"They both disagree with their appearance and lotus birthmark. How can Yu'er go for a blood test? She's still pregnant! How can you agree to let Yu'er and her mother stay in the palace?"
Shangguan Yu was shocked to realize his carelessness when he heard Shangguan Lan say this. "Mother, I will immediately arrange for the maid to sneak into the palace."
"Be sure to select a skilled maid to ensure the safety of both mother and daughter."
"Yes!" Shangguan Yu responded and hurried to make arrangements.
Shangguan Jinnian reached out and held Shangguan Lan's hand, and it was indeed cold.
"Mother, don't worry. Take care of yourself. Princess Xiao and Xiao Xi'er will be fine. They are very smart, and Princess Xiao knows how to test for poison. No one would tamper with their food. And Empress Dowager Du would not and would not dare to harm Princess Xiao's children unless she could afford the consequences of a war between the two countries!"
"Bang!" Shangguan Lan punched the table.
"Don't be angry, mother. I'll blow on your hand and it will stop hurting..."
Shangguan Jinnian held Shangguan Lan's two cold hands tightly with his big fat hands, wishing he could pass his body temperature to Shangguan Lan.
Whenever Shangguan Lan was anxious, worried, or frightened, she would feel cold.
Shangguan Lan looked at her youngest son who was so concerned about her and took a deep breath. "Okay, Xiaojiu, I'm not anxious anymore. I'll be back to normal soon. I'm going to the palace tomorrow, so don't stop me!"
"Okay, I won't stop you. We'll go to the palace together tomorrow."
In the chess room of Prince Xian’s palace.
"Yulin, you've predicted what happened in the palace today. The Emperor really doesn't dare to admit that Prince Shun is his son."
The old wise king casually picked up a white piece and placed it on the chessboard.
"If I hadn't seen you first, I would have thought that the Dongjun royal family wanted to use Su Xingyi to impersonate the Beiyi royal family in order to steal the Beiyi kingdom."
The black piece of the Eastern Seal ate the five pieces of the Old Sage King. "Uncle, you actually trust me so much!"
The old virtuous king looked at the Eastern Seal with a kind smile on his face. "When you took off your mask, my uncle recognized that you looked very much like my brother. I'm sure you'll be right. You are a member of our Feng family!"
It is not difficult for the old wise king to guess that his face was accidentally exposed in front of Empress Dowager Du and the Emperor, which led to his assassination and falling off a cliff and losing his memory.
"If you hadn't lost your memory and returned to Dongjun earlier, would you have thought of returning to Beiyi to regain your identity?"
Dongfang Yinzhang was silent for a long time. "Junior...maybe, but there is no such thing as "if" in this world. Some things become established facts once they happen. If it were really possible, I would rather not have come to Beiyi to study, but that is an unrealistic wish."
The old virtuous king was quite moved when he heard this. "Now that you've returned, you must return to your roots. This is what your father commanded me before he died. No matter if it's life or death, I must find you. Tomorrow, you must come to the palace with your uncle. Let the two of you appear before the Emperor and the Empress Dowager together! You can't refuse!"
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"My Lord, has the Emperor and the Empress Dowager recognized Prince Shun? Why did they invite Yu'er to the palace?"
Old Madam Xiao and Mrs. Liang had been waiting for news in the mansion all morning, but instead of receiving any good news, they waited for the palace servants to bring Xiao Lingyu into the palace.
Xiao Tianci took off his court robes and sat down. "The Emperor and the Empress Dowager haven't acknowledged Prince Shun yet. After all, this involves the royal bloodline, so we can't be careless... We asked Yu'er to come to the palace so that she can use a special blood test to confirm whether the Emperor and Prince Shun are father and son. The results should be out tomorrow."
"Yu'er wants to stay overnight in the palace?"
Xiao Tianci nodded and said, "Don't worry, the mother and daughter will be fine."
Many of the imperial guards that Du Yu brought to Fengqi Palace were once members of the Xiao family army and had received favors from the Xiao family. Xiao Tianci secretly gave them some instructions before leaving the palace.
Liang had her trusted nanny guard the door and lowered her voice to the two elders, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy for Yu'er to test the blood of the Emperor and Shun Prince. Empress Dowager Du has the final say in the harem now, and she has spies everywhere. Is it possible that the blood Yu'er actually tested is from the Emperor and Shun Prince?"
Xiao Tianci: "Prince Yu has thought of this and sent his personal guards to follow him. The old virtuous king has also sent people to keep an eye on him. It won't be that easy for Empress Dowager Du to switch things up..."
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"Your Majesty, I will sneak into the palace tonight to protect the princess and Miss Xi."
"No, the mother and daughter are safe."
Su Xingyi was not worried at all that they would encounter harm in the palace. Xiao Xier was fully capable of protecting her mother. He was mainly worried that Xiao Lingyu would not be able to withstand the ten blood tests.
"What did the Du family gain today?"
Nie Ying took out a small notebook and said, "With Meng Chuan's assistance, I have successfully uncovered evidence of corruption, abuse of power, and murder among officials under Duke Du. Please review this."
Su Xingyi flipped through it and said, "That's all. Anything else?"
"That's all for now. The Du family has deep roots and it's not easy to dig deeper. Furthermore, Empress Dowager Du privately summoned Duke Du these past two days, so the Du family has been searching the city for him."
"Who are you looking for? Could it be Lin Fang?"
"No, it seems they are looking for the masked man. My impression is that Dongfang Yinzheng always wears a mask when he appears. It is possible that they are looking for him."
"What do you want to see Master for?"
Nie Ying shook his head, "I don't know, maybe they are looking for someone else."
Su Xingyi thought about what happened to Dongfang Yinzhang more than 20 years ago. "They must be looking for Master. Send secret guards to monitor this line. If they find that the Du family is trying to attack Master, you will kill them directly and leave no one alive!"
"yes!"
The next day at dawn, Su Ning'an hurried to the capital!
"Who are you? What are you doing in the capital?"
When the commander of the city defense saw that the carriage belonged to a prince or noble, he led his men forward to stop it.
It is a turbulent time now. Yesterday, the emperor was too ill to attend court. The higher-ups have instructed that people entering Beijing must be strictly checked every day.
To prevent princes and dukes in their fiefdoms from entering the capital without imperial edict.
"We are from the Prince Fu's Mansion in Rongcheng!" A personal guard handed Su Ning'an's nameplate to the commander of the city defense.
When the city guard saw the sign of Prince Fu's Mansion, his heart suddenly tightened.
He really wanted to stop it, but he was not that tough!
The city guard handed the sign back to his guards and made way.
After all the vehicles entered the city, the city garrison commander brought a horse, gave a few instructions to his subordinates, and took a shortcut and galloped towards the palace.
Emperor Qianyuan had just finished drinking the hot and nutritious porridge when an imperial guard walked in.
"His Majesty!"
"Tell me, what news has come from the palace gate?"
"Just now, Li Qi, the chief guard at the South City Gate, came in person to deliver a message saying that the young Prince Fu and the Princess of Xirong entered the city three quarters of an hour ago."
Emperor Qianyuan paused, and Xiao Rao and others did not stop him. What a waste!
"I understand. Xiao Rao is back. Let him come to see me!"
"yes."
Emperor Qianyuan drank a few mouthfuls of porridge and lost his appetite.
Why did the young Prince Fu come to Beijing today instead of earlier or later?
"Your Majesty?" Li Haiying asked tentatively, "Are you going to court today?"
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