Chapter 174 Blood Test

After a while, the palace servant brought the person up.

Everyone looked curiously and found that it was an old woman in her forties or fifties wearing coarse cloth.

Someone asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, who is this?"

Only Yun Wan and Lu Yuanduo paused after seeing each other's faces clearly.

Seeing this, the palace maid pushed the old woman and signaled her to tell her story.

It was the first time in her life that she entered the palace and met the emperor and the royal family. The old woman was so nervous that her face turned pale and her body trembled uncontrollably.

But she was more afraid that she would not perform well and that something might go wrong and her life would be in danger, so she tried to remain calm and said tremblingly:

"My surname is Feng. I used to be the wet nurse of the third son of the Lu family. Since he got married, I have been taking care of him and his wife at the old lady's order."

It turned out to be a servant of the Lu family, and everyone immediately became excited.

Emperor Jingxuan glanced at him, and Jiang Fusheng immediately spoke: "You heard it just now outside the palace, what do you have to say?"

Mrs. Feng: "I, I can prove that the young master... no, the young prince is definitely not the Third Young Master's child!"

"I have taken care of the Third Young Master for over ten years and am very familiar with his appearance. I can swear to heaven that the young prince and the young master do not look alike, and..."

She swallowed, a little scared.

Emperor Jingxuan: "And what?"

Feng gritted her teeth and said bluntly, "Besides, my son has been weak since childhood. Five years ago, his body was already at the end of its strength and he is incapable of bearing children."

"I overheard this conversation between the doctor and the young master. The young master didn't want anyone to know about it, so he ordered the doctor to keep it secret. Naturally, I dare not reveal it to anyone."

She quickly told him what she knew and then crawled to the ground.

Soon, the old doctor who had been treating Lu Fenglan swore to heaven and confirmed what Feng said.

Yun Wan was stunned because she didn't know about this.

She tried to find any trace of lying or unnaturalness on their faces, but there was none.

For a moment, she was not even sure whether this was true or a fabrication by Emperor Jingxuan?

Someone looked at Lu Yuanduo and asked with a smile, "Duke Lu, this matter is related to your own brother, so why don't you say a few words in defense?"

However, Lu Yuanduo remained remarkably calm and indifferent: "Only if you fabricate something false would you need to make excuses. But what Madam Feng said is true. Why should you make excuses?"

He drained the wine in his cup, turned to look at the speaker, and said with a half-smile: "This is my brother's secret, but because of your unwarranted speculation about the young prince's identity, it has been exposed. If my brother is still alive, please be careful when walking at night."

The man's heart trembled when he was looked at by him, and then he was ashamed and angry. It was not his turn to take Lu San's life, right? After all, he was not the one who stole his wife and children.

At the head, Emperor Jingxuan picked up a dish for Yun Wan. Seeing that the food below was almost cooked, he said, "Since you keep asking, I might as well tell you."

He held Yun Wan's hand, his eyes gentle as he said, "Back then, I was plotted against, but fortunately, my beloved concubine saved me with her own life, and that's how we had Sui'er."

"Unfortunately, a master asserted that I killed too many enemies in my early years, and I am haunted by evil spirits, making it difficult for me to have children. If I want Sui'er to be born and raised healthy, the only solution is to raise her outside the palace."

"Now that the evil spirit has been removed from me, Sui'er's identity must be made public."

He explained in a few words the origin of the child Asui, and at the same time tried his best to downplay certain personal moral issues that were easily criticized and discussed, so as to make Yun Wan his savior.

As for the rest, he just mentioned it briefly.

Taking in everyone's expressions, he said in a deep voice, "Do you all think that I would mistake my own bloodline, or do you think that Concubine Zhao's life-saving grace is not worthy of the position of Concubine?"

"Or perhaps." He paused, his gaze piercing: "Are there still any remnants among you who plotted to murder me five years ago?"

The words are like a cold light, making people feel cold.

Everyone couldn't help but think of the time five years ago when a thief plotted to assassinate Emperor Jingxuan. The imperial palace and the capital were guarded by the imperial guards, and many secret prisons were found and were almost unable to accommodate the criminals.

Everyone was trembling physically and mentally, and hurriedly expressed their stance: "Your Majesty is wise, and we have absolutely no second thoughts!"

Emperor Jingxuan said calmly: "There is no best."

"I know some people are dissatisfied. To prevent others from using Sui'er's background to make trouble in the future, why don't you all come up with a way to prove that Sui'er is indeed my bloodline?"

Everyone looked at each other, undecided.

What does your Majesty mean?

Just now, he didn't allow them to question the little prince's life experience, and even let them hear the "scandalous deeds" of the Lu family. Now he is taking the initiative to ask them to verify the little prince's life experience?

Your Majesty is a deep and unpredictable person, and I always feel that there is something fishy going on.

No one responded for a moment, and everyone lowered their heads in thought.

However, Yun Wan, considering the abnormal behavior of Emperor Jingxuan before and after, had a vague idea in his mind.

Noticing her gaze, Emperor Jingxuan responded with a soothing gesture. He turned his gaze, his expression stern, and said to someone, "Mr. Li, I see you're hesitant to speak. Why don't you speak frankly?"

Tutor Li did not expect that Emperor Jingxuan would call his name. A struggle flashed through his mind, but he was still reluctant to give up.

This is the last chance.

It would be fine if it was a prince who lived among the common people and could not read or write, but it was the four-year-old baby who had been in the limelight before and crushed the prince.

He had a premonition that if this boy was not eliminated, there would be endless troubles.

After thinking it through, his eyes turned sharp, and then he lowered his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, the method I mentioned may harm the dragon's body."

Emperor Jingxuan's expression remained calm: "You tell me, I will forgive you."

Li Taifu: "It's... a blood test."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was refuted.

"How dare you! The emperor's body is so noble, how can you harm it? Li Bohong, what do you want to do?" Zhang Lian scolded angrily.

Princess Yongshou frowned: "My brother is the emperor's body, how can you cut his body and let his blood flow?"

Even if it's just one or two drops of blood, it's more precious than that of ordinary people.

Seeing everyone's opposition, Li Taifu became more determined: "I am only proposing a feasible method to prove the identity of the young prince. I have no other intentions. I hope Your Majesty will make the decision!"

Despite everyone's obstruction, Emperor Jingxuan remained surprisingly calm and even ordered the palace servants to "fetch some water."

He pinched Asui's cheek and asked, "Are you afraid of pain?"

Asui shook his head: "Don't be afraid!"

He already knew what was going to happen next and was exceptionally brave.

Emperor Jingxuan curled his lips, "As expected of my son."

He faced the crowd and said, "Did you hear that? Even a four-year-old isn't afraid, so why should I be afraid?"

The palace maid quickly fetched clean water in a silver basin and prepared silver needles.

Upon learning that the emperor had done a blood test to test the relationship with the new prince, the imperial physician rushed over.

Everything was ready. Emperor Jingxuan picked up the silver needle, cut his fingertip cleanly, and let the blood drip into the water.

Next came Asui. Yun Wan held up his little face and talked to him to divert his attention.

He was distracted for a moment, and Emperor Jingxuan pinched his middle finger and pierced it to squeeze out a drop of blood.

Two drops of blood fell into the water and began to change.

As everyone was paying attention, they couldn't help but stand up and look up, even stretching their necks to see what was in the silver basin.

Everyone held their breath, and the hall was silent.