Chapter 186 Verification of Identity

Lin Baoer has not gone anywhere these days. She just strolls around Changqing Palace, eats and drinks, and teases Xiaoqing from time to time. She is very comfortable.

Outside Changqing Palace, it is not so peaceful.

I don’t know when it started, but rumors about Concubine Li began to spread in the harem, saying that Concubine Li is the daughter of the traitor Shen Qiantang, who changed her appearance and hid beside the emperor, hoping to kill the emperor and destroy the foundation of our country.

The rumor was a big deal, and it spread to the court. Many important officials whispered about it, and some were brave enough to ask the emperor to investigate Concubine Li’s identity, but they were all refuted by the emperor one by one.

But even if the emperor wanted to protect Concubine Li, he couldn’t resist the various evidences being presented to the public.

Because at the same time, Lin Zhiyu and his team also dug up Concubine Li's background. She didn't have any parents who died early, and her life story was a mystery. She entered Mingyanfang after making a deal with the madam, so she became the leader who sold her skills but not her body.

As for the contract of selling her body, there must have been some tampering, but when the emperor redeemed her body, the contract of selling her body was directly destroyed, and there was no chance to check it again.

In this way, Concubine Li became the center of rumors, and gossip continued.

Then when the matter fermented to the climax, another rumor came.

It was said that the daughter of the traitor had a mark on her chest, and you could tell as long as you checked it.

...

[This Concubine Yun really knows how to seize the opportunity.]

In Changqing Palace, Lin Baoer fed Xiaoqing grapes while listening to the news brought back by Qinglian.

"It shouldn't be those ministers who said they wanted to check the body of the imperial concubine, right?" Lin Baoer pursed her lips and teased Xiaoqing.

You know, in ancient times, if you dared to ask the emperor's concubine to strip for inspection, if you met a good-tempered one, he would find a reason to demote you, and if you met a bad-tempered one, he would find a reason to chop off your head and exterminate your whole family.

Even though those ministers were eager for the country, they didn't dare to joke about their own future and family, so even if they heard the rumor, they would not take the initiative to ask for a physical examination.

After all, if the test showed that there was nothing, no one could bear the emperor's anger.

Qinglian smiled and nodded, "It was the Queen Mother who proposed it."

"Queen?" Lin Baoer was a little surprised.

She thought it would be other concubines.

Killing someone with a borrowed knife Killing someone with a borrowed knife, no smart person would choose to put themselves in danger. She guessed that Concubine Yun would not take the initiative to come forward, but she did not expect that the Queen would actually participate in it. It was really unexpected.

Shouldn't the Queen be of one mind with the Emperor at this time?

"Because the commotion was too big, it is said that the Queen begged the Emperor to investigate. On the one hand, it can shut up the ministers of the previous dynasty, and on the other hand, it can also make these rumors self-defeating." Qinglian said.

Lin Baoer nodded.

That makes sense.

On the surface, it was for the sake of the relationship between the Emperor and his ministers, but secretly, it also gave a hard push, forcing the Emperor to do so, otherwise he would not be able to stop the gossip.

[What good show can we see next? ]

Lin Baoer is looking forward to it.

I wonder if the emperor can still remain calm after seeing the mark on Shen Ruyu's chest.

It's just that they haven't copied the disguised Lin Ruqian yet, otherwise Lin Baoer will definitely add another climax to this farce.

On the other side, in Wanyan Palace.

All the palace maids knelt on the ground, not daring to look up at the bright yellow figure with a gloomy face, all trembling with fear, for fear of getting into trouble.

"Your Majesty, do you really want me to verify my identity?"

Shen Ruyu knelt on the ground, looking at the emperor with red eyes, her face was stubborn, her eyelashes trembling, her hands clenched, and she bit her lips tightly as if she had suffered a great injustice, her weak body trembling slightly, so pitiful.

The emperor cast a heavy gaze on her, stared at her in silence for a long while, then turned away and lowered his voice, "The innocent are innocent, my beloved concubine should know this truth, only by proving it with facts can we stop these rumors."

Shen Ruyu said nothing more, kowtowed to the emperor, and followed the palace nanny into the hall.

The emperor looked at all this and sighed.

The chief eunuch next to him said very sensibly: "Your Majesty, don't be sad about this matter, you are also for the noble concubine, and Concubine Li will understand."

The emperor pursed his lips, his eyes dark and unclear.

Only he himself knew that his heart was actually beginning to waver.

When he saw Shen Ruyu, he felt that she looked very familiar at first sight. It was only later that he learned that she had some origins with the former Prime Minister Shen Qiantang. She was the daughter of a distant relative of Shen Qiantang's great-uncle. She had been cut off from the Shen family since she was a child. She lived with her family in the remote Qishan Town. No one in the family had ever been to Beijing, so when the Prime Minister's Mansion was raided, their family was safe.

Later, the family encountered famine, and encountered bullies while fleeing from the famine. The whole family died tragically, and some starved to death. Only she was left holding on to her breath and entered the capital by chance.

Then, in order to find a bite to eat, she was sold to Mingyanfang by a human trafficker. The madam thought she was beautiful, so she kept her, and she successfully squeezed into the top position with her singing voice.

By the time he knew all this, he had already been deeply infatuated with her. He had sent people to investigate the truth. When they found out that it was indeed as she said, he no longer cared and decided not to pursue the matter. He even took the initiative to cover it up for her.

Unexpectedly, there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable, and these secrets were still discovered.

About half an hour later, the nanny came out of the hall and said, "Your Majesty, there are no birthmarks or scars on the queen's chest."

The emperor's eyes lit up.

Without saying anything, he walked straight in.

Under the dim light, Shen Ruyu stood behind the screen, her thin shoulders shaking constantly, and low sobs came from the air.

When she turned around, the emperor saw her tearful face, which made him feel distressed.

"Ali." The emperor hugged her gently and soothed her softly, "It's okay, it's all over."

Seeing him coming, Shen Ruyu sobbed even louder, buried in his arms, and cried breathlessly.

"Your Majesty, you should...you should know me...you should know best whether there are any marks on my body...wuwu..."

The emperor touched her head distressedly, picked up her coat and put it on her, his eyes full of pity, "Yes, I know best."

They made love every night, how could he not know whether she had the mark?

But...

"But if you want to shut up those ministers, only in this way will they believe and not doubt your identity."

Shen Ruyu's heart trembled, and she looked up at him with tears in her eyes, and said hesitantly, "Identity...? What identity?"

The emperor carried her to the bed and sat down, sighing, "Do you really think you can hide it from me?"