She indeed switched her own daughter for a son brought home, but she was merely oblivious to being used by her mother-in-law.
But Feng Yanting truly wasn't her flesh and blood, and when Nanny Zhao came forward with the stance of a justice warrior to expose, accuse, and judge Gu Xiuniang, Gu Xiuniang was scared out of her wits.
There was no need for her to admit it herself; just by looking at her face filled with guilt and panic, everyone believed she was the culprit.
That's how it was—if a person had any faults in their character, then everything they did was wrong.
Even if it wasn't their fault, others would still believe it had something to do with them.
So, when Gu Xiuniang came to her senses later and understood the crimes Nanny Zhao had accused her of, her desperate cries of innocence fell on deaf ears.
Everyone believed Nanny Zhao and agreed with her side of the story—
