Chapter 398: Prospects
Duke Song knew that Prince Jingbei was afraid that the Emperor would recognize his daughter. His wife, the Crown Prince of Jingbei, would become the Emperor's princess, and his son, the Crown Prince of Jingbei, would become the Emperor's consort.
The son-in-law can't even hold real power, let alone military power, and can only depend on the princess for survival.
That's why Duke Song thought of using this to threaten the prince, asking him to help him stop the emperor from sending Princess Shouzhen to marry into Dongliang. However, the prince didn't accept it at all and wanted to use him to get rid of the hidden dangers in the Jingbei Palace.
Duke Song was unwilling to be used by Prince Jingbei, but there was nothing he could do as no sugarcane can be sweet at both ends.
He found a girl to occupy the princess status that belonged to the Crown Princess of Jingbei. Princess Shouzhen did not have to marry into the royal family. Her status was occupied, and the Crown Princess of Jingbei could never return to her ancestral home. Even if the Emperor adopted her as his adopted daughter, Xie Jingyu was not a real prince consort, and it would not affect his control over the military power.
Considering that the Emperor has great trust in Prince Jingbei, and Prince Jingbei now has only one son, the Crown Prince, the Emperor may not allow Prince Jingbei to lose his title and never go to the battlefield just to recognize his daughter.
So even though they knew that Prince Jingbei was using them, Duke Song and Queen Song still jumped in.
I thought it was just a small puddle, but who would have thought there was an abyss hidden underneath!
Didn't that prince fall off a cliff and die with Concubine Chen?!
How come he's still alive and has become Old Master Pei's grandson?!
Pei Huaijin's eyebrows and eyes somewhat resembled the emperor, but even though he was dressed in mourning and kneeling beside the coffin of Concubine Chen to burn paper, no one thought that he was the emperor's prince who was exiled.
First of all, wearing mourning clothes was really accidental, and a bunch of young masters from aristocratic families could testify for Pei Huaijin.
Secondly, Pei Huaijin was brought to Beijing in a prison van with a murder case on his hands, and he almost went to the guillotine. If he were a prince, would there be so many problems?
Young Master Wang provoked a quarrel and assaulted the prince in public. This crime was enough to punish the execution of all nine generations of the Wang family.
In order to prevent Princess Shouzhen from marrying into Dongliang, they found a fake princess to pretend to be the daughter of Concubine Chen. As a result, the emperor took the opportunity to insert the real prince in so that they could all recognize their ancestral roots.
If they questioned or objected, not only would Princess Shouzhen be sent to marry a foreign prince, but they would also be charged with finding someone to impersonate the princess!
What a great King Jingbei!
Duke Song stared at Prince Jingbei with eyes as sharp as knives, wishing he could poke several big holes in Prince Jingbei.
The Duke of Song could not speak out if there were any doubts, but there were still a lot of ministers in the court.
The Left Prime Minister stepped forward and asked, "How could Pei Huaijin, the grandson of Old Master Pei, be the son of Consort Chen and the Emperor's prince?"
The emperor did not answer, it was Shen Ji who responded.
Shen Ji said, "After the accident of Concubine Chen, her maid left the prince outside the gate of Pei Mansion, and the Pei family adopted him. Many people in Lianzhou know about this."
"Because we hadn't found the princess yet, and hadn't found the other half of the token, we hadn't been able to return to our roots. Unexpectedly, Duke Song found the princess, and the emperor, his father, and his sons were finally reunited."
"Duke Song has done a great service in retrieving the princess. The Emperor must reward him handsomely."
Killing someone and destroying their heart.
Duke Song was so angry that he felt a bloody taste in his throat and his vision went black.
Civil and military officials looked at each other in bewilderment.
They all knew that the prince born to Concubine Chen was the grandson of Old Tutor Lin. Once he recognized his ancestral roots, he would have the power to compete with Prince Cheng. Unexpectedly, the Emperor had already found him and raised him in the Pei Mansion, where he was carefully taught by Old Master Pei...
