"Just because a child is filial doesn't mean he won't have ambitions when he grows up... Whose child do you think Prince Shun is?"
The old wise queen realized it belatedly.
"He is Shangguan Ruian's child, Feng Yanzhi's eldest son."
The old virtuous prince was stunned, his eyes full of disbelief, "How can you be sure that Prince Shun is Queen Fu'an's child?"
He hasn't seen Prince Shun during the days he came to Beijing.
He didn't even take seriously a king of a different surname who was not as powerful as Prince Xiaofu.
Eastern Seal: "Back then, my nephew calculated that Shangguan Rui'an was doomed and rushed to the capital without stopping, but it was too late. Hiding in the shadows, I discovered that there was not a single maid or servant in the Fengqi Palace bedroom. Shangguan Rui'an, the young Prince Shun, lay lifeless on the phoenix couch. Just as my nephew was about to check on the mother and child, a maid hurried in, wrapped the young Prince Shun in swaddling clothes, and carried him out of the bedroom. When my nephew tried to chase her, a dozen maids and servants entered the bedroom, carrying a baby."
"Is the baby brought in alive or dead?" the old wise king asked impatiently.
"He was alive at the time. My nephew thought they were trying to pass him off as Shangguan Rui'an's child. I followed the palace maid to the back garden, following Prince Shun. Prince Shun was buried under a large banyan tree. After the palace maid left, my nephew quickly dug the child out. Luckily, he was still breathing."
"My nephew took the child and left the palace, leaving him in the care of my subordinate, Bai Yi. That night, using divination, he found a dead baby on the outskirts of the city and bought it. My nephew brought the baby into the palace and buried it under the banyan tree."
"My nephew sneaked back to Fengqi Palace, hoping to find out who was behind this. However, Feng Yanzhi and Empress Dowager Du were already in the bedroom, and the baby we had brought in earlier had somehow died."
The old virtuous king narrowed his eyes and said, "He's not of the legitimate bloodline, so he's dead. You saved Prince Shun, but why didn't you bring him to Dongjun? Instead, he was raised in Guihua Village?"
Oriental Seal: "In order to find out who was plotting to murder Shangguan Rui'an, my nephew, guessing it might be Empress Dowager Du, sneaked off to the Cining Palace. When Empress Dowager Du returned, she heard exactly what I expected. It was Empress Dowager Du who planned all this for the Du family's power, and she wanted her eldest son's empress to be from the Du family. My nephew was so angry that he couldn't hold back, and was discovered by Empress Dowager Du. He escaped in time and slipped back to Fengqi Palace, took the Pisces Lotus Jade Pendant and fled the palace. Since that night, my nephew has been on the run with the little Shun Prince. The child is too young to follow me everywhere. After my nephew shook off the pursuers, he left him at the doorstep of Su the Hunter's home in Guihua Village..."
After hearing his words, the old wise king did not completely believe that Prince Shun was Shangguan Ruian's child.
"Songcheng!"
"I'm here!"
"Go to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion and invite Lord Xiao and Prince Shun to come to Jintai Tower."
He had to see Prince Shun in person to be sure.
Duke of Huguo's Mansion
Xiao Tianci no longer holds any public office. Concubine Cui is dead, and Prince Yu has not left Beijing.
He was not sure when Prince Yu would reveal Su Xingyi's true identity, so he went to court every day these days so that he could witness it all.
Although Dongjun will rely on military force to put pressure on Emperor Qianyuan.
But the border is far away from the capital, and Prince Yu did not bring many people with him. On the day when Su Xingyi's identity is announced, Emperor Qianyuan will not easily acknowledge Su Xingyi's identity. How to capture Prince Yu?
Emperor Qianyuan could easily make a fuss about this matter, saying that the Dongjun royal family wanted to confuse the Beiyi royal bloodline and thus steal the entire Beiyi.
