Based on her memories from her previous life, Meng Yihuan knew that the Eldest Princess’s biological daughter had been lost at the age of three. When the truth finally came to light, the girl was nothing more than a "slender horse" under the control of the Junior Vice Minister of Revenue, used as a tool to cultivate political connections.
Later, once the real daughter contracted a venereal disease, the Junior Vice Minister discarded her, casting her, scantily clad, into a dilapidated temple. It was there that the Eldest Princess, passing by, spotted a birthmark on her body. After imperial physicians confirmed through blood tests that she was indeed her own flesh and blood, the Eldest Princess was shattered and brought her daughter back to the estate to be cared for. But it was in vain; the daughter passed away from her illness just one month later. Devastated, the Eldest Princess fell ill and followed her daughter to the grave less than two months after that.
Princess Anyue, meanwhile, had been brought home by the Princess Consort to comfort the Eldest Princess during her period of profound grief. It was said that the Eldest Princess had favored Princess Anyue so excessively because of her striking resemblance to her own lost child.
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