"Humph! This is sheer nonsense! The child was buried with Rui'an in the imperial mausoleum. Many palace servants and ministers witnessed it. Furthermore, the coffin was very heavy and buried very deep. Even if the child was still alive, there's no way he could have crawled out of the coffin!"
Shangguan Yu then realized that the person buried with Rui was a wild child of unknown origin!
This is really too much!
Shangguan Yu suppressed his anger and forced himself to calm down. "Since you say you can't recognize Ayi's identity based on her appearance, then what about the lotus birthmark on Ayi's chest?"
Shangguan Yu pulled open the clothes on Su Xingyi's chest, exposing the lotus birthmark.
Emperor Qianyuan's eyes narrowed. He actually inherited the lotus birthmark on Rui'an's heart!
"Even if there is a lotus birthmark, what does it mean? My eldest grandson doesn't have any birthmarks on his body!"
Empress Dowager Du really doesn’t know whether Shangguan Ruian has a birthmark?
Shangguan Yu ignored Empress Dowager Du and stared at Emperor Qianyuan. "When you saw the lotus birthmark on Ayi's chest just now, your reaction betrayed you. You are familiar with the lotus birthmark on Rui'an's body. Is what I said correct?"
Emperor Qianyuan knew very well that Shangguan Yu would not give up until he achieved his goal today. If the stalemate continued, a war would break out in the east.
"Yes, the lotus birthmark on Rui'an's body is exactly the same as the birthmark on Prince Shun's chest. Could it be that Prince Shun is really my son?"
"Impossible!" Empress Dowager Du denied harshly, "That child was clearly dead and buried over twenty years ago. How could he possibly be Prince Shun? With that birthmark and that look, there must be many people in the world who look like him but aren't related by blood!"
"You might say it's possible, but the probability is too small. The only way is to have Ayi and Emperor Qianyuan establish blood ties. Wouldn't that reveal whether Ayi is your legitimate grandson?"
Shangguan Yu didn't give Empress Dowager Du a chance to object and continued, "If the blood test proves that Ayi is Emperor Qianyuan's child, then that means the child who died in front of you over twenty years ago was arranged by the real murderer!"
"Alright! Then let's do a blood test!" The old virtuous prince finally spoke. "Sister-in-law, Your Majesty, it's time for us and the Dongjun royal family to end this twenty-year-long feud. If Prince Shun is of our Beiyi royal bloodline, then we must uncover the true culprit behind the scenes, avenge Queen Fu'an, and give an explanation to the Dongjun royal family!"
Yu Lin had predicted today's situation accurately. If he hadn't been on the wrong side of the situation, he would have directly pointed out the real murderer!
The most important thing at the moment is that Emperor Qianyuan and Empress Dowager Du, mother and son, recognize Su Xingyi's identity.
"Since the uncle has agreed, I have no objection, then we can use the blood test to prove our relationship."
"Queen Mother, do you agree?"
Queen Mother Du tightened the handkerchief in her hand, looked at the old virtuous king, and said reluctantly, "Of course I agree, but I'm afraid this blood test won't work. As long as it's blood, it will dissolve in water. Is the virtuous king sure you want to use this blood test?"
"This..." The old wise king was in a dilemma. If Yulin had followed him into the palace, why would there be so much trouble!
"Wise King." Xiao Tianci spoke at this time, "My Yu'er used a special method to test the colorless and odorless poison on King Cangnan. I believe she has a way to prove that the emperor and King Shun are father and son."
Empress Dowager Du was worried and felt that Xiao Lingyu really had a solution.
"Lord Xiao, are you telling the truth?" The old wise king instantly became interested.
"Of course it's true. There must be a way. My Yu'er is so smart and has read a lot of medical books." In such a tense atmosphere, Xiao Tianci did not forget to praise his precious granddaughter.
"In that case, quickly send someone back to the mansion to ask the princess."
"There's no need to ask the princess. The princess and I were able to find the biological parents of the four children. The princess had already secretly used this special method to confirm that they were indeed the children's family members. Only then did we allow the children to recognize their families."
He didn’t know whether Xiaoyu had secretly conducted paternity tests on the children and their families!
But, only this way can be convincing and make them believe that Xiaoyu has a way.
After all, Xiaoyu had done a kinship test between the emperor and his master.
"Oh? What's that method?"
"It requires a blood test just like a drug test, but the process of testing for blood relationship is more complicated."
The old virtuous prince quickly said to Emperor Qianyuan, "Your Majesty, please quickly take half a small bowl of blood and send it together with Prince Shun's blood to the Protectorate Mansion for Princess Xiao. Let her do a blood test to confirm whether you are father and son."
"No!" Empress Dowager Du objected, "Princess Xiao is Prince Shun's wife, so she's naturally on Prince Shun's side now..."
Everyone present knew what was said next, without Empress Dowager Du having to say it explicitly.
Princess Xiao will be the queen of a country in the future, or a princess of a small family with a different surname.
It all depends on her words!
Xiao Tianci quickly thought of a solution.
"Empress Dowager, the blood of the Emperor and Prince Shun should be collected in bowls of the same size and color, then placed in a box without any name labeling and sent to Yu'er. Of course, it's not just the blood of the Emperor and Prince Shun that can be sent, but also the blood of me and Prince Xian. I have no blood relationship with Prince Xian, so my Yu'er will only be able to test it out and find that we are not related."
"Queen Dowager, I think this is feasible. Without marking the names, Princess Xiao will have no chance of cheating. As long as we remember that the two small bowls are the blood of the Emperor and Prince Shun, we can look at the blood test results later."
"Mother, I think it's okay too."
Empress Dowager Du didn't express her opinion. Shangguan Yu frowned. "Why? Is the Empress Dowager still worried that Princess Xiao will cheat?"
Empress Dowager Du said, "I was thinking that since we're going to do a blood test, we should test a few more people. I remember that the princess's poison test took a long time, and it couldn't be seen by anyone. Will it take that long to confirm blood relationship?"
Su Xingyi: "We need to test today and get the results tomorrow at the earliest. However, blood tests are energy-consuming. The princess is in poor health now, so she can't test too many people."
Empress Dowager Du looked at the people in the room and said, "Let Princess Xiao test all the people in this room who know the truth, and combine them into ten pairs. However, to prevent leaks, Princess Xiao needs to go to the palace for a blood test..."
Afterwards, Emperor Qianyuan and Su Xingyi, Duke Xiao and King Xian, Duke Xiao and Emperor Qianyuan, Shangguan Yu and Duke Xiao, Shangguan Yu and Su Xingyi, Shangguan Yu and King Xian, King Xian and Emperor Qianyuan, Yun Gu and Fu Xuan, Li Haiying and Yun Gu, and Fu Xuan and Li Haiying were paired up for bloodletting.
Xiao Lingyu was quite shocked when he heard the news from the palace.
Can’t the lotus birthmark on Su Xingyi’s face and chest prove it?
She even has to come forward to do the paternity test herself? !
"Mother, there may be something we don't know. We will find out once we enter the palace."
Xiao Lingyu nodded and said a few words to the housekeeper, then took Xiao Xier and got on the imperial carriage and rushed to the palace.
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