Ah Xiu said, "The Empress is very strong-willed. When she heard this, she immediately stood up and took me with her. We walked step by step towards the cold palace."
"The Empress had only given birth three days ago and was very weak. She fell ill as soon as she arrived at the cold palace."
"Since you are in the cold palace, the imperial physician will not come in to help you with the diagnosis. Your Majesty can only endure it."
"Fortunately, I got through it, but the physical pain and the pain in my heart will never go away."
Fu Ciyi was moved by what he heard. He held Yan Funing's hand tightly, wiping her tears while not knowing how to comfort them.
Concubine Yun suddenly smiled: "Fortunately, it's all in the past. I haven't seen that person since I was sent to the cold palace."
"He has countless women in his harem. He favors one today and another tomorrow."
"I sneered when I heard him falling out with the court officials over his young son."
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Concubine Yun waved her hand. "The royal family is heartless, the emperor is even more so, and now the new emperor is the same. Wen Yu, if you can sit in that position, you must treat Fu Ning well."
"I remember it." Fu Ciyi said solemnly.
Concubine Yun nodded: "Good boy."
Yan Funing thought of something and asked softly, "Grandma Yun, have you met our father?"
"He was stabbed in the hand not long after he was born because of me. He probably hated me so much. In short, Concubine Li hated me so much that she later became the Dowager Concubine and would come to the cold palace to provoke me from time to time."
"I'm already in the cold palace, what else can I do to her?"
"There are too many women in the palace and they are too idle. Once they are idle, they will find all kinds of trouble."
"You target me, I target you, and there's no day of peace."
"I've long been tired of that kind of life. It's quite good in the cold palace, so I won't bother with her."
"Over time, she stopped causing trouble."
"As for the new emperor..." Concubine Yun waved her hand. "I've never met him, and I don't want to see him. The moment I see him, I'll think of my son, who was born on the same day as him."
Poor child, he was only a few days old in this world.
And Concubine Li's son has now become the emperor.
Whenever she thought of this gap, she couldn't let it go.
After chatting for a while, considering that today's topic was too heavy and seeing that Concubine Yun and A Xiu were both in an unstable mood, Fu Ciyi comforted them with a few words and then suggested leaving.
Give them space to calm down.
Concubine Yun nodded absentmindedly: "You can go back by yourselves. I won't see you off."
Yan Funing said softly, "Grandma Yun, we'll come back to see you in a few days."
"good."
Only then did Fu Ciyi take Yan Funing away.
The two men jumped out of the high wall and stood in the corridor, their eyes fixed on the direction of the cold palace.
"Husband, do you think that our father might be Grandma Yun's biological son?" Yan Funing asked in a low voice.
"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Fu Ciyi said.
"Grandma Yun was quite rigorous and courageous. After giving birth, she was not afraid of the emperor and empress at the time. She dared to question the paternity and even requested a blood test."
"Indeed." Fu Ciyi nodded. "Two children born on the same day were sent to the prince's residence immediately after birth. It is understandable that Concubine Yun would have such doubts."
"If my father is Grandma Yun's child, then the blood test was tampered with."
"It's not difficult for the imperial physician to perform this kind of operation." Fu Ciyi said coldly.
Yan Funing nodded. "Yes." She held his hand tightly. "Husband, if this is the case, what should we do? Should we raise our doubts right then and there?"
"The identities of these people back then have changed. The little baby back then is now the emperor, and the Concubine Li back then is now the empress dowager. What kind of uproar would such suspicions cause? Until we have solid evidence, we must be rational."
"The question is this..." Yan Funing pondered and said, "Actually, the easiest way to solve this doubt is to do another blood test. Let's take a closer look to make sure there are no mistakes."
"Father is the emperor, who dares to prick his finger?"
"Ah?" Yan Funing was puzzled. "What do you mean?"
"Even a single injection would harm the emperor's body. No imperial physician would dare to commit such an act unless the emperor himself consented."
"Oh, this is a bit difficult."
To convince the Emperor...
If they said they suspected his biological mother was someone else, he would probably be furious, right?
After all, my father and the Empress Dowager have a very good mother-son relationship.
Fu Ciyi held her hand and said gently, "Now it seems that the truth is becoming clearer bit by bit. After so many years, we don't need to rush in the next day or two. We should first find out the Empress Dowager's motives."
"good."
"You have to know that many people behind the Empress Dowager have military power. We have to be cautious."
Upon hearing this, Yan Funing took a deep breath and said, "That's how it is."
"Guess why Father was able to compete with my uncle for the throne? This is one of the reasons."
It's not just because the emperor's grandfather likes his youngest son.
The old woman's people have military power, so in this situation, they cannot alert the enemy.
Although the Yan family had a lot of soldiers and horses, and would intervene if things got tough, the fact that the Yan family privately raised soldiers and horses was exposed to the world.
Even if the matter is settled by then, the Yan family will not end up well.
Considering all these factors, they had to continue their investigation secretly and only bring it forward after finding out the truth.
Yan Funing thought for a moment and added, "You're right. It's been over forty years since the incident with Yun'er's child, and over a decade since your relationship with the Queen Mother. So many years have passed, so we really can't rush into this in just a day or two. But it's best to get to the bottom of this as soon as possible. Husband, listen to me as I explain."
"you say."
"Let's assume that our father is Grandma Yun's son. Is there a possibility that our mother was poisoned by the then-concubine dowager because she accidentally learned this secret?"
"It's very likely that the poison has two consequences: blindness and amnesia. Blindness means being unable to see anything, and amnesia means forgetting everything."
"The purpose of the poisoning was to cause amnesia, so she wouldn't report it." Yan Funing continued her analysis. "As for the fire incident, do you think it was because she wanted to be thorough and worry-free?"
"You mean it wasn't Father who caused the fire, but her?"
"Well, she wants to completely eliminate what she thinks is a hidden danger."
Fu Ciyi murmured, "Don't forget, my mother became completely blind and lost her memory after she fled to Ling County."
"Yes, you mentioned it before, and it's even more obvious now. After she poisoned the Queen Mother, she realized the poison hadn't taken effect in time, so she decided to go all out and set her on fire. Since you were born to the Queen Mother, and given your status, she definitely didn't want to see you and decided to deal with you as well."
"So, the motive and the chain of logic are clear." Fu Ciyi said, "Now we need to obtain solid evidence. Restoring the Queen Mother's memory is difficult. I will discuss the blood test with Father when the time comes. Based on this, I will send someone to investigate the prince's whereabouts."
It's just that many years have passed since the incident, and it's probably impossible to find anyone who knows the inside story.
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