Qiao Zhen pushed herself up with her hands.

Looking at Qiao Zhen's swollen and broken wrist, Emperor Qi got up and pulled Qiao Zhen's arm over to examine it closely. Bright red blood was still seeping from the wound.

He took the glass of cold water, squeezed the drop of red bead into it, and then pulled a gold hairpin from Qiao Zhen's hair. He used the sharp end of the hairpin to prick his finger and squeezed out a drop of blood into the glass as well.

The moment to witness a miracle has arrived!

The two drops of blood slowly approached each other and gradually merged together!

However, this proves nothing other than that Qiao Zhen's blood type is the same as Qi Yuanlu's.

But in this world where blood is the sole proof of kinship, this is proof of being biologically related.

Emperor Qi looked at Qiao Zhen with a complex expression, a mixture of sadness, joy, guilt, and a little bit of emotion that Qiao Zhen couldn't decipher. "I'll say you're my daughter!"

Qiao Zhen remained completely unmoved; she even felt a slight urge to laugh. "Your Majesty..."

"Call me Father!" Emperor Qi's voice was more confident than before, and he looked at Qiao Zhen with anticipation in his eyes.

Qiao Zhen's lips twitched a few times, but she still didn't cry out. She looked at Emperor Qi in shock, feigning disbelief, "This can't be real!"

She ran out as if overwhelmed, stepping over the white jade steps and running wildly through the palace, eventually disappearing without a trace.

Emperor Qi immediately ordered, "Someone! Go and find Princess Zhuyu. Whether she wants to leave the palace or come to me is up to her."

The chief eunuch immediately ordered the palace servants to search for Qiao Zhen everywhere.

Seeing that no one was around, Qiao Zhen went back along the path she had taken.

A sharp-eyed eunuch spotted Qiao Zhen approaching around the corner, her face somewhat grim. "This servant greets Princess Zhuyu!"

Qiao Zhen said in a weak voice, "Get up and take this princess out of the palace."

"Yes." The little eunuch nodded and bowed as he led the way for Qiao Zhen.