Long Yi squeezed her hand and said, "I know."
Soon, the couple had breakfast.
After breakfast, Long Yi got up and went to the morning court.
Qiao Wanyou also stood up.
Seeing her following him, Long Yi stopped and said softly, "Just wait. As soon as I have any news, I will send someone to inform you, or I will come back and tell you myself."
"I know." Qiao Wanyou nodded, "I will go to the Queen Mother's palace to see my mother."
"You're thoughtful."
In front of all the eunuchs and palace maids, Long Yi kissed Qiao Wanyou on the forehead.
"You're already an old married couple, and you're still like this." Qiao Wanyou reached out and pushed him, "You should go to the morning court."
Only then did Long Yi walk away.
Qiao Wanyou took Nanny Li and a group of palace maids and eunuchs to the Empress Dowager's palace.
At this moment, Yan Funing and Fu Ciyi were still in the carriage.
After yawning twice in succession, Yan Funing muttered, "The Prince's Mansion is far from the Imperial Palace. You must attend the morning court today. I can tell with my toes that someone will oppose the abolition of the Empress Dowager's position. You have to step forward."
"Then where are you going?" Fu Ciyi asked her.
Although I knew that she was worried about her grandmother and would definitely go to the palace to see her, I still asked.
You have to know that she went to bed late last night, and it was just dawn now, so she didn't sleep for many hours.
He didn't sleep for many hours, which made him feel distressed.
Yan Funing patted the food box beside her: "It's full of snacks. The Imperial Grandmother has bad teeth, so there must not be many snacks in her palace. I prepared these snacks for her."
"When did you prepare it?" Fu Ciyi was surprised that he didn't even know.
Yan Funing chuckled and said, "I ate it by myself."
"I see."
When the couple arrived at the palace, one went straight to the main hall for the morning court session, while the other went to the harem.
A moment later, the morning court began with the cheers of "Long live the emperor" from civil and military officials.
Long Yi sat majestically on the dragon throne, his gaze sweeping solemnly down below: "A major event occurred yesterday."
As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers in the hall turned their heads to look for a few people with whom they had already had feelings.
But then the emperor said again: "It is better to say that the incident was not officially revealed until yesterday rather than yesterday."
The old prime minister stepped forward, bowed, and said, "May I ask your Majesty, what is the matter?"
Long Yi glanced at the Ling family's relatives and then said calmly, "The matter is complicated and cannot be explained in a few words. Let me make it short. Empress Dowager Ling Li is not my biological mother."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall was in an uproar.
"What's going on?"
"How could the Empress Dowager not be the Emperor's biological mother?"
"Yes, I have watched the Emperor grow up. The Empress Dowager raised him with great difficulty. How can they not be biological mother and son?"
Some even whispered, "You know, when the Emperor was still a prince and was fighting for the throne with the late Emperor, the Empress Dowager contributed much more!"
Many ministers asked the old prime minister to ask again, and the old prime minister bowed again: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is not your biological mother, then who is your biological mother?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The ministers echoed.
Long Yicai had just ascended the throne as emperor. If his biological mother was of poor origin, then his position as the new emperor would not be stable.
He has only been emperor for a few months.
The royal family had already had some complaints, and now at this critical juncture, such shocking news came out, which could really shake the new emperor's throne.
You must know that the new emperor has not yet sat firmly on the throne.
Long Yi had anticipated their reaction and said loudly, "Grand Concubine Yun is my biological mother."
"Concubine Yun?" Many young ministers had no idea that such a person existed in the imperial palace.
The old prime minister did remember: "Concubine Yun, I remember that more than forty years ago, she requested a blood test. What's going on now?"
Long Yi was too lazy to say too much. He just moved his fingers and instructed Eunuch Han who was standing behind him.
Eunuch Han stepped forward, swept his whisk, and spoke loudly, "Over forty years ago, Concubine Yun and Concubine Li gave birth at the same time. Concubine Li's child died, so she took Concubine Yun's child for herself. After being told her child was stillborn, Concubine Yun requested a blood test to determine her paternity. Doctor Lu, bribed by Concubine Li, tampered with the test."
"Last night, the Emperor, Concubine Yun, and the Empress Dowager all underwent a blood test. The test was witnessed by many people, and performed by Princess Rui and two imperial physicians to ensure fairness. The results showed that the Emperor and Concubine Yun were biological mother and son."
Eunuch Han raised his hand as he spoke.
The two imperial doctors who participated in the blood test yesterday came forward and said yes.
"It is indeed fair. I am willing to guarantee it with my own life!" said the old doctor.
Upon hearing this, the ministers were shocked.
Long Yi said loudly, "Back then, Concubine Yun was imprisoned in the cold palace. She suffered injustice for over forty years. As her own son, I feel deeply ashamed and heartbroken."
"I hereby declare the abolition of the title of Empress Dowager Ling Li, effective immediately. I order the Ministry of Rites to announce this to the world."
The Minister of Rites immediately stepped forward and said, "I obey your order!"
"Wait, Your Majesty!" Old Master Ling stepped out tremblingly, leaning on his cane. "Your Majesty, I have a request. Please allow me to speak."
"Speak." Long Yi's voice was light.
Old Master Ling said, "The Empress Dowager raised the Emperor and taught him with care. Even if she has no merit, she has worked hard. I believe her switching of the children was due to some reason, but her kindness to the Emperor is the kindness of a mother to her son. I beg the Emperor to consider the difficulties faced by the Empress Dowager as a mother and retain her position as Empress Dowager."
Long Yi sneered: "Is there a reason for this?"
While speaking, he gestured to Eunuch Han to continue.
Yesterday, Eunuch Han was sometimes beside the emperor and sometimes away on business. He only listened to half of many things and had to look at Fu Ciyi with pleading eyes.
Fu Ciyi cupped his hands and said, "Father, let me speak for you."
"You say." Long Yi raised his hand.
Fu Ciyi then said, "More than forty years ago, Concubine Li's theft of someone's child was only one of her motives. Initially, she intended to kill Concubine Yun twice. More than ten years ago, when she was already a concubine, my mother caught her in an act. She then ordered the fake eunuch Gu Zhong to poison her. Not satisfied with the slow effect of the poison, she ordered people to set it on fire."
"I think you all still remember the fire in Prince Jin's Mansion more than ten years ago."
"Now she is dissatisfied with the position of Empress Dowager and has poisoned the Empress Dowager."
As he spoke, Fu Ciyi pulled out a thick stack of documents and presented them: "The evidence is all here. The Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate can all hear this case together."
Eunuch Han immediately went to take it and handed it to Long Yi.
Old Master Ling glanced at his people with his old eyes, and someone immediately came out: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has made a lot of contributions to stabilizing the national situation of Dajing."
The implication is that Long Yi's ability to sit on the throne depends entirely on the Empress Dowager.
Feeling that the person who spoke out was not of high enough status, Old Master Ling looked at Cai Tingzhou.
Cai Tingzhou had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty, even if the Empress Dowager did something wrong, the Empress and His Royal Highness Prince Rui are still fine as of now. Even if the Empress Dowager wanted to poison the Empress Dowager, she is still fine. As for what happened over forty years ago, it happened so long ago that the Empress Dowager probably has a lot to say. I hope Your Majesty will understand!"
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