Only after hearing Xiao Tianci's voice did the old wise king turn his gaze away from Su Xingyi.
"You are not mistaken, he is Feng Yulin, the bloodline of the late emperor."
It turned out to be the child who escaped death that year!
Xiao Tianci was shocked!
What is he doing in Beijing at this time?
Is he trying to regain his status as the eldest son of the late emperor?
If that were the case, he would have no reason to side with Su Xingyi.
Su Xingyi raised his head and looked over, and was stunned. Why was his master here?
It turns out that Feng Yulin is the master's real name.
If Master is the eldest son of the late emperor, then Master is the most qualified to inherit the throne.
"Mr. Xiao." Dongfang Yinzhang winked at Su Xingyi, stood up and walked to Xiao Tianci, respectfully led Xiao Tianci to sit at the table, poured a cup of herbal tea, and handed it to Xiao Tianci with both hands.
"Thank you, Mr. Xiao, for saving my life. You allowed me to escape the fire. I would like to offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."
"I don't deserve it. Protecting His Highness is my duty!" Xiao Tianci took the cold tea and drank it in one gulp.
As the two were talking, the old wise king saw Su Xingyi's appearance clearly.
He could no longer remember what Shangguan Ruian looked like.
But his high nose bridge is exactly the same as Feng Yanzhi's, and if you look closely, he looks a bit like Feng Jinyu.
He remembered that there was a portrait of Shangguan Ruian in Emperor Qianyuan's bedroom. As long as he compared Su Xingyi with Shangguan Ruian's portrait, he would know whether he was Shangguan Ruian's child?
However, no comparison is necessary.
He was certain that Su Xingyi was Shangguan Ruian's child.
Su Xing saw that the old wise king was looking at him with an inquiring gaze, so he quickly lowered his head.
The old wise king was more majestic than Emperor Qianyuan. To be honest, he was a little scared.
"Are you the Prince of Wang Shun, a different surname, who was personally appointed by Emperor Qianyuan?"
As soon as the old wise king opened his mouth, Dongfang Yinzhang and Xiao Gong shut their mouths and looked at Su Xingyi in unison.
"It is the junior Su Xingyi. The reason I was able to be named Prince Shun is mainly due to the blessing of my adopted son, Prince Fu."
"You're quite good at picking up children and raising them!" The old virtuous king pursed his lips slightly. "Little Prince Fu is the son of the Princess of Xirong. According to the Song family, the place where Little Prince Fu fell off the cliff was far away from Guihua Village. When the Song family went down to pick him up, they only found Baili Qingluan, but no trace of Little Prince Fu. Don't tell me you picked Little Prince Fu up at the bottom of the cliff at that time?"
Su Xingyi glanced at the Oriental Seal and said, "If I had found the Little Prince of Fu at the bottom of the cliff, I would have taken the Princess of Xirong with me. But I didn't find the Little Prince of Fu at the bottom of the cliff. I found him on Wufeng Mountain in Guihua Village."
"So someone deliberately threw the little Prince of Fu onto Wufeng Mountain for you to pick up?"
Su Xingyi said, "I didn't know if someone did this at the time, but now I think it was definitely someone who arranged it."
"Oh?" The old sage king raised an eyebrow and glanced at the Eastern Seal. "Who could this person be?"
"Uncle, this was specially arranged by this junior." Dongfang Yinzhang had to come out and explain, "Xingyi's four adopted sons were all secretly sent to Xingyi to be picked up without Xingyi's knowledge. I really didn't expect Xingyi to raise these four children as his own, especially since the little Prince Fu was such a big eater. Xingyi didn't think of throwing him away. Instead, he hunted more prey to earn money to raise the children. What uncle worried about will not happen. The four children are grateful, kind-hearted, and filial."
Xiao Tianci couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this. Feng Yulin was paving the way for Prince Shun!
Why did he do that?
Shouldn't he raise the four children by his side? Wouldn't it be easy for him to regain his identity?
