The most likely possibility is that this rogue couple set their sights on the accessories Changsheng was wearing, felt greedy, and took the child away.
Strangely, the Empress had not yet seen Xu Changsheng, nor had she confirmed this, but she had already decided in her heart that he was her Erlang.
Because all the details she had heard could form a complete chain of clues, and this chain pointed to one truth—Xu Changsheng was her Changsheng.
Of course, since it concerns the royal bloodline, it surely cannot rely solely on the Empress's feelings.
Evidence is needed!
This can be handled easily!
"Confess! I admit it all; Changsheng is indeed not my biological son, I... I found him on the road!"
"...That burly man with the dark face was at his last breath, and upon seeing me, he begged me to take the child away and said that all his belongings were mine, as if to be the child's upkeep money."
