The edict to appoint the crown prince was halfway read when Gu Chengzuo came back.

The smile on King Jing's face froze, and he unconsciously clenched the hand holding Gu Lin, and Gu Lin cried in pain.

Gu Chengzuo took the imperial edict from the official of the Ministry of Rites and threw it on the ground.

He was filled with immense anger and shouted, "I'm not even dead yet, and you're already thinking of rebelling."

All the ministers knelt on the ground and shouted, "No one dared to do that."

Prime Minister Dai stepped forward tremblingly and said, "Your Majesty, the country is unstable without a crown prince. We, the old ministers, are only concerned for the country and the people. Please, Your Majesty, appoint Gu Lin as the crown prince today."

His daughter was banished to the cold palace by the emperor. Concubine Jing was willing to let her daughter raise the prince. Then her daughter would be the empress dowager in the future, so he had to fight for it.

After Prime Minister Dai took the lead, the other ministers followed suit and knelt on the ground.

Zhizhi saw that her father's face was as cold as a volcano, and wanted to cheer him up, so she shouted "Daddy".

The little girl's soft voice was very obvious in the depressing environment.

In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused here. In such an occasion, which child would dare to shout?

In front of everyone, Gu Chengzuo walked up to Danruo and picked up Zhizhi, then picked up Dangdang with his other arm.

Holding the two children, Gu Chengzuo was filled with pride, and then he looked down upon everyone: "I just left the palace to pick up my daughter and son, and you guys are making such a fuss. It seems that you all want to join this commoner, Prince Jing, in a rebellion?"

Gu Chengzuo's words were like thunder out of the blue.

Concubine Jing was the first to lose her composure and shrieked, "How could this be the Emperor's offspring?"

The Queen Mother had already walked quickly to Gu Chengzuo, looked at the two children's eyebrows and eyes, and exclaimed that they were exactly the same as Gu Chengzuo when he was a child.

Concubine Jing stepped forward and retorted loudly. At this point, things had basically become a falling out.

"The Queen Mother is lying with her eyes open. How can you tell if a child this old resembles the real one? Moreover, the Emperor brought him back from outside the palace. Even if the Queen Mother and the Emperor don't want to make Prince Jing's bloodline the Crown Prince, they can't just use a child to fool the royal bloodline.

The late emperor would never rest in peace even in death, and he would probably regret passing the throne to you."

After saying this, she shed a few tears and said, "I cannot betray the late emperor's trust. Even if I die today, I will not let the emperor confuse the royal bloodline like this."

There was also suspicion in the ministers' eyes.

Gu Chengzuo asked the imperial physician to prepare a blood test and bet the throne on it. If the child was not his, he would give up the throne.

After hearing what the emperor said, the ministers' doubts were somewhat dispelled. After all, the emperor was the child's biological father, and since he was so sure, there was basically no problem.

In order to prevent the bowl used in the blood test from being tampered with, Gu Chengzuo asked all the ministers to stay with the imperial physician throughout the process.

Zhizhi looked at the long and thin needle. Although she was afraid, she saw her mother nodded. She believed in her mother and believed that as an older sister, Zhizhi had to be brave.

Gu Chengzuo felt distressed when he saw Zhizhi's wrinkled little face, but there was no other way. If he wanted to suppress the rumors, he had to use this method.

He gently stroked his daughter's hair and coaxed her, "Daddy will take you for a horse ride later, okay?"

Seeing Dangdang looking over with a stern face, Gu Chengzuo looked at the serious miniature version of himself and said with a smile:

"Of course, I'll also take Dangdang for a big horse ride."

Dangdang turned his face away, but his eyes lit up, obviously because he heard what Gu Chengzuo said.

As the three drops of blood fell, they gathered together as if by suction, and Gu Chengzuo could not hide the smile on his face.

After confirming the result, the Queen Mother looked at the two children happily without blinking, saying that this was a gift from God.

King Jing's face looked very ugly. Gu Lin was pinched by King Jing so hard that he felt pain and started crying again. King Jing covered his mouth mercilessly.

Concubine Jing was even more incredulous and murmured to herself: "Impossible, how could this happen?"

The Emperor glanced at Concubine Jing with understanding. "Because there's been unrest in the harem, I'm concerned about the safety of my children. So, I'm sending the eldest son and daughter to live with their mother, Princess Demin, the eldest daughter of the Su family, in a safe place. They'll be brought back to the palace after the situation is quelled."

The emperor personally admitted that Sultan was the mother of the prince and princess, and King Jing felt cold all over.

He had noticed Sudanruo just now, but he thought it was an illusion because he saw Sudanruo die with his own eyes, but now she came back.

Prince Jing was about to shout "monster" when Qiu'er, who was beside Danruo, handed her a basin of something. Danruo stepped forward and poured it on the head of Concubine Jing, who was in self-doubt.

Concubine Jing smelled a fishy and unpleasant odor, so she picked up a handkerchief and wiped her face roughly, and then her human skin mask fell off.

Everyone around was shocked, and Gu Chengzuo understood: "It turned out to be you, the evil spirit in the harem. You revealed your true form once you used the black dog blood."

Concubine Jing shook her head. She didn't know what had happened, but she was the Holy Maiden of Miao. The human skin mask she used was made of thousands of poisonous insects.

Black dog blood can't do anything to her.

Dan Ruo smiled knowingly. Of course, the black dog blood was just a cover. What was really useful was her spiritual power.

Prince Jing was bewildered as he watched Concubine Jing transform into a foreigner with deep eyebrows and eyes. He had previously suspected that Gu Lin was not his child because Gu Lin did not look like him.

Now it seems that Gu Lin is indeed very similar to his grandmother, Concubine Jing.

Gu Chengzuo looked at Concubine Jing quietly: "I have encountered many assassinations along the way, and found that there are many Miao experts among the assassins. It turns out that Concubine Jing is trying to harm me for the throne.

A foreign woman lurked in the late emperor's harem for years, gave birth to sons and grandsons, and attempted to overthrow our dynasty. No wonder the Miao people have often benefited from our border over the years. It's all because of you, the traitor."

Seeing that the truth had been revealed, Concubine Jing simply threw the jar into the air and laughed loudly:

"I've already poisoned you with a poisonous insect. You can't have sex with a woman. I don't care how your child passed the blood test, but since you can't have children, the heir to the throne will still be Gu Lin."

The Queen Mother never expected that what her son had told her before was true. It turned out that it was all done by this vicious woman. How dare she? How could she disguise herself for so many years without her being able to see the flaws?

When all the officials heard this shocking news, they all held their breath and no longer dared to take sides.

Gu Chengzuo scolded him lightly, "How can a mere poisonous insect suppress the true dragon emperor? My grandfather, Mingzu, had a red dragon birthmark on his body, as did the founding emperor Gaozu. My son also has a red dragon birthmark. This is the choice of heaven, how can a witch like you overturn it?"

Gu Chengzu gently pulled open Dangdang's clothes, and found that there was indeed a birthmark on his right shoulder, the same as Mingzu's.

The old ministers of three dynasties had all seen the birthmark of the Ming emperor, so no one doubted Dangdang's identity anymore.

Concubine Jing herself confessed to framing the royal heir and was taken away by the empress dowager and turned into a human pig. She has been worrying about her grandson day and night for these years. This bitch must be very proud of herself. If she hadn't met the daughter of the Su family, this bitch would have succeeded.

King Jing watched his mother causing great trouble and being avenged by the Queen Mother. He shouted that he was the blood of the late emperor and he knew nothing about all this. He could return to the palace to reflect on his mistakes.

Gu Chengzuo shook his head.

King Jing's heart was in suspense.