You know, Old Master Pei is capable of serving as a tutor and teaching the prince.
He treats him as his own grandson and teaches him more carefully and attentively than he does the prince.
Duke Song helped Princess Shouzhen, but ended up betraying King Cheng.
Few of those who could become ministers in front of the palace were stupid. They all knew what was going on with Princess Heshun. If she was really a princess born to Concubine Chen, how could Old Tutor Lin and Duke Dingguo let the emperor send her to marry so easily? It was obviously a fake.
However, as long as she is officially canonized, the fake princess will also be real.
The news that Pei Huaijin was the prince born to the Emperor by Concubine Chen spread throughout the palace, and Empress Song was so angry that she almost smashed Fengyi Palace to pieces.
When the Empress Dowager heard this, she almost had a stroke.
Last night, Pei Huaijin, Xie Jingyu, and Prince Yuzhang were on guard. In the morning, Xie Jingyu left the palace and returned home to have breakfast with Chen Wan.
Pei Huaijin was also dragged out of the palace by Prince Yuzhang. Fearing that this stubborn man would kneel and make him faint, he dragged him to Deyue Tower for breakfast.
When Pei Huaijin's life story reached Deyue Tower and reached the ears of Prince Yuzhang and others, Prince Yuzhang was on Pei Huaijin's back.
The Prince of Yuzhang was a lively and playful person who loved to play pranks and could easily get along with anyone. Although Pei Huaijin was a few years younger than them, he was not much shorter than them. In addition, he was a martial artist, which made it easier for people to ignore the age difference.
The Prince of Yuzhang and the Prince of Yong were fighting. The Prince of Yong used Pei Huaijin as a shield. The Prince of Yuzhang couldn't reach him, so he jumped onto Pei Huaijin's back to grab the Prince of Yong.
The servant pushed the door open and went in to tell his own prince that Pei Huaijin was the son of Concubine Chen and the emperor's prince. Then he saw his own prince acting arrogantly on the prince's back.
Servant, “……!!!”
The prince is itching again!
If the prince knew about this, he would beat him half to death.
The servant stood there stunned.
Prince Yuzhang asked, "Is there something you want to report?"
The servant said in a floating voice, "The twins born to Concubine Chen have been found. The Emperor issued an edict earlier in the morning, allowing them to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestral home..."
Prince Yuzhang, still on Pei Huaijin's back, smiled and said, "It wasn't easy. Your hard times are finally over. The concubine Chen's biological son has been found. You don't have to wear mourning clothes and burn paper money anymore."
Pei Huaijin also breathed a sigh of relief.
The servant said, "..."
Your Majesty, please get off the prince's back immediately.
The servants all felt that their prince's neck was shaking.
The servant twitched his lips and said, "Prince, don't you even ask who the prince is?"
Prince Yuzhang realized it belatedly and asked, "I almost forgot to ask, who is the prince?"
The servant looked at Pei Huaijin.
Then Prince Yong and the others looked at him, "What are you looking at Huai Jin for?"
The servant said silently, "He is the prince..."
Pei Huaijin, “……!!!”
Prince Yuzhang, “……!!!”
Prince Yong and others, "......!!!"
Seven or eight people looked at Pei Huaijin in unison.
Prince Yuzhang quickly dismounted from Pei Huaijin's horse and looked at the servant, "You can't joke like that."
Who would dare to make such a joke?
Is the prince stupid?
After the Prince of Yuzhang finished speaking, he finally understood.
He is out of breath.
He just lay on the prince's back.
No, if Pei Huaijin is a prince, then he is the crown prince, the future emperor, right?
Prince Yuzhang hooked his arm around Pei Huaijin's shoulders, but he was scolding Xie Jingyu, "Brother Jingyu, you're too unkind. He made you wear mourning clothes, but he didn't tell you your true identity. I'll hang him up and beat him later, okay?"
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