Zhang Xinyue caught several fish in a row. After the imperial chef killed the fish, she and Zhang Xiaobing and others grilled the fish themselves.
Zhang Xinyue was very discerning and took one of the grilled fish for Emperor Yongxing first. Emperor Yongxing tasted it and found it tasted really good.
In the evening, after dinner, everyone went to Lin Yuan's palace to rest.
Daohe and Daoxu were summoned by palace servants, and Emperor Yongxing wanted to see them.
Daohe and Daoxu were led to the outside of Emperor Yongxing's bedroom. The palace servants asked Daoxu to wait outside and let Daohe in first.
Daohe entered the bedroom and saw Emperor Yongxing and Concubine Ye.
Daohe was about to salute when Emperor Yongxing beckoned and said, "Come forward."
Daohe walked forward, and Emperor Yongxing pulled Daohe in front of him, patted Daohe's shoulders with both hands, and asked with a smile: "Do you have anything you want to ask me?"
Daohe asked directly: "Are you my father?"
Daohe couldn't deal with Emperor Yongxing directly, so Concubine Ye widened her eyes, wanting to hear what Emperor Yongxing had to say.
She also had this guess, not only because the two men looked similar, but also because of Emperor Yongxing's attitude towards Daohe.
Emperor Yongxing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "What do you think?"
Daohe replied: “I guess so.”
"Oh, what do you mean?"
"Feel."
Emperor Yongxing looked at Daohe with a smile in his eyes. He said, "You are indeed my son, and your mother is my queen."
Concubine Ye was not surprised that Daohe was the son of Emperor Yongxing, but she found it a little unbelievable that Daohe was the son of the Empress.
Daohe's expression didn't change much, he just looked at Emperor Yongxing calmly.
Emperor Yongxing asked: "Aren't you curious?"
Daohe shook his head: "Not curious."
Well……
Did Emperor Yongxing think that his son was a little too calm?
"Then do you want to know the reason?"
"I'll listen to you if you say so."
Well……
Forget it. Emperor Yongxing didn’t plan to ask anymore. He might as well just tell Daohe the truth directly.
"Your mother died suddenly when she was about to give birth to you, and the imperial physician said it was a serious illness.
But Taoist Xuanzhen saw the clue and said that your mother was murdered by someone.
Taoist Master Xuanzhen also discovered that you were still alive, and then he abandoned your husband and children and took you out of your mother's belly.
At that time, I didn't know who wanted to harm your mother and you, so I didn't dare to keep you by my side and let Taoist Xuanzhen raise you.
You will be safer with the protection of Taoist Xuanzhen.
Now the murderer who murdered your mother has been found and has been sentenced to death by me, so I want you to come back."
"Oh." Daohe just said "oh".
Emperor Yongxing asked: "Don't you want to come back to me? Or do you blame me for not visiting you for so many years?"
"No, you are also trying to protect me."
"Then why do you look unhappy?"
Daohe said, "Master said that we should not show our emotions on our faces, and we should not let others know what is in our hearts."
Emperor Yongxing touched Daohe's head again and said, "That was in front of outsiders. You don't need to do this in front of your father."
Daohe suddenly let out a breath and grinned, "Well, I have to show my ability. What if my performance is too bad and my father doesn't recognize me?" Daohe was quick to follow the advice and it was very easy for him to call him father.
Emperor Yongxing burst out laughing. He said, how could an eight-year-old child be so mature and prudent.
Although he hopes his son will be more stable and mature, he can't act like an old man.
"By the way, your real name is Yin Tianjun. You will be called this from now on."
"OK!"
Emperor Yongxing added: "You will also live in the palace in the future. I plan to hire a teacher to tutor you."
Daohe said: "Father, I will study in the Imperial Academy. There is no need to hire a special teacher."
Emperor Yongxing agreed directly, "Okay, then it's up to you."
Daohe then asked, "Father, can I ask Daoning and the others to come to the palace to see me more often in the future?"
"Of course, you can invite anyone you want into the palace to play with you."
"Thank you, Father!"
Emperor Yongxing turned to look at Concubine Ye and said, "My beloved, please take more care of Tianjun in the future."
Concubine Ye hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will take good care of Tianjun."
Emperor Yongxing said, "You have worked hard these years. Go back to the palace and prepare. In a few days, I will enthrone Tianjun as the crown prince and my beloved concubine as the queen."
There was a flash of surprise in Concubine Ye's eyes. Although she was now exercising the power of the Queen, she had always been a Concubine in name. Sometimes some concubines would not give her face and would spread gossip. Now she could be considered to have the final say.
Emperor Yongxing said to Daohe: "Come back to the palace with me tomorrow to pay respect to your mother. If your mother knew about this, she would be very happy."
"good!"
Daohe was raised by Xuanzhen and Daochen since he was a child, and he had no concept of his mother, but he knew that he was not a child abandoned by his parents and that his mother was dead, so he still felt sad.
Then Emperor Yongxing said to the chief eunuch, "Let Daoxu come in."
The chief eunuch led Daoxu in.
After Daoxu kowtowed and saluted, Emperor Yongxing waved his hand and said, "Come forward."
Emperor Yongxing looked at Daoxu and asked, "Do you want to know your own life experience?"
Daoxu was stunned, and so was Daohe. He thought to himself, "Could Daoxu be my half brother? Was his mother also murdered? And was he born through caesarean section like me?"
Daoxu was stunned for a moment and nodded and replied: "I want to know."
Emperor Yongxing said: "If you don't know, you can live your life happily. If you know, you may bear hatred. Are you sure you want to know?"
Daohe said, "Father, please tell him. If his family has any enemies, I will help him to avenge them."
Daoxu looked at Daohe in surprise, "You, you, you..., are you really the emperor's son?"
Dao He patted Dao Xu's shoulder with a smile, "How is it? Are you envious? Don't worry, I will protect you in the future."
Emperor Yongxing saw that Daohe and Daoxu had such a good relationship and he didn't know whether their relationship would always be so good in the future.
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