Seeing that half an incense stick of time had passed and no one came to report the news to her, Yun Gu felt a little uneasy.
However, this uneasiness soon disappeared.
No matter how dumb her subordinates were, they should have completed the substitution plan after such a long time.
"Xiao Xi'er, are you done eating?"
"I'm done eating, I'm burping now."
Xiao Lingyu smiled and said, "Let's go to the main hall."
Seeing that the lock on the door was intact, Yun Gu took out the key from her waist and opened the door. She avoided Xiao Lingyu's sight and glanced at the expressions of the housekeeper and several maids in the distance.
I saw that they didn't even dare to look up.
Yun Gu's eyes darkened instantly. She couldn't even do such a small thing!
"Miss Yun, please all leave. If you have anything to say, just report it directly to Mo Shu, the head maid in charge of this county."
Seeing that there was no chance of redress, Yun Gu had no choice but to go to the Queen Mother to receive punishment.
"Okay, I'll take my leave."
Yun Gu left with a group of palace maids. Xiao Lingyu sent Mo Shu and Xiao Xier away and entered the space with ten boxes.
Cining Palace
"What did you say? Failed?!"
"Queen Dowager, please calm down. I have interrogated them. They fell, hit their chins, and had cramps in their legs and feet. It was very strange. I suspect that there are people secretly under the command of Prince Yu. I also arranged for people to investigate, but no suspicious people were found. Soon, Li Haiying brought people here to keep an eye on me and others..."
Empress Dowager Du frowned, "What does the emperor mean? Does he want to acknowledge Prince Shun as his eldest son?"
Yun Gu thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps because he was afraid of Crown Prince Yu, the Emperor secretly sent troops to Dongjun a few days ago."
Empress Dowager Du pinched her brows and asked, "If I accept Su Xingyi, how will Yu'er cope with it?"
Over the years, Yu'er has been raised as the emperor's eldest son!
Suddenly one day he was told that his elder brother was still alive and had married Princess Xiao, who was supposed to marry him.
Can he accept this fact?
"Pass the order down. What happened in the palace today must not be reported to the Crown Prince's residence."
The empress dowager was one step too late after all. During the days when Prince Yu came to Beijing, Feng Jinyu arranged people to keep an eye on his movements.
Shangguan Yu was waiting at the Duke of Huguo's mansion early in the morning to pick up Su Xingyi, and he knew everything about Xiao Tianci entering the palace.
At this time, Xu Mo came back from outside and drank several large cups of tea in one breath before saying, "I have found out that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager invited Princess Xiao and her daughter to the palace to serve as a surrogate mother for Prince Shun and the Emperor..."
"What to do? What can't you say?"
"A blood test to confirm whether Prince Shun and the Emperor are father and son?"
Feng Jinyu was stunned, and then he was extremely shocked. "Do you know what nonsense you are talking about? Can Prince Shun be the son of my father?"
Xu Mo leaned in to take a closer look at Feng Jinyu. Li Yuanliang reached out and pulled him away. "You don't have any eye problems. Don't get so close to the prince. You haven't replied to the prince yet."
Only then did Xu Mo realize that Feng Jinyu's nose bridge resembled Su Xingyi's, and he felt bitter! "Your Highness, I am indeed talking nonsense. How could Prince Shun be the emperor's son? The emperor cannot have an illegitimate child among the common people. But the information I have heard is indeed that Princess Xiao was asked to use that special method to confirm whether they are father and son?"
Li Yuanliang: "Your Highness, don't worry, the princess will definitely be able to confirm that Prince Shun and the emperor are not father and son."
Feng Jinyu was silent for a long time. "Didn't that woman and child take Shangguan Yu's carriage to the Imperial West Garden? Can you find out who they are?"
"People down there say that the people of Dongjun treat the mother and son with great respect, calling them Madam and Young Master."
Feng Jinyu asked again: "What does the child look like? How old does he look like?"
"He looks very wealthy and is about ten years old. I suspect he is the son of Prince Yu."
"Impossible! His son is almost twenty." Feng Jinyu's mind flashed back to the child that Su Xingyi had rescued in Xishui County. "Xu Mo, go and check on them yourself, especially that child. I suspect I saw him in Xishui County before."
"Okay, Your Highness. I'll go to the Royal West Garden right away."
An hour later, Xu Mo hurried into Xiaoyun Pavilion. "I saw Yan Xiaoliu in the Royal West Garden. They respectfully call him Ninth Prince, and the other child calls her Mother Queen."
Li Yuanliang was shocked. "So Prince Shun saved Dongjun's most favored Ninth Prince. Doesn't that mean his eldest nephew is the Crown Prince of Dongjun? The Queen of Dongjun is here now, so why is she hiding her identity and living in the Duke of Huguo's mansion?"
Xu Mo said: "Her youngest son's saviors were the Princess and Prince Shun. I think her purpose of coming to Beiyi was to repay them."
Hearing this, Feng Jinyu felt relieved. "As the queen of a country, there are many ways to repay a benefactor. There's no need to travel thousands of miles incognito. The only person who can make her do this is Empress Fu'an, and it must be Empress Fu'an's child."
"Wasn't that child buried with Empress Fu'an?"
Feng Jinyu shook his head and lay down. "The child should not be dead, otherwise Princess Xiao would not have come to the palace for a blood test."
He had been secretly investigating the matter ever since he could remember. When he saw the result of the investigation, he knew that the matter was not simple. It turned out that Queen Fu'an was really murdered!
The fact that Shangguan Yu was waiting at the Duke of Huguo's mansion early in the morning could only mean that Shangguan Yu had found out Su Xingyi's identity!
After all, the Dongjun royal family would not recognize a grandson casually.
It is almost certain that Su Xingyi is Empress Fu'an's child!
"You all should withdraw. This king needs to have a good rest."
Seeing Feng Jinyu lying down and sleeping, Xu Mo was immediately anxious. "Your Highness, aren't you anxious? What if Princess Xiao really finds out that Prince Shun and the Emperor are father and son? Don't we need to make arrangements in advance?"
Is the throne going to be handed over to Prince Shun?
The words got stuck in his throat and Xu Mo didn't dare to say it out loud.
He now felt that Su Xingyi not only snatched away the princess, but also wanted to take away the power that belonged to the prince!
His prince cannot be left with nothing!
Feng Jinyu opened his eyes and looked at him, "Deploy what?"
"I..." Xu Mo pondered for a moment, "In the common people, according to ancestral rules, the family business is inherited by the eldest son and passed down. The same is true for the royal family. If Prince Shun is proven to be the emperor's son, then Prince Shun will inherit. Are you willing? You have been acting as the government official for ten years."
Li Yuanliang also understood at this time that Su Xingyi had become a prince and was older than his prince, so his prince was no longer the eldest prince!
The prince is weak now and won’t be able to handle state affairs for a few years!
How do the ministers support the prince?
If the prince doesn't show up for a few years, people will forget him completely.
Wouldn’t it be legitimate for Prince Shun to be so?
"Do you think I can handle the affairs of state in this state?"
Xu Mo and Li Yuanliang were silent.
Your Majesty cannot spend too much energy on this body.
"Your Majesty..."
"Alright, you guys go out and keep an eye on the palace. I want to be the first to know the blood test results."
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