"Greetings to the Emperor..."
Shangguan Yu grabbed Su Xingyi's shoulders, preventing him from bending over to salute Emperor Qianyuan.
"Xingyi, we need to stand up straight so the emperor can see your appearance clearly!"
"Cough cough cough..." Emperor Qianyuan started coughing violently again. He pretended not to notice but secretly complained in his heart:
Shangguan Yu, you deserve to be the crown prince at your age! What can't you see clearly? I was lying down, and you were standing, so you could see it clearly! You are deliberately going against me!
Li Haiying frowned. Is the Emperor really coughing this time?!
Li Haiying hurried forward to give Emperor Qianyuan some water and pat his back. "Your Highness, Crown Prince Yu, Prince Xian, Lord Xiao, Lord Meng, and Prince Shun, you have all seen that the Emperor is unwell and needs to rest. Why don't you come visit the Emperor another day?"
"Your emperor has stopped coughing!" Shangguan Yu knew that Emperor Qianyuan did not want to acknowledge Su Xingyi's identity, and he would not give him this opportunity. "Emperor Qianyuan, can you see clearly? Does Prince Shun look like Rui'an? To be more precise, does he look like Empress Fu'an?"
Meng Gaoyang, who was waiting at the door, took a deep breath. He was really right!
Prince Shun is the child of Empress Fu'an, and he is the eldest son of the emperor in the true sense!
Seeing that he could not escape, Emperor Qianyuan asked Li Haiying to help him sit on the bed. He stared at Su Xingyi's face carefully, with surprise and disbelief flashing in his eyes.
"Prince Shun, I remember when I first saw you at the main entrance of the Grand Prince's Mansion, I didn't look closely..."
Xiao Tianci frowned. How could he remember the Emperor staring at Prince Shun that day? How could he not have watched him closely?!
"...When I saw you again later, your family had all been smeared with rouge and powder, wearing the same matching outfits. I only remember your makeup-clad appearance. Now that I see your true face, I realize that not only do you resemble Empress Fu'an, but your nose in particular is very similar to mine."
Shangguan Yu and others were a little surprised. Did Emperor Qianyuan acknowledge it so quickly?
However, Emperor Qianyuan changed the subject and said, "Prince Shun, if I had not personally witnessed my eldest son's death and his burial, I would have truly believed that my eldest son was alive."
Shangguan Yu immediately became angry, "Emperor Qianyuan, Prince Shun is your eldest son. He's standing right in front of you, and you can see that he looks a lot like Empress Fu'an, yet you still refuse to acknowledge him. Aren't you afraid of disappointing Ayi?"
Shangguan Yu was so angry that his veins bulged, and he approached the dragon bed. Su Xingyi followed him closely and comforted him, "Uncle, please don't get too angry and get sick."
Shangguan Yu is about the same age as Emperor Qianyuan, and Su Xingyi is really worried that he will get sick from anger.
It doesn’t matter whether Emperor Qianyuan recognizes him or not, he won’t recognize him anyway!
His purpose is simple, to take back everything that belongs to him!
Only in this way can I better pamper Xiaoyu and the children.
"Uncle is fine." Shangguan Yu took a deep breath and said in a bad tone, "Emperor Qianyuan, don't you think that this prince doesn't know what you are thinking?! You dare not admit Ayi's identity. Once you admit it, it means that Rui'an died of a difficult labor more than 20 years ago because of persecution. And you and Empress Dowager Du know who the real culprit is. You have been protecting him all these years! In fact, the real culprit is obvious. Who benefits the most from Rui'an's death in childbirth? Naturally, it is your successor, Du Xingruo!"
"No! Don't make random guesses!" Emperor Qianyuan covered his chest with his hands, his eyes red. He looked at Su Xingyi as if he was looking through Su Xingyi back to more than 20 years ago, his expression very sad. "I personally witnessed the burial of Rui'an and his son. I only believe in my own eyes. I can't convince myself that Prince Shun is my child. There's no way a child could have crawled out of a heavy coffin! I guarded the tomb for three days and three nights. If the child was still alive, I couldn't have not known!"
Emperor Qianyuan tilted his head to look at the old virtuous king. "Uncle, do you remember? It was you who persuaded me that the dead cannot be resurrected and urged me to cheer up quickly, which is why I left the imperial mausoleum?"
The old wise king nodded, "Yes, that's true."
If he hadn't seen Feng Yulin yesterday, the old wise king would have been furious and dealt with Shangguan Yu by now!
The only person who dares to be so arrogant in Beiyi Palace is Shangguan Yu!
The child buried with Shangguan Ruian should be the baby that Yulin mentioned who was brought in alive and then died.
Xiao Tianci and Meng Gaoyanghou stood in the distance without saying a word. They just came to eat melons!
But now things are not developing as expected.
Did you guess that Prince Shun is not the emperor's child?
"Emperor Qianyuan, stop making excuses. You saw the child buried with your own eyes, and that child may not be Rui'an's!"
"Stop your nonsense!" Emperor Qianyuan was the ruler of a country, and he no longer showed a friendly attitude towards his former brother-in-law. "What are your intentions, Dongjun? You found a fake and forced me to recognize him. I see that you, Dongjun, have evil ambitions and intend to steal my Beiyi royal family!"
"you……"
"Prince Yu! I never thought that you, Dongjun, would go to so much trouble to move Queen Fu'an's tomb back to Dongjun!"
The majestic voice of Empress Dowager Du came from outside, with a hint of anger in her tone!
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen!"
Meng Gaoyang, Xiao Tianci, and Su Xingyi hurriedly bowed in greeting.
Empress Dowager Du came in supported by Yun Gu. She did not ask them to stand up for a while, but glanced at Su Xingyi.
Could he really be Shangguan Ruian’s child?
Why did he dare to disobey the order? It turns out...
No!
If she doesn't admit it, then he is not!
"Meet the Queen Mother."
Empress Dowager Du nodded, and the old wise king sat on the soft chair again.
Shangguan Yu reached out and helped Su Xingyi stand up.
Empress Dowager Du was angry but dared not say anything.
Su Xingyi stood up and looked at Empress Dowager Du gently, his face showing no other emotions. "Thank you, Empress Dowager."
Why thank her?! Shangguan Yu was totally unconvinced!
When Empress Dowager Du saw Su Xingyi's face clearly, her heart skipped a beat. How come she hadn't noticed it in the First Prince's Mansion?!
If she had discovered Su Xingyi's identity at that time, she would not be so passive now!
He calmed himself down, nodded to Su Xingyi, and sat on the chaise longue beside him before letting Xiao Tianci and Meng Gaoyang stand up.
"Master Meng, you can leave now."
Meng Gaoyang couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. He hadn't even taken a few bites of the melon and it was taken away!
"Yes, Queen Mother. I will take my leave."
"Wait a minute!" Shangguan Yu interrupted. "Why? Is Empress Dowager Du worried that Lord Meng might hear something he shouldn't?"
Empress Dowager Du seemed not to hear and gave Fu Xuan a look, and Fu Xuan quickly led Meng Gaoyang away.
Empress Dowager Du looked at Xiao Tianci.
"Queen Dowager, this old minister wants to return to the palace with Prince Shun."
The Queen Mother wants him to leave, don’t even think about it!
"Prince Yu, did I hear correctly? You want to force the Emperor to recognize Prince Shun as his son? Simply because Prince Shun's straight nose resembles the Emperor's?"
Shangguan Yu: "Your Highness never forces others. Prince Shun is the biological son of Emperor Qianyuan and also Rui'an's child!"
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