"Your Highness."
The voice of the personal guard Li Lian came from outside the carriage, waking up Shangguan Yu who was sitting in the carriage.
"What is it?"
"It seems like the Protectorate's Mansion is holding a funeral."
"What?!" Shangguan Yu was shocked and quickly lifted the car curtain to look.
The tall gate of the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion was tightly closed, and the white banners fluttered slightly in the wind. The entire Duke of Protectorate's Mansion seemed to be shrouded in a sad atmosphere.
Li Lian speculated, "Your Highness, could it be Old Protector Xiao?"
"Stop the car and go pay your respects."
Xu Mo saw Shangguan Yu stop the carriage and hurried over, "Your Highness, Crown Prince Yu, it's not Lord Xiao."
"Oh? Who is that?"
"It was Princess Huguo, Xiao Lingyu. She fell in the yard a few days ago and had a miscarriage..."
Xu Mo avoided the main point and did not mention the poisoning. After all, this was their Beiyi family affair, and as the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public.
"It turned out to be Princess Xiao!" Shangguan Yu was puzzled. "Shouldn't she be the Crown Prince's consort in the Crown Prince's mansion? How could she have fallen, had a miscarriage, and even lost her life in her own home? Could it be that Feng Jinyu is just as fickle as his father, and has driven Princess Xiao back to her parents' home?"
Xu Mo frowned. His prince was a man of integrity and was not a vulgar person who was obsessed with women!
How could Prince Yu say that about his prince!
So angry!
He had to endure it and explained, "Your Highness, Crown Prince Yu, you misunderstood. My prince and Princess Xiao have broken off their engagement. Princess Xiao is now the wife of Prince Shun."
Shangguan Yu raised an eyebrow and said with a half-smile, "Your Highness knows that Princess Xiao was betrothed to Feng Jinyu from the moment she was born. How could Princess Xiao be the wife of Prince Shun? And who is Prince Shun?"
Xu Mo's face froze. If he told this to others, wouldn't the people of Dongjun laugh at him? "Your Highness, this is a long story. It's getting late now. The Emperor has prepared a banquet in the palace to welcome you and discuss the worship at the imperial mausoleum tomorrow. Your Highness, please enter the palace first."
Shangguan Yu glanced at the sky and said, "It's really getting late, so let's go to the palace."
Before lowering the car curtains, Shangguan Yu craned his neck to glance at the roof of the front door of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. A familiar little head popped up and disappeared after a moment.
Shangguan Yu pursed his lips. His younger brother, who was not being watched carefully, went up to the roof and started to tear off the tiles again.
The commander of the imperial guards, Chen Shuai, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the convoy going away. Fortunately, no one came out to stop the convoy.
"Master, Shangguan Yu only brought these few people with him. It's obviously not enough to support the young master!"
Dongfang Yinzhang watched the convoy downstairs go away before retracting his gaze and sitting down at the tea table. "The old emperor Shangguan Mochen has gathered an army of 100,000 and is quietly approaching the eastern border. Emperor Qianyuan will be informed of the news within three days."
Bai Yi said, "Beiyi's military strength is stronger than Dongjun's. Even if this 100,000-strong army were to attack the city, they wouldn't be able to break through in a short time."
"If we have troops at the gates of the city, we can intimidate Emperor Qianyuan. I had a divination this morning, and the little Prince Fu and her mother are on their way."
Bai Yi's heart was filled with joy. "Does that mean it won't be long before the young master can regain his identity?"
Oriental Seal took a sip of tea and said, "It may be faster than we think."
Bai Yi sighed and said, "It's a pity that Princess Xiao can't see it..."
Dongfang Yinzhang smiled helplessly, "The Xiao family is acting very seriously."
What?
Bai Yi was puzzled for a moment, then his mouth opened wide. "Why did the Xiao family act so seriously? They fooled me."
"Haha..." Dongfang Yinzhang laughed loudly. "Let's go. It's time to get ready. We'll go to the Imperial Mausoleum tomorrow."
"Mother." Shangguan Jinnian pulled Su Xingyi into the west wing. "Brother has already entered the palace. Shall we go to the imperial mausoleum together tomorrow?"
Shangguan Lan glanced at Su Xingyi and said, "Emperor Qianyuan will also be there tomorrow. There will definitely be a lot of imperial guards accompanying him. We will be easily exposed if we go there."
"Then shall we rush to the Imperial Mausoleum tonight?"
"Xiao Jiu, after I returned to the capital, I sent Nie Ying and the others to investigate the imperial mausoleum. The mausoleum is heavily guarded and no one can get close to it. Anyone who breaks in will be shot to death by arrows!"
Shangguan Jinnian frowned after hearing Su Xingyi's words. Even the guards at his own imperial mausoleum weren't so strict. "Mother, Emperor Qianyuan must be making such a fuss to guard against us."
Shangguan Lan nodded, "He has something on his mind, that's why he's like this. Your sister's difficult birth was definitely caused by someone."
"Mother, it must be! It must be! Doesn't the fact that your eldest grandson is standing before you explain everything?"
"Oh, yes." Shangguan Lan stroked her brow and had to admit that she was old.
"Xingyi, wait until your identity is revealed and Emperor Qianyuan recognizes your identity, then our family will go to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to your mother, okay?"
"Okay, I'll listen to grandma."
"Mother, it's easy to get Emperor Qianyuan to acknowledge Xingyi's identity. After all, we have the birthmark, the jade pendant, and his appearance as evidence. But the murderer who persecuted my sister, after more than 20 years, I'm afraid all the witnesses and evidence are gone, making it difficult to find him!"
Su Xingyi: "Grandma, uncle, you don't need to worry about this. The murderer will be exposed when the identities are revealed."
"Do you have any clues?"
Shangguan Lan looked at Su Xingyi again and found that he had an air of confidence and composure.
"My grandson is investigating secretly and will soon have a clue."
The master knows who the murderer is, but he has to find out before the master reveals the truth.
He intuitively felt that Xiaoyu's speculation was correct. If he interrogated Lin Fang and let her speak, he would definitely get the answer he wanted.
"Then you must be more cautious. Don't let the people behind the scenes discover your presence before your identity is revealed, especially with this face of yours..."
"Don't worry, grandma. My grandson will wear makeup when he goes out, and no one will be able to tell by his appearance."
Seeing how clever he was, Shangguan Lan was relieved. "It's just a matter of how long Yu'er will pretend to be dead. This matter can't be delayed for too long."
"It will be soon. The person behind the scenes will show up in a few days."
Imperial Palace.
Emperor Qianyuan entertained Shangguan Yu with a warm and attentive look, "Brother-in-law, come and have a drink."
Shangguan Yu put on a sour face and said, "No thanks, thank you for the hospitality, but you don't need to drink. We have to go to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage tomorrow, so we can't delay."
Emperor Qianyuan put down the wine and asked the palace servant to bring tea.
Shangguan Yu took a few sips of tea, looked at Emperor Qianyuan, and casually said, "I heard Feng Jinyu is seriously ill. What happened? And why did Princess Xiao marry someone else? Isn't she a lucky star? How could she die while still pregnant with a baby?"
Emperor Qianyuan couldn't figure out his intention. Did he know that Su Xingyi was his nephew?
Seeing that there was no anger on his face, his usual sour face, and he didn't like him, his eyes were full of pure curiosity.
It seems that he didn't know Su Xingyi's identity. Otherwise, if he passed by the Duke of Huguo's Mansion and learned the news of Xiao Lingyu's death, how could he remain indifferent?
Without hiding anything, he said bluntly: "This is a long story. These two children are not destined to be together..."
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