me, how do I get to the Su family's house?"

"It is Lotus Village," said the second daughter-in-law of the Su family, who was the first to step forward.

She had been sizing up Madam Fan for quite a while, and thought that in the entire Lotus Village, only Qianya was the most promising. Someone dressed so richly must be looking for the third branch of the family. So she took her directly to the third branch of the Su family at the foot of the mountain.

Now, only Su Bing from the third branch of the family remains in Lotus Village, hiring people to reclaim wasteland. He only occasionally takes a mule cart to the county town when there is something to do.

It was lunchtime, and Su Bing was squatting by the door eating noodles.

When Fan's mother saw Su Bing for the first time, she was shocked.

This man looks so much like the old man who is the Vice Minister of Works; they're practically identical.

How could there be two people in the world who are so similar?

Madam Fan felt a sudden dizziness and almost fainted. She managed to stand by holding onto the hand of her maid.

She had a bold guess: the patriarch of the Luo family in the capital was most likely a fake, and the one in front of her was the real patriarch of the Luo family.

Good heavens, what exactly happened when we stayed at the Su family's house decades ago? Was the child switched? And who switched him?

However, without Madam Luo's permission, she dared not presume to accept this person on behalf of the Luo family.

Mother Fan was so nervous that she broke out in a cold sweat. She took out a handkerchief to wipe the fine beads of sweat from her forehead, and then said to her second son's wife, "I made a mistake. The person I was looking for is not him."

The second son's wife slapped her forehead and suddenly remembered that she was also a member of the Su family: "Then I'll take you to see the Su family's old house."

However, she had some doubts. Was this stewardess here to see the old lady? When did the old lady get to know such a wealthy family's stewardess?

The second son's wife met the eldest son of the Su family on the road, who had just returned from the county town. She introduced him to Fan's mother, saying, "This is my brother-in-law, and he is also a member of the Su family."

Looking at the face that bore a striking resemblance to that of a powerful official in the capital, Madam Fan became even more certain of her suspicions.

I'm certain that staying overnight at the Su family's house confused the children.

At that time, the Su family's child had just been born. Newborn babies all look similar and it is difficult to tell them apart, but the two children were dressed differently, so how could they be mistaken?

This truth is incredibly shocking and hard to process.

It's over, the Luo family's sky is about to fall.

The more Fan's mother thought about it, the more frightened she became. She quickly said to her second son's wife, "I made a mistake. I didn't look for the Su family in Lotus Village."

After saying this, he immediately climbed into the carriage and ordered the driver to speed up the journey to the capital so that he could quickly tell the old lady the news.

The second son's wife thought this steward was really strange. She clearly asked if it was Lotus Village as soon as they got off the car, but now she said they weren't looking for the Su family in Lotus Village! There must be something going on.

Madam Fan hurried all the way, but when she arrived in the capital, her carriage was stopped outside the city gate, where a long queue had formed in front of it.

They asked the driver and learned that many caravans from the capital had been traveling to and from Qinghe County recently, which was why the area outside the city gates was so crowded.

Coincidentally, Madam Fan happened to run into her mistress, Old Madam Luo, who was returning from burning incense at the White Horse Temple.

Madam Luo was in her sixties when she passed through Lotus Village, which happened about forty years ago.

Madam Fan climbed into Madam Luo's carriage and sent the two maids out.

"Madam, something terrible has happened! The eldest master is definitely not your biological son. This old servant saw with my own eyes that the child in Lotus Village looks very similar to our Vice Minister, and the eldest master in the mansion looks 90% like the Su family."

When Madam Luo heard the news, she was so shocked that she couldn't speak. The prayer beads in her hand accidentally broke apart and fell into the carriage one by one.

It's hard for anyone to accept that a child they've raised with such care for decades isn't their biological child.

Madam Luo was conflicted. After all, the person in the mansion had been carefully raised by her for decades and had called her "mother" for decades. Over time, feelings had grown between them. Even raising a dog would create feelings. How could she bear to send her back to Lotus Village!

Moreover, the biological son had been a peasant in the village for decades, a rough man, unlike the 'eldest son' in the mansion who had been educated and well-mannered since childhood. If he were to be adopted back, he would most likely become a laughing stock in the capital.

At the same time, Madam Luo was also very worried. If Vice Minister Luo found out about this, he would definitely blame her for being too foolish as a wife, for even confusing her own son.

On the way back to the capital, the carriage broke down in Lotus Village, and the child was switched at that time. Perhaps it was all fate.

Since it's fate, there's no need to switch the child back.

Madam Fan knelt before Old Madam Luo, kowtowing and apologizing, "It's all my fault. I mixed up the eldest young master. Although newborns are all similar, their clothes are different. I suspect the Su family deliberately switched the two children. Old Madam, should we investigate the Su family's mistake?"

After pondering for a long time, Madam Luo said, "That child suffered in the countryside. It's all his own bad luck. It's all preordained by heaven. He can't blame anyone else. Mama Fan, just pretend you never went to Lotus Village. Let this matter remain buried in your heart."

Madam Luo's face hardened, and she warned, "Aunt Fan, remember this: never mention this to anyone again. Otherwise, neither you nor your son will escape unscathed."

Madam Fan realized that the old lady had no intention of ever acknowledging the real "master" back in this lifetime.

She couldn't understand how a mother could be so heartless. How could she bear to leave her own son to suffer in a poor, remote place!

Madam Luo was in a very irritable mood and felt a tightness in her chest. She planned to lift the curtain to get some fresh air, but then she saw that the long caravan behind her had cut in line.

My mood was already bad, and now I'm even more frustrated.

She was, after all, the wife of the Vice Minister of Works. How dare a small merchant caravan desecrate their business on her head? They were really going too far.

Madam Luo waved her hand, signaling Mama Fan to go out and introduce herself, hoping to discourage the small caravan.

Madam Fan stepped off the carriage, exuding an air of authority. "We are from the Luo family, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works. We would appreciate it if you gentlemen could do us a favor and let us pass first."

Hearing this, the coachman from the Luo family felt emboldened and pushed the carriage forward a little, almost bumping into a cartload of goods from the caravan.

This unexpectedly attracted the attention of Steward Chen, the chief steward of the Duke of Anguo's mansion.

Steward Chen, with a stern expression, brandished the waist badge of the Duke of Anguo's mansion and said in a very unfriendly tone, "Is your Luo Minister's mansion bigger than our Duke of Anguo's mansion? Move the carriage aside immediately. If you damage the tea leaves inside, your entire Luo mansion will be executed."

Upon hearing the name of the Duke of Anguo's mansion, Madam Fan immediately shrank back into the carriage in fear.

The Duke of Anguo's family is the current Empress's maternal family, a legitimate member of the imperial family, someone you can't afford to offend.

Upon hearing Fan Mama's reply, Madam Luo's headache worsened.

She felt that her biological son in Lotus Village was quite unlucky for her. She had just heard news about him when this happened, and she was humiliated by the servants of the Duke of Anguo's mansion.

Madam Luo pressed her forehead and urgently gave an order, "Mama Fan, have the Luo family carriages move aside immediately to make way for the Duke of Anguo's mansion."

Her husband was the Vice Minister of Works, but compared to the Duke of Anguo's family, he was far inferior.

Madam Luo was very puzzled. The steward of the Duke of Anguo's mansion said that the carriage was filled with tea. What kind of tea was so precious that it required the entire Luo family to be buried with it?

I heard that the tribute tea from Jiangnan this year has already been sent to the palace. What kind of tea is this that the Duke of Anguo's mansion is escorting? Anyway, no matter what kind of tea it is, no matter how noble it is, it can't compare to the tribute tea.