No one else seemed to react unusually. Queen Hyomin turned her head to say thank you to the little guy, but she found that the little guy was rolling his eyes mischievously but didn't open his mouth.
So where did her voice come from?
Empress Xiaomin suppressed her doubts and said with a smile, "Thank you, Yue'er..."
The little girl pursed her lips and smiled, which made Empress Xiaomin's heart soften again. Seeing this, Emperor Jianxi smiled and said to Empress Xiaomin, "Empress, you don't know how clever this little girl is!"
Emperor Jianxi started the conversation by telling the story of how Shangguan Qingyue broke into the pigpen, subdued the pig demon, and cut down her father's flag. Everyone laughed, but Shangguan Shu curled his lips, feeling extremely helpless.
Shao Yihui lowered his eyes and remained silent.
The prince was nervous and couldn't laugh.
Shangguan Qingyue put his hands on his hips and said, "Grandfather, how dare you expose Yue'er's shortcomings? Yue'er will no longer be with you!"
Empress Xiaomin looked at Shangguan Qingyue in surprise and asked, "So our Yue'er is so capable?"
The little fellow was startled for a moment, then his pouting mouth lowered. "Alright, since the Imperial Grandmother praised me for being so capable, I'll let you go!"
She continued, "It's just so-so. Anyway, I'm the pig demon's military advisor now, and they all listen to me. They're so obedient!"
She raised her chin, and said proudly, "If the Royal Grandmother wants to see the pig demons, Yue'er will call them over to show you!"
Empress Xiaomin looked at Shangguan Qingyue in disbelief. The incident of the pig demon alone was enough to surprise her, and she had just determined that Shangguan Qingyue just didn't open his mouth when he said something.
Could it be that he was using ventriloquism?
Queen Hyomin responded to the little guy and reached out to touch the little guy's belly. It was so round and cute.
Gulp gulp...
Queen Hyomin withdrew her hand without leaving a trace.
It doesn't seem to be ventriloquism.
Empress Xiaomin was still puzzled until the banquet ended and everyone left. Shao Yihui was left in a side hall by her.
Empress Xiaomin was indeed tired due to the long journey, and she fell asleep immediately after taking a bath. Emperor Jianxi returned to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity and asked several ministers headed by Shangguan Shu to investigate the ins and outs of the replacement of the crown prince.
That night, after the prince returned home, both Wei Mansion and the prince's mansion were surrounded by the imperial guards.
The prince completely gave up.
He knew he was really finished.
After more than thirty years of life that should not have belonged to him, he was actually a little uneasy. The moment he learned the truth, he wanted to treat Li Liangdi well to atone for his sins. For himself, for his mother and sister, he could not take the initiative to admit that the Empress had no children and everything his mother had built was gone.
He originally thought that if something happened one day, his father would show him some mercy because of the years of raising him, even if he knew about it but didn't report it.
Until I saw Shao Yihui...
His face resembled his father and mother, and his eyes and eyebrows were as beautiful as his sister's. He suddenly realized that Pei had deceived him.
The princess who was replaced that year was not Li Liangdi at all, but a baby boy.
And he's still alive!
Now that he was alive, how could he explain his difficulties to his father?
How could the emperor show mercy to him...
When Zhao Cong returned to the Prince's Mansion, he locked himself in the study and cried silently.
What is his will eventually be his, and what is not his will be returned sooner or later...
The whole night was peaceful in the palace.
Emperor Jianxi issued an edict and rushed to Kunning Palace. He squeezed in before Empress Xiaomin closed the palace door. After ten years, he finally succeeded in sleeping with her. Although the bed was plain, he felt that he had no regrets in his life just being able to lie next to Xiaomin.
Shao Yihui was served, bathed and changed.
Queen Hyomin temporarily assigned eight young eunuchs and sixteen palace maids to serve him.
When the palace maid was changing his clothes, she was startled by the scars on his body. He smiled and comforted her, "Don't be afraid."
The prepared robes were all brocade and satin, and one was even bright yellow with a four-clawed golden dragon inlaid on it.
This is the prince's uniform.
After spending a day and a night together, he had already realized that his mother, although careless on the outside, was actually very meticulous on the inside.
She certainly didn't send it by accident. She wanted to use this robe to comfort him and tell him something.
Of course he wouldn't wear it, as the time had not yet come. But at night, after closing the door, he didn't ask the palace maid to keep watch. He lit a candle, placed his hand on the dragon pattern, closed his eyes, and stroked the direction of the silk thread in front of him, his heart feeling both empty and full.
The corners of my eyes couldn't help but become moist.
He thought, just that little bit.
Yuan'er, just a little bit short.
I can promise you everything in this world!
Outside the palace, the Dali Temple, the Imperial City Administration, the Imperial Guards, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Revenue... all went out to arrest, question, and search, turning the capital upside down.
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was also bustling with people, some reporting back and forth, some presenting letters, and some old cabinet ministers who heard the news and came to question Shangguan Shu why he had mobilized such a large army... Until the darkness faded, the sky turned white, and a gorgeous morning glow stretched across the sky and broke through the air.
Shangguan Dan hurried over, "Brother, Wei Ju has confessed."
After a night of interrogation by the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, Wei Ju confessed.
At the same time, more than 20 recorders who were temporarily transferred to Shangguan Shu's side compiled what they had investigated tonight into a book, which Shangguan Shu reported to the emperor.
Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Emperor Jianxi adjourned court today.
Early in the morning, after a good rest, Empress Xiaomin began to tell Emperor Jianxi about the replacement of the crown prince. As soon as she started, she saw that Emperor Jianxi did not look surprised at all, so Empress Xiaomin knew what was going on and there was no need to say more.
Sure enough, Emperor Jianxi took her to the Yangxin Palace.
The case of the crown prince being replaced.
Outside the Yangxin Palace, people were already kneeling on the ground. Wu Yonggui retreated from the Yangxin Palace, raised his neck and shouted, "Your Majesty has ordered to summon the Crown Prince, summon Princess Chengqian, summon..."
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