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The maid always looked like her. She first appeared somewhere in the beginning when the MC was still hiding her gender. The maid got pregnant by another load or prince and was used a pawn. The baby is not the emperor's he hasn't cheated on the MC. The MC is still alive and pregnant. They used the maid to pass the MC as dead.
Pov: you dropped this long time ago but decided to check what's happening now
Wtf is happening?! She's dead but also not? Also, she gave birth????