"Lord Xiao, I have already contacted the Xiao family members in the Imperial City Division, the Patrol Battalion, and the Capital Camp. If there is any news from above, they will create chaos, thus buying time for Crown Prince Yu."
Xiao Tianci was very discouraged. If he had not been deprived of his military power, he could have sided with Su Xingyi, and the emperor would not have found any fault. His Xiao family was loyal to the emperor, so naturally they had to protect the orthodox bloodline.
"What's going on with the Du family?"
"Prince Shun has arranged for people to dig deep into the Du family's background. The Du family has done a lot of shady things over the past few decades, and they can't stand a deeper investigation."
Xiao Tianci was puzzled, "Why would Prince Shun want to investigate the Du family?"
"This...I don't know."
Xiao Tianci thought for a moment and felt that perhaps the death of Queen Fu'an was related to the Du family.
"Lord Xiao." At this time, the butler came in. "Song Cheng, the personal guard of the old virtuous king, has arrived."
"Please come in!"
"Your humble servant Song Cheng pays his respects to Lord Xiao."
"Excuse me, please." Xiao Tianci hurriedly helped the man up. "But does the virtuous king have something important to discuss with me?"
Song Cheng: "My prince is waiting for Lord Xiao at the Tengyun Pavilion in Jintai Tower. Please follow me there now. Oh, and please also ask Lord Shun to come with you."
Xiao Tianci was surprised for a moment, then asked Xiao Deng to go to Youhuangyuan to invite Su Xingyi.
Seeing that it was still half an hour before dinner time, Xiao Xier felt inexplicably happy and wished that time would go faster so that tomorrow could come soon.
Tomorrow is the day when Daddy returns to his roots and claims back his true identity!
"Daddy and Mommy, will everything go smoothly tomorrow?"
Su Xingyi: "No matter if it goes smoothly or not, whether Emperor Qianyuan recognizes me or not, I must let him know. I have known for a long time that I am his blood-related son."
Xiao Xier blinked, "Then shouldn't we let him know too? You know he already knew you were his son."
Xiao Lingyu was confused by the confusing words.
"Well, let's not talk about this for now. The sun is not very bright now. You two, father and daughter, help me sit in the yard for a while."
The family of three sat down on a bench in the yard for a while, and then Mo Shu came over to report, "Prince Shun, Lord Xiao sent Xiao Deng to look for you, and asked you to accompany Lord Xiao to Jintai Tower."
Su Xingyi checked the time and said, "Xiaoyu, I won't be back for dinner tonight. You and your daughter should remember to rest early after dinner."
"Okay, go quickly and don't keep grandpa waiting."
Su Xingyi originally thought that he would accompany Xiao Tianci to Jintai Tower for dinner, but when he arrived at the top floor of Jintai Tower, he found that there were many soldiers guarding it.
Except for Tengyun Pavilion, all other private rooms were cleared out.
Su Xingyi tugged at Xiao Tianci's sleeve, "Grandfather, aren't we here for dinner? This doesn't look like it."
Xiao Tianci smiled slightly, "Don't worry, he will definitely have dinner here before returning home. The one inside is the virtuous king."
He is your great uncle.
"A wise king?"
Before Su Xingyi could be surprised, Xiao Tianci strode in. Su Xingyi hurriedly followed him in with his head lowered. Because of this, Su Xingyi did not notice the Oriental Seal at the first time.
"Your humble servant Xiao Tianci pays homage to the virtuous king."
"Your humble servant Su Xingyi pays homage to the virtuous king."
As soon as Su Xingyi came in, the old wise king's eyes were fixed on Su Xingyi and never left his body.
"No need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
When Xiao Tianci looked up, he was attracted by the Oriental Seal.
Why does this person look so much like the late emperor?
Xiao Tianci rubbed his eyes and looked at the Dongfang seal again. It not only looked like the late emperor, but also somewhat like the current emperor.
"Wise King, he... he is?"
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