"Lin'er, you really have such a thoughtful intention. Don't you regret doing this?" The old wise king felt very sorry for Feng Yulin. With such a plan, it can be said that he is very suitable to sit in that high position.
He actually helped Su Xingyi plan for many years for Shangguan Ruian. He treated Su Xingyi as his own son.
How much he loves Shangguan Ruian!
"Uncle, I just told you that I don't know how to handle state affairs. Only when Xingyi sits in a high position can the world be peaceful. Tomorrow, Crown Prince Yu will announce Xingyi's identity at the court meeting. I hope you can come forward to testify..."
"Uncle knows what to do." The old virtuous king interrupted him and gave Su Xingyi a loving smile. "Xingyi, come and sit next to your uncle. The food at Jintailou is excellent. I guarantee you will like it."
Su Xingyi walked over and sat obediently on the left side of the old wise king.
Looking at Su Xingyi up close, the old wise king discovered that he was the best-looking member of the Feng family in the royal family in decades.
"Song Cheng, quickly notify the shopkeeper to serve the dishes."
Xiao Tianci looked carefully at the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, and saw the shadow of the late emperor in them.
But he couldn't understand why Feng Yulin supported Su Xingyi's rise to power and why he had painstakingly planned this for so many years?
That's the throne, which carries the power of life and death. How could anyone not want it?
Logically speaking, Feng Yulin and Feng Yanzhi have a grudge against each other, so why would he help Feng Yanzhi's bloodline to ascend to the throne?
"Xingyi, have you known for a long time that your master Dongfang Yinzhang is your imperial uncle?" The old wise king saw that Su Xingyi had not shown a trace of surprise on his face until now.
"Uncle, I just found out a while ago that Master has always been wearing a mask..."
Xiao Tianci opened his mouth in shock, "Your Highness Yulin, are you the Eastern Seal?"
Oriental Seal smiled and nodded, then put half of the mask on his face, "...I am the real Oriental Seal."
Xiao Tianci felt dizzy during this dinner and it didn't seem real to him. He didn't come to his senses until he returned to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion.
"Duke, what's wrong with you? What earth-shattering news did the virtuous king tell you? Don't tell me we were just catching up on the past and chatting about family matters."
Seeing that Xiao Tianci looked absent-minded, Old Madam Xiao thought that the virtuous king must have told him something serious.
"Duke?" Seeing that he was still immersed in his own world and unable to extricate himself, Old Madam Xiao slapped him in the face.
"Are you awake?"
"Wake up, wake up." Xiao Tianci covered his slapped face and begged for mercy, "I saw His Highness Yulin tonight. He is still alive and well. He is Xingyi's master, Dongfang Yinzhang..."
The old virtuous king returned to the virtuous king's palace with the Eastern Seal and began to make arrangements. At the same time, he conveyed secret orders to the capital camp and placed his own people infiltrate the imperial guards.
Su Xingyi returned to Youhuangyuan and went straight to the study. Nie Ying and Nie Jiu were already waiting there.
Nanny Yuan waited in the dark for nearly half an hour before Su Xingyi left the study and returned to the main house of Youhuang Courtyard.
Nie Ying and Nie Jiu were stopped by Madam Yuan before they were even discharged from the hospital. "The Empress wants to see you."
Nie Ying: "Madam Yuan, do you know why the Empress asked us to come over?"
"You'll know when we get there. Come with Madam quickly. Don't keep the Empress waiting for too long."
Entering the main hall of the west wing, Shangguan Lan sat at the top seat with a dignified look on her face, while Shangguan Jinnian sat below with a solemn expression.
Nie Ying and Nie Jiu knew it was a big deal at first sight, and they bowed deeply.
"Your humble servant, Nie Ying/Nie Jiu, pays his respects to Her Majesty the Empress and His Highness the Ninth Prince."
"Get up and talk."
"Thank you, Queen."
Shangguan Lan picked up the long box beside her and held it in her hand. "Tell me, who did Prince Shun go to see that day with the princess's portrait?"
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