The hot pot was delicious, but it couldn't completely calm Yan Guangyi's irritability. After everyone had finished eating, he mentioned the rumors he heard in the Ministry of Works.
Rumors are just rumors, and only the parties involved can tell the truth. Yan Guangyi asked about what happened at the poetry meeting of Yan Cheng and the other two, and asked in great detail.
When he asked this question, Yan Xi became angry again. She stomped on the floor angrily, crushing it with her toes, as if there was something extremely evil under her feet that was worth crushing to death.
"It's all the fault of that Prince Chu. If he hadn't caused trouble, how could the whole capital know that Cheng'er and the Seventh Prince look alike?"
"He and the Seventh Prince have known each other for many years and must have met quite a few times. I don't believe he really can't tell Cheng'er from the Seventh Prince. He must have said those things on purpose."
Yan Guangyi had never met the Seventh Prince, nor had he met the Crown Prince of Chu, so he couldn't judge what kind of personalities they had.
Now, seeing that the Prince of Chu had publicly revealed that Yan Cheng looked very similar to the Seventh Prince, he felt that he was not a good person and was a troublemaker, so he took note of him.
But from another perspective, Yan Guangyi felt that the Prince of Chu's making the matter public was actually doing something beneficial to them.
This way, they at least have time to prepare in advance, which is better than others discovering Yan Cheng's identity first.
If the person who caused Yan Cheng to be stranded outside back then really confirmed Yan Cheng's identity first, Yan Cheng, or their entire Yan family might have perished without knowing it.
Yan Guangyi shuddered at the thought, cleared his mind, and turned to think about other things, not daring to think about those horrific scenes anymore.
"I don't know how the emperor's investigation is going. Over the years, our family has never concealed Cheng'er's background. We just hoped that Cheng'er's biological parents would find him one day. I didn't expect Cheng'er's background to be so powerful."
Yan Cheng looked up in slight surprise and saw Yan Guangyi's disappointment and worry. He didn't expect that his parents cared so much about him.
He just thought that his parents told him the truth so early because they were afraid that he would think too much and it would affect his mentality.
But in fact, he didn't expect his biological parents to come to him, because the Yan family had already given him the best family love.
Now it seems that finding his biological parents is not a good thing for him.
Royal is too complicated.
"I just hope that after the emperor finds out the whole story, he won't involve Cheng'er in his anger."
Yan Guangyi's tone was filled with pleading and worry.
Confusing the royal bloodline is a serious crime. The person who can replace a baby boy with a baby girl in the palace without making any noise must be someone extraordinary.
Yang Guifei, who had been favored for many years, Yun Shufei, who was rampant in the harem due to her family background, Jiang Xianfei and Yin Defei, who were the most senior, and other elderly people in the harem might have been the perpetrators.
Although Concubine Yun Shu is most likely Yan Cheng's biological mother, who can say for sure that she was not the one who did it? The saying "even a tiger won't eat its own cubs" is not something that anyone can use.
The fact that the person behind the scenes was able to exchange babies in the palace undoubtedly proves that Emperor Jingxi had little control over the harem.
Yan Guangyi always felt that Emperor Jingxi was an emperor with a strong desire for control. He was worried that when Emperor Jingxi was furious, he would vent his anger on Yan Cheng, who had been living in exile for many years and whose existence proved that he lacked control over the harem.
Yan Xi bit her lip. "Dad, what do you mean by that? The fact that they're the same age and look the same doesn't explain the relationship between Cheng'er and the Seventh Prince? Could it be that the Emperor won't recognize Cheng'er?"
Yan Guangyi didn't say anything, but worry remained on his face. Yan Xi looked at Chu Yuan again, but saw her knuckles tapping on the table.
Looking at Yan Zhuo again, he keenly noticed Yan Xi's gaze and forced a smile to try to reassure her not to worry too much.
After thinking about it, Yan Xi's eyes turned red. She felt that the incident happened too suddenly. The younger brother she had played with since childhood was going to die in just one day.
If they had known this would happen, they shouldn't have gone to that unfortunate poetry reading.
The youngest, Yan Luo, lay weakly on the table with his upper body.
He was still young, and even though he was smart, he couldn't figure everything out. He only knew that his second brother would soon no longer be his second brother.
"The imperial family is the most ruthless. Who can tell what an emperor is really thinking?"
Yan Cheng's lips parted slightly, his voice a little cold. Yan Xi felt that his brother's expression was a bit sarcastic no matter how he looked at it.
"Compared to the Royal Family, our situation is too passive. We can only deal with it as it comes."
Yan Cheng said lightly.
He believed that his life was thicker than paper and that no small thing would kill him.
Moreover, he is not the kind of person who would sit and wait for death. There are so many guards and secret guards surrounding the mansion, so it is not easy to assassinate him.
The only person who is uncontrollable is the one on the throne. If that person orders to kill him, it will be really troublesome.
He himself was not so respectful of the imperial power, but the native Yan family members were still living in the capital.
If he disobeys the order and runs away, his family will be in trouble.
If he really wanted to escape, he would have to find a proper way to fake his death.
There was a hint of anger between Yan Cheng's brows. The imperial power in ancient times was really disgusting.
Then his eyes dimmed slightly, he breathed steadily, picked up the already cold tea and took a few sips, trying hard to suppress the irritation in his heart.
As a modern man, Yan Cheng had long been afraid that one day he would not be able to endure the days of imperial supremacy, and would rush into the palace with a sword in hand when he was in a bad mood.
The thought of assassinating the emperor is exciting.
But thinking about his family who had given him love, he tried hard to hide this bad idea deep in his heart and not let it show up at all.
Now under pressure, the idea of assassinating the emperor emerged again.
He is such a terrible person.
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The night was extremely dark. The man in black, who had been alert in the dark corner for a long time, yawned, counted silently, and found that it was almost time to change shifts, so he forced himself to wake up.
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