"Your Highness, for decades, I have helped the Empress Dowager organize various palace banquets. I have seen the appearances of the sons of various noble families in the capital, as well as the young masters of officials of the fifth rank and above. Their looks are far inferior to Your Highness. Even the princes cannot compare to Your Highness."
Su Xing thought Lin Fang didn't give a direct answer, and even praised him. He didn't want to be too harsh on her, so he said gently: "Among these noble families' sons, even the princes, is there anyone who looks a little like me?"
Lin Fang raised her eyes and looked at Su Xingyi's face carefully again, her brows slightly furrowed as if she was trying to imagine who Su Xingyi looked like.
Su Xingyi was not in a hurry. He took the cold tea handed to him by Nie Ying and sipped it slowly. After finishing the cup of cold tea, he asked, "How is it? Can you see clearly who I look like?"
"Your Highness, I can't tell who you look like. Perhaps your biological parents are not in the capital, but in another county."
How dare Lin Fang say that Su Xingyi looks like Empress Fu'an? The fact that Empress Fu'an had a difficult childbirth was a huge matter, and one could be killed if one was not careful.
And this involves two countries
"Madam Fang!" Secret guard Nie Shiwu shouted angrily, and Lin Fang trembled with fear.
"Don't play tricks, tell me the truth. Are you sure you don't know who my prince looks like?"
"Your Highness, I really don't know who you look like. Your beauty is unmatched in the capital. If there is a lady or master who looks like you, I can't help but know that, unless I have met Your Highness's biological parents."
Su Xingyi picked up the scroll on the table and said, "Nie Ying, Fifteen, open it for Madam Fang to take a closer look. Be careful."
"yes."
Su Xingyi stood up and walked to the side, his eyes falling on Lin Fang's face. He didn't want to miss any subtle expression on Lin Fang's face.
Lin Fang looked at the slowly unfolding scroll and wondered if it was a portrait of Empress Fu'an.
When the scroll was halfway unfolded, Lin Fang was shocked. It was really a portrait of Empress Fu'an!
She was still as graceful and elegant as ever, especially her eyes and eyebrows, which looked very similar to Su Xingyi.
Su Xingyi looked at Lin Fang's expression, smiled and stood next to the portrait, "Do I look like the woman in the painting?"
"They look alike, especially the prince's eyebrows and eyes, which are very similar to the woman in the painting. They are almost carved from the same mold."
"To be honest, the woman in the painting is my biological mother. Do you know her?"
The prince really knows his own life experience!
"I have never seen or recognized him before."
Su Xingyi lost his patience and said, "Put the painting away."
Su Xingyi sat down in the main seat, poured himself a cup of cold tea, and suppressed his anger: "My biological mother is Empress Fu'an. Are you sure you don't know Empress Fu'an?"
"I met Empress Fu'an twenty years ago, but I just couldn't remember the portrait. My Lord, you are Empress Fu'an's child, so who are you..."
"I am the true eldest son, the legitimate bloodline of the Beiyi royal family! My mother didn't die in childbirth, but was murdered. I've tied you up here so you can remember who murdered Empress Fu'an."
"Your Highness, I was unaware of this. Back then, Empress Fu'an gave birth in Fengqi Palace while I was on duty at Cining Palace. Most of the maids accompanying Empress Fu'an at Fengqi Palace were married off to the Dongjun royal family. That day, we learned that the Empress was having a difficult labor, and when we rushed over, both she and Your Highness were already dead."
More than 20 years have passed, and Prince Shun wants to find out the truth of what happened back then. How can it be easy without any witnesses or evidence?
"As far as I know, it wasn't until half a year later that the news of my mother's death in childbirth reached Dongjun. My maternal grandparents and the Crown Prince's uncle all refused to believe that she had died in childbirth. They wanted to open the coffin for an autopsy and then move the body back to Dongjun. This was perfectly reasonable, but the Beiyi royal family obstructed them in every way. This shows that they knew that my mother had not died in childbirth but had been murdered. Once the coffin was opened for an autopsy, the truth would be exposed."
"It was announced to the public that my mother died of natural causes during childbirth. The fact that I'm still alive and well proves that the Beiyi royal family was hiding the truth. The strongest opponents at the time were Emperor Qianyuan and the Empress Dowager. So the murderer must be between them, or perhaps it's the Empress Dowager who is recuperating in Kunning Palace. Am I right?"
Lin Fang was horrified. Prince Shun came back with the determination for revenge!
"Your Highness, I am only a servant and do not know how powerful this person is. I really do not know who is trying to persecute Empress Fu'an."
"Hmph!" Su Xingyi snorted coldly, "Do you know why I only abducted you and not Yun Gu, Fu Xuan, or Li Haiying?"
"I don't know."
"From the moment you first arrived in Huayang County, I've noticed you observing me, intentionally or unintentionally! Even on the day you came to pay your respects, you stared at my profile for a long time. I think you recognized me. Just now, when I said the woman in the painting was my biological mother, Empress Fu'an, and I revealed my identity, you didn't doubt it, but simply accepted it. Your reaction and behavior made me certain that you were present on the day Empress Fu'an gave birth."
"No! Your Highness is wrongly accusing me." Lin Fang suddenly panicked. "I was in the Cining Palace that day, not the Fengqi Palace. Your Highness can ask the Queen Mother for confirmation."
Su Xingyi frowned, "This prince will not wrongly accuse you. When you came in here and looked at my face, your eyes unconsciously looked at my chest. This has betrayed you. You have seen the lotus birthmark on my mother's chest. Don't tell me about private places. Only those close to you can see them. You must have seen it on the day my mother gave birth, otherwise you wouldn't have subconsciously looked at my chest!"
Lin Fang wanted to struggle again, "My lord, this old slave..."
"It's getting late. I don't have time for you to quibble. I must take back everything I own. I'd rather kill anyone I believe may have been involved in persecuting my mother than let them go. To avenge my mother, I'll start with your Lin family! Fifteen!"
"I'm here!"
"Cripple Lin Shuxian's hands and end his path to the imperial examination."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"No!" Lin Fang anxiously hugged Nie Shiwu's thighs, "We can't destroy him!"
"Get out of the way!" Nie Shiwu kicked her away and walked out.
"Your Highness!" Lin Dang quickly got up and knelt in front of Su Xingyi, "He is innocent, please don't destroy him!"
"I have said before that I would rather kill the wrong person than let any bad guy go!"
After Su Xingyi finished speaking, he walked out of the yard. He still had to go back to be with his wife and children.
"Your Highness! Your Highness! Please spare the Lin family. I am willing to tell you the truth!"
Upon hearing the sound, Nie Shiwu quickly retracted his foot that was about to step out of the second gate.
Su Xingyi stopped, turned around and looked at Lin Fang who was kneeling on the ground, "Don't force it, I will not force anyone."
Lin Fang looked at Su Xingyi who was looking down at her, and realized that he not only had the support of the Dongjun royal family, but also the power of the Xirong royal family. He would surely be able to sit on that high position easily.
He was not lying. Anyone who participated in the persecution of Empress Fu'an would not escape.
"I will tell you everything I know, Your Highness, and I beg you to let the Lin family go."
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