He Miaomiao had yet to comprehend the severity of the issue. Her sole concern was to quickly placate the Wei family's anger, so she continued to plead:
"Lord Wei, Madam Wei, it's not that we were fabricating things. If you don't believe us, you can send another trusted person to Huzhou Prefecture for verification. That fortune teller is still hale and hearty! My parents really didn't do this intentionally!"
Lady He also hurriedly piggybacked on her daughter's explanation: "Exactly, I mean, I didn't know that the baby got switched then. Who could bear to see their own flesh and blood suffer? We really had no other choice! Even though we sent her to the countryside at a very young age, we did not ill-treat her. We provided her with five taels of silver monthly allowance! Plus, she also had her nurse and a maid to take care of her. We're not an affluent family, so five taels of silver was substantial support for us!"