Chapter 494 Identity Revealed
"Why didn't Cen let you play with your sister? What else have you seen at Cen's place?" The emperor narrowed his eyes, thinking.
Murong Jing thought carefully, "Madam Cen only has a personal maidservant named Liu'er serving her in her courtyard. She doesn't want a wet nurse or other maids. No, there is also an older maid who only appears once."
"Is that nanny from your family?"
Murong Jing shook her head. "Jing'er has never seen her before. She... By the way, she only bowed to Daddy and kowtowed to him several times. She ignored Aunt Cen and my sister."
The emperor's eyes rolled, and he immediately ordered: "Zhou Song, go and bring Chuntao over for Jing to see."
"Hiss!" The queen took a deep breath and was speechless.
When Chuntao was carried over, Murong Jing stared at her for a long time, her eyes changing from suspicious to clear, "It's her! It's this nanny. I recognize the hairpin on her head."
What else doesn’t the Emperor and Empress understand!
The queen's heart finally died down, and she slumped in the chair exhausted.
The Queen Mother ordered: "Place Concubine Li and Miss Jing in the palace first, and then leave!"
The palace maids took Murong Jing away, and the palace fell into dead silence.
The emperor suppressed his anger and ordered Cen to be brought up.
Cen Mingxue was trembling with fear. As soon as he knelt down, he saw Chuntao lying beside him. He was so scared that his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
The palace maid brought a basin of water to wake her up.
Under the emperor's questioning, Cen Mingxue confessed immediately, "The courtyard where I live is quite remote, near the back door. This maid comes here every time to see Your Highness. I don't know who this maid is, I only know that she has an unusual relationship with Your Highness.
Because His Highness had instructed in advance that as long as she came, I would let Liu'er go to convey the message. My sister in the mansion was unaware of this and thought that these were my means of winning favor.
Every time they talked, I would take the children and stand guard outside the door, never getting close.
That day, when I and Liu'er were on the lookout, we discovered Miss Jing hiding in the corner and acting suspiciously, so we told His Highness about it. I didn't expect His Highness would beat Miss Jing like that. I really didn't know anything about it!"
The emperor put all the events together and sneered, "Back off!"
Cen Mingxue stood up and walked out quickly as if she had been pardoned.
An old maid stared at her back suspiciously and whispered something in the Queen Mother's ear.
The Queen Mother nodded.
The old nanny immediately took people to catch up with Cen Mingxue.
The emperor and empress were confused.
Soon the old maid came back and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Cen is indeed childless. Miss Ru is not Cen's daughter."
Confusing the royal bloodline!
Eunuch Zhou's eyes widened. How could the Second Prince have so many secret affairs? One after another, even though he had experienced many ups and downs, he was a little overwhelmed.
The angry emperor ordered Cen Mingxue to be brought back again.
"Cen, confusing the royal bloodline is a capital crime. If you dare to conceal anything today, I will punish all nine clans!"
When Cen Mingxue saw that the truth was revealed, her face turned pale and she collapsed on the ground like mud. She wanted to die, but if she did that, the entire Cen family would be finished, and there was only one way left for her.
"Your Majesty, I confess that Ru'er is not my own, but she is indeed the Second Prince's bloodline, otherwise the Second Prince would not acknowledge that child!
She... She is the daughter of the Second Prince and my cousin Cen Mingzhu. After my cousin gave birth to a daughter in Zhaohua County, she suffered from hemorrhage and became weak. My brother-in-law ordered someone to send the child to the border. After my uncle and the Second Prince discussed it, they let me adopt the child, which was considered to give the child a public identity. "
The queen was stunned, "No! You said Ru'er was born to Cen Mingzhu, but Cen Mingzhu was holding a son that day!"
Cen Mingxue's teeth chattered as she trembled as she replied, "My cousin almost died giving birth to a child. If she knew she gave birth to a daughter and that she was taken away, she wouldn't be able to bear it. That child was brought in to comfort her and has nothing to do with her."
This means that Cen Mingzhu herself was kept in the dark, no wonder she crashed into a pillar and died that day!
She is a victim too!
The emperor laughed in anger, "Cen Yingfan is really a good guy! In order to protect the second son, he even sacrificed his own daughter! It seems that they have been in the same group for a long time! Such deception of the emperor is really damnable! Come here!"
It's only noon now.
Before the palace banquet started in the evening, the imperial guards rushed into the Cen family.
All the civil and military officials were horrified and looked at the Grand Tutor.
"Master Taifu, why did the emperor suddenly raid the Cen family? It seems nothing major has happened recently! Could it be that the incident at Jinlan Courtyard is related to Cen Yingfan?"
Some people have made speculations.
Someone immediately agreed, "Who knows, the biggest event recently happened at Jinlan Courtyard!"
"That's good! Miss Zhao's spirit can finally rest in peace!"
Taifu Zhao listened to everyone's consolation, but he was not happy at all. It didn't matter if others didn't know about the Jinlan Courtyard incident, he knew very well that the incident had nothing to do with the Cen family at all, and the emperor definitely didn't punish Cen Yingfan because of the Jinlan Courtyard incident.
Because there was no accurate information, all the ministers were worried and didn't even want to attend the palace banquet.
Cen family.
Cen Li rushed into Cen Yingfan's study with a pale face, "Brother, it's bad! The Imperial Guards are coming to our house!"
"What happened?" Cen Yingfan suddenly stood up and walked out.
As soon as the two brothers arrived at the front yard, a group of imperial guards rushed in and surrounded the Cen Mansion. "In compliance with the Emperor's order, search the Cen family and arrest Cen Yingfan! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"
Everyone in the Cen family panicked and knelt on the ground trembling.
Cen Yingfan's face turned pale, and he barely held on to his body. "May I ask what crime I have committed?"
The commander of the Imperial Guards sneered, "Master Cen, haven't you committed enough crimes? Don't you know what's wrong with you? If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself!"
The Imperial Guards confiscated the house very quickly and moved out boxes of gold, silver and treasures from the Cen family's warehouse, which was truly shocking.
The commander of the Imperial Guards could not help but sigh, "They always say soldiers are bandits, but Lord Cen really opened my eyes! How long did it take to collect all these things?"
When everyone in the Cen family saw those things being carried away box by box, their eyes widened.
Cen Yingfan looked even more pale.
His Cen family had no foundation at all, and they relied on these things to keep themselves afloat. He had worked hard all his life, but in the end, it was all for nothing!
Unable to bear the blow, Cen Yingfan spat out a mouthful of blood.
When the Imperial Guards took away the treasure and Cen Yingfan, everyone in the Cen family was furious.
"What should we do? What should we do? That was all my money! My coffin money! The money for my grandson to marry a wife, it's all gone!" Old Madam Cen sat on the ground and cried in despair.
Her daughters-in-law were all panicked and at a loss, and finally all looked at Cen Li.
"All our things have been confiscated. What should we do next?"
"What crime did the master commit? Why was he arrested?"
"What about us? Will we go to jail too?"
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