Emperor Dongling was completely confused.
Born to Concubine Xue and Xue Huaian? Aren't they brother and sister?
incest?
Emperor Dongling stared at Liu Heng carefully. It turned out that Liu Heng looked about 60% similar to Xue Huaian.
In the past, Concubine Xue always said that her nephew looked like his uncle.
hehe……
Emperor Dongling was so angry that he almost slammed the table and stood up.
At the right moment, the baby's voice rang in my ears again.
[Noble Concubine Xue was merely the adopted daughter of Prime Minister Xue. After Liu Heng ascended the throne, Noble Concubine Xue and Xue Huaian openly lived together, enjoying a carefree life.]
I see!
Not long after Concubine Xue entered the palace, she claimed to be sick and missed home, so she returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and soon became pregnant.
Emperor Dongling gritted his teeth.
Is that old Prime Minister Xue just going along with the mistake, or did he have it planned all along?
No one in the capital knew that Xue Lin was an adopted daughter, and he had kept it a secret very well.
Liu Heng ascended the throne, the country was renamed Xue, and Xue Laogou became the big winner in life.
Good plan!
On this side, Liu Heng retreated triumphantly.
"His Royal Highness the Third Prince presents a gift!"
As soon as the singing of thanks fell.
Liu Zhi proudly stood up from his seat, leading two followers carrying things and preparing to present a gift.
At this moment, a shout came from the door of the hall.
"I haven't even presented my grandmother with a birthday gift yet, when will it be someone else's turn?"
Liu Hao, wearing new clothes and smiling, was pushed into the hall by Alang, attracting everyone's attention.
"It's the Second Prince!"
"Hasn't he attended the banquet for several years?"
"Since the Empress is in attendance, it's normal for the Second Prince to be in attendance."
"That's right! So how did this mother and son suddenly figure it out?"
"Who knows?"
Liu Hao came before the Queen Mother, presented her with a birthday gift, and bowed, saying, "Grandmother, I wish you blessings as vast as the flowing waters of the East Sea, and a life as long as the evergreen pines of the Southern Mountains!"
"Let's see what precious birthday gift the Second Prince gave us." Concubine Xue smiled.
Liu Hao directly retorted: "As everyone knows, my mother and I have not left our house for five years. We are nothing like some people who spend their days plundering the people's wealth.
Besides, the Empress Dowager wouldn't mind my gift being cheap."
The Queen Mother looked at Liu Hao with joy: "Hao'er being able to come out to attend the Royal Grandmother's birthday banquet will make the Royal Grandmother happier than giving her mountains of gold and silver."
Liu Hao bowed to the Queen Mother again before letting Alang push him to his seat.
Concubine Xue stopped him with a dark face: "Second Prince, what did you mean by that just now?"
"Literally."
"Stop spitting bloody words here!"
"Did I slander you? You're guilty as a thief!"
Concubine Xue was so angry that she blurted out: "You cripple..."
Before she could finish her curse, Liu Hao reached out and grabbed her, slapping her hard on the face with two slaps.
"If you dare to say the word 'crippled' again, I won't mind shutting your stinky mouth."
Liu Heng clenched his fists and stood up from his seat.
"Liu Hao!"
Liu Hao remained calm and composed. "What? You want to fight? If you have the guts, come in openly and honestly. Don't act like a stinking rat hiding in the gutter, resorting to dirty tricks."
"Who are you calling a stinky rat?"
"Speaking of you, aren't you just a stinky rat who can't stand the light of day?"
The deliberate pause scared some people so much that they almost lost their concentration.
Xue Huaian, who was sitting a little further away, wiped his sweat quietly.
Nangong Jiu, who was in the arms of Emperor Dongling, was listening to the excitement while waving his arms and kicking his legs.
[Mother, brother, beat him up! He's responsible for your leg injury.]
Emperor Dongling narrowed his eyes when he heard this. The person who secretly harmed the prince was indeed Liu Heng.
Empress Chen glanced at Liu Heng, then looked at Concubine Xue.
"How dare you insult my son in front of my mother, the emperor, and all the ministers' families? Is it because I'm too easy to talk to that I'm giving you face?"
Concubine Xue covered her face and wanted to find Emperor Dongling.
The Empress Dowager slammed the table majestically and stared at Concubine Xue: "Enough! Do you want to ruin my birthday party?"
Concubine Xue, who was most afraid of the empress dowager, shrank her neck and retreated to her seat.
The birthday party continues.
Emperor Dongling wanted to hear Nangong Jiu speak again, but he saw Nangong Jiu pursed his lips and frowned, even his face flushed red.
"Waaaaa..." Nangong Jiu cried out.
Eunuch Wei hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, the young lady is probably going to poop."
"Then send it back to Xue'er quickly." As soon as he said that, he felt a wet heat under his hand.
Emperor Dongling was at a loss for words: "Blame me, I forgot you were still a child."
When Nangong Yunxue heard the crying, she hurried forward to take her daughter and, under the guidance of the palace maid, went to the side hall to change her diaper and feed her.
When she returned to her seat, she saw that her bowl was full of food. Chu Ruoyan said with concern, "Give Jiu'er to me. Eat something while it's hot."
Nangong Yunxue agreed and did as she was told, concentrating on eating her food. She didn't notice that many eyes were looking at her from time to time.
There are gentle, probing, envious, calculating, and even sinister ones...
Nangong Yunxue buried her head in her food. Xu Feiyan and Zhou Yuyao kept picking up food for her: "Eat more, your milk will be enough for Jiuer."
"Well, thank you two sisters-in-law!"
This scene was seen by Concubine Xue.
"Tsk, a village woman is a village woman, she has never seen the world, she looks like a starving ghost, she is really embarrassing Li Yulin."
As soon as Concubine Xue said this in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, she was hit hard, and the table in front of her fell out along with the person.
"You deserve it! You don't know how to live or die!"
Emperor Dongling and Liu Hao both had angry expressions on their faces.
No one saw who made the move, only Nangong Jiu waved his hands wildly with joy.
"Xiaoxing, well done! She insulted her mother, she deserves a beating!"
Xiaoxing moved slightly after receiving the praise.
The chaos in front did not affect Nangong Xue's eating.
Nangong Jiu watched his mother eat, his saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth.
After eating for a while, Nangong Yunxue put down her chopsticks and said, "I'm done. Give Jiu'er to me, and you guys eat quickly!"
Nangong Jiu returned to Nangong Yunxue's arms, pursed his lips in grievance, and reached out to grab the bowl.
[Mother, it smells so good, let Jiuer smell it to satisfy her craving!]
Nangong Yunxue wiped Nangong Jiu's saliva, held down her rebellious little hands, held her closer, and let her smell the fragrance of the food.
"Jiu'er, grow up quickly. Once you have all your teeth you can eat."
[Wuwuwu… My teeth…]
After the palace banquet finally ended, Nangong Jiu was exhausted and fell asleep feeling aggrieved.
Nangong Honglie and his son, and Nangong Yunxue and her daughter were invited to Kunning Palace by Emperor Dongling and Empress Chen.
Emperor Dongling repeated Nangong Jiu's words, and everyone present was shocked.
"Liu Heng is actually Xue Huaian's son and Prime Minister Xue's grandson?!"
Nangong Honglie looked solemn.
"Your Majesty, the Empress, Your Highness, and the rest of the family, whether they were just letting things slide or doing it on purpose, this has been going on for over twenty years.
I'm afraid their preparations are more thorough than we expected.
To reduce casualties and convince the public, we may need to make some minor changes to our previous plans and layouts."
Emperor Dongling nodded in agreement.
"Tell me, how can we change it?"
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