"Congratulations, Your Highness!"
The staff began to flatter him, "From now on, who else but Your Highness will rule the world!"
"Congratulations, Your Highness!"
The others followed suit, as if they had already regarded the Fourth Prince as the Crown Prince, as if they had already succeeded.
The Fourth Prince smiled. Although he tried hard to hide it, he still couldn't help feeling a little proud.
At this moment, the guards of the mansion rushed in, "Your Highness, something big has happened!"
"I don't know who spread the news about what we have done over the years. Now the whole capital is full of rumors. Some people say that you and the queen are plotting to murder the heir to the throne. Some people say that you are colluding with the third prince of Northern Qi. Some people even say that you are raising private soldiers!"
"Moreover, these people are talking so convincingly. The matter has become a big deal and will probably reach the emperor's ears soon!"
"how so?"
The fourth prince was shocked. He stood up and asked in disbelief, "Who told this?"
He glanced around, his eyes flickering.
Because there are some things that even the staff in his own house don’t know about, how could they spread outside?
The guard was confused, "I don't know..."
Who should he ask if he wants to?
The staff was shocked and asked hurriedly, "Your Highness, what should we do?"
We were just celebrating.
Something happened in the blink of an eye?
Once a rumor starts, it cannot be suppressed.
The fourth prince was caught off guard and panicked. He pressed his forehead and said, "Let me think about it..."
at the same time.
Several officials had already entered the palace to look for the emperor. The emperor was stunned when he heard these words, "Did the fourth brother do it?"
"I don't know. I'll have to check it out to find out."
The ministers broke out in cold sweat.
Those who came did not support the Fourth Prince, but they still spoke very forbearingly at this time, "Such a big thing needs to be investigated before we can know the truth. Other things are fine, but the private soldier matter must be investigated immediately, otherwise something big will happen!"
The emperor pressed his hand between his eyebrows, very angry.
Station troops?
Does his son want to rebel?
I was just about to ask someone to check, but the next moment the Minister of War came in hurriedly, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, someone stuffed this at my door half an hour ago. This is a serious matter, so I have to rush to the palace!"
The eunuch presented the thing in his hand to the emperor, and the emperor's face immediately turned pale. He turned around and sent the palace guards away, "Investigate immediately and activate the secret channel. I want to get news from the south within three days!"
The palace guards disappeared quickly.
The emperor then asked the others, "Do you know the source of the rumor?"
One of them said, "I don't know the details. I asked around a bit and someone said that they met a woman who looked exactly like Concubine Yu in the capital, and that's how the disappearance of the little prince came about!"
The emperor frowned, "You mean, Jiao'er is back?"
His heart was beating wildly, and he stood up with a bang, "Is she really controlled by the fourth brother?"
In fact, the emperor was not in the capital when Concubine Yu gave birth, as he was away on a military expedition.
Therefore, the news that Concubine Yu wanted Murong Jiao to disguise herself as a man and pretend to be the prince did not reach the emperor's ears. Instead, the secret was leaked by a maid before the plan was accomplished, so Murong Jiao was sent away.
After the emperor came back, Concubine Yu was seriously ill due to the loss of her beloved daughter. She thought she would not live long, so she told the truth and said that her daughter was lost.
So, at this moment the emperor felt that his lost daughter had been found!
The person who came in to report was specially arranged by Concubine Yu.
So, when the emperor asked, the man immediately said: "It is uncertain whether she was controlled or not, but the witness said that when they met her, she was indeed following behind the fourth prince, and her face was covered by a veil. If it weren't for the wind, her face could not be seen."
emperor:"……"
He suddenly lost consciousness.
On New Year's Eve, Concubine Yu was in a bad mood.
He felt that Concubine Yu was giving him the cold shoulder for no reason, so he left in anger.
Only now did I realize why Concubine Yu was in a bad mood that night!
At the banquet, Concubine Yu said quietly, "I saw a girl today who looked exactly like me when I was young. If my Jiao'er were still alive, he would be this old now."
Then her eyes turned red.
Now, putting these two things together, the emperor felt something was wrong. He was silent for a while, and said to the person behind the screen: "Go check who accompanied the Fourth Prince when he returned to the capital this time."
Another eunuch guard disappeared.
Then he took a deep breath, asked these people to go down first, and then went to find Concubine Yu.
Concubine Yu was waiting for him to come.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
She walked forward quickly, tears still stained her face.
The emperor's heart skipped a beat and he helped her up. "Why are you crying again?"
Afterwards, he looked at the handsome "man" behind Concubine Yu and was a little surprised, "Who is he?"
"Jiao'er greets... His Majesty."
Shen Jiaojiao knelt on the ground, but did not call her father.
The emperor was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
Concubine Yu couldn't hold back her tears and burst into tears, "Your Majesty, please make a decision for us mother and daughter! Jiao'er has had a miserable life these years. She was trained as a tool and survived many deaths. She is sick all over. Now she has been skinned and poisoned!"
"What did you say?"
The emperor just felt a buzzing in his head!
Too much information!
But, it matches the rumors outside!
Concubine Yu stood up, pulled Shen Jiaojiao over, and pulled the hair behind her ears, "Your Majesty, did you see it? Jiao'er has two very small birthmarks here. This concubine will never forget it in her life!"
"It was her that I saw on New Year's Eve!"
"But I hate it! If I had recognized her that day, I would not have let her suffer such a cruel fate. The Fourth Prince and Imperial Physician Liang would have peeled off her skin and put a poison on her, and wanted to send her to Northern Qi to continue to be a spy!"
The emperor looked at the birthmark with mixed feelings.
This is what the midwife said when he returned to the palace that year. Later, when he was looking for Murong Jiao, he also followed this mark.
I haven’t found him for so many years, but I didn’t expect that he was killed by his own relatives!
"You...are really Jiao'er?"
The emperor entered the room and looked at Shen Jiaojiao. If you say he had no feelings for her, he would have developed feelings for her after searching for her for so many years; if you say he had feelings for her, she was really too unfamiliar!
Chen Jiaojiao used her intelligence and wisdom, lowered her eyes and said: "I don't know, everything has yet to be investigated by the emperor. Ever since I can remember, I have been thrown into the training ground for training, and I once thought I was an orphan..."
When she said this, she burst into tears on the spot, feeling extremely distressed.
The emperor looked at her and felt very uncomfortable.
"Get up."
He reached out and pulled the man up.
He is really a sensible child, who knows the importance of advancing and retreating, and does not force things... But how much suffering did he have to endure to become so sensible and well-behaved?
He is not a fool.
He knew very well what methods were used to train spies and assassins.
But he never imagined that one day such a thing would happen to his daughter!
"Over the years, your mother and I have been looking for you. It's our fault that you were left wandering outside." The emperor felt very sorry, "But from now on, such a thing will not happen again."
"We will make up for what we owe you over the years."
Changing the subject, the emperor asked, "Did you come back with the Fourth Prince?"
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