In the palace, the news that the emperor summoned the two children and wanted to use a blood test to determine their paternity spread like wildfire.
After Shangguan Yu received the news from Concubine Xian, he immediately brought Yuan Xuemei into the palace.
"Mother, does the Emperor really want to test the paternity of those two bastards with blood?"
The virtuous concubine was very anxious at the moment. After hearing Shangguan Yu's words, she frowned slightly.
"Yu'er, this is the imperial palace, be careful there are ears."
"Your Majesty wants to verify his kinship, so naturally he intends to let the two children recognize their ancestors."
"But you, with so many wives and concubines, how come you don't even have a daughter?"
Smelling the pain, Shangguan Yu's face suddenly turned dark, and Yuan Xuemei also had a strange look in her eyes.
The virtuous concubine kept nagging for a long time before she realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
"Why? Your body hasn't recovered yet?"
The question asked by Concubine Xian was quite straightforward, and Shangguan Yu's face became even uglier.
The virtuous concubine's eyebrows were about to be knotted, but she asked again without giving up.
Shangguan Yu's face was dark and gloomy. "Your son has found a prescription. It will work right at the beginning of the wedding night."
"But not long after, it stopped working again."
Yuan Xuemei's face turned red with embarrassment as she listened to the conversation between the mother and son.
The virtuous concubine was so angry that she was shaking and scolded Shangguan Lingyun.
"This black-hearted thing has caused you so much misery, yet he has both a son and a daughter."
"Now it's not that easy to get those two evil offspring to recognize their ancestors."
Yuan Xuemei was speechless. The virtuous concubine had just reminded Shangguan Yu that walls had ears, but now she was the first to start scolding him.
She was worried that their conversation would be overheard by others, so she had to remind him carefully.
"Mother, today's situation is special. There are many people in the palace, so we should be more careful."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian calmed down and took Yuan Xuemei's hand and spoke softly.
"Good boy, I'm sorry for wronging you."
"Don't worry, this is all temporary. Mother will definitely find someone to cure Prince Yu as soon as possible."
Yuan Xuemei nodded. Seeing that she was well-behaved, Concubine Xian took off a jade bracelet from her hand and put it on hers.
"This matter must not be known to anyone. Mother will send people to other places to find a doctor."
Shangguan Yu didn't want to mention this matter anymore. What he was more concerned about right now was the emperor's attitude towards the two children.
"Mother, let's talk about this later. I need to go to the imperial study now."
The virtuous concubine did not refuse. She asked Yuan Xuemei to talk and then asked Shangguan Yu to go to the imperial study.
In the imperial study, several ministers have arrived one after another, and Shangguan Lingyun has also received Wang Xiao's reminder.
All the imperial doctors of the Imperial Medical Bureau were waiting outside the door. This was the scene Shangguan Yu saw when he arrived.
"Your son pays homage to His Majesty, Father."
Shangguan Du frowned, "Why is Prince Yu here?"
"This son brought the princess to pay respects to mother today. I happened to hear that my eldest brother's two children were here, so I came to see them out of curiosity."
Shangguan Lingyun looked at Shangguan Yu warily, and Shangguan Yu smiled faintly.
"I guess these two are my nephew and niece."
The queen looked at Shangguan Yu coldly while holding the child, and then made a suggestion.
"Your Majesty, there are too many people here, and the children are afraid of the noise. It would be better to let the adults wait in the outer hall."
Shangguan Du thought about it for a moment and agreed with the queen's words.
"The Queen is right. Please retreat to the outer hall."
Everyone moved back a little, and Shangguan Du summoned the imperial physician.
Doctor Xu, the head of the Imperial Medical Service, personally witnessed the difficulties of the two children's birth, and therefore felt very sorry for them.
"Your Majesty, I wonder which child's blood Your Majesty intends to take?"
The emperor did not hesitate and directly signaled Doctor Xu to give the boy an injection.
Doctor Xu saw this and stepped forward with a silver needle. He gently pricked the child's finger and a drop of blood fell into the bowl.
When the child was stabbed, he immediately burst into tears, his voice extremely loud.
The queen felt a little distressed, but Shangguan Du was very happy.
"This child is full of energy, he is a good one, Prince, take his blood."
Shangguan Lingyun stepped forward and Doctor Xu took blood from him. In front of everyone, the two drops of blood quickly merged together.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, the blood has melted."
Shangguan Lingyun was not surprised by the result, but others were not calm.
Ye Pengcheng was excited, while Shangguan Yu and Xuan Yanghou looked unhappy.
The two looked at each other, and Xuan Yanghou immediately stood up.
"Your Majesty, I dare to ask Your Majesty to also give me a drop of dragon blood."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room was in an uproar, and the Queen and Shangguan Lingyun looked the ugliest.
"Marquis Xuanyang is saying that I am confusing the royal bloodline? Or is he saying that the Crown Prince is not his biological son?"
When the Queen said this, Marquis Xuanyang broke out in a cold sweat, but at this moment the arrow was on the string and had to be shot.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. That is not what I meant."
"Blood tests aren't completely accurate, and I'm only considering the two children."
Upon hearing this, the old tutor also walked out from the crowd.
"Your Majesty, this old minister feels that this is inappropriate."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already completed the paternity test with the Emperor's eldest grandson. His identity as the Emperor's eldest grandson is beyond doubt."
"If Your Majesty were to add another drop of dragon blood at this time, it would clearly indicate doubts about the Crown Prince's identity and have nothing to do with the two children."
"Royal blood is no joke. Since entering the palace, the Empress has been diligent and has never made a single mistake."
"If Your Majesty drops this drop of blood, I'm afraid the Empress will be criticized in the future."
"Besides, when His Royal Highness was born, the royal family had already verified it."
"Marquis Xuanyang's actions are truly impure. I beg Your Majesty to understand."
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