The next day, Rong Zhen and Lu Zheng came to the palace as scheduled. Han Zhu looked at the two generals with their personal guards beside him and didn't say much. He just led them inside.

What was surprising was that this road clearly led to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. The Imperial Ancestral Temple enshrined the tablets of the emperors of the Great Xia Dynasty, and only the royal family could enter. The two generals were surprised and doubtful, and cast their eyes on Rong Zhen. Even if they wanted the merit of following the dragon, they dared not commit such a heinous crime.

Rong Zhen didn't make it difficult for them. He just said lightly: "You wait outside." After that, he took Lu Zheng to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Han Zhu, however, stepped forward and said in a cold voice: "Your Highness, the King of Chu, only the royal family is allowed to enter the Imperial Temple. You won't forget it, right?"

Rong Zhen certainly didn't forget it. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Lu Zheng: "He and I are one body."

Han Zhu was stunned for a moment, looked at the two of them with a complicated look, and then slowly made way.

Rong Zhen did not let go of Lu Zheng's hand, but pulled him into the Imperial Temple. This

was not the first time Rong Zhen came to the Imperial Temple. When he was in Yanjing, he had to stand behind Emperor Yongning during the annual sacrifice. However, he had been in the Northern Frontier for many years. Now that he entered the Imperial Temple again, he suddenly felt that things had changed.

King Wei Rong You was dressed in black, holding incense in his hand. He seemed not to have noticed Rong Zhen and the others coming in, and he still completed the sacrifice meticulously. In front of him were the tablets of the emperors and empresses of past dynasties, but the one Rong You was worshipping was not one of them, but the tablet of his mother, Madam Hongye.

After King Wei finished worshipping, he turned around and looked at Rong Zhen.

King Wei is now over 40 years old, and there are still severe burn marks on his face, but you can still see the charm of his youth. When the King of Wei was in Yanjing, he was the dream lover of countless girls. Later, he got engaged to Gao Jinwen, which made countless girls cry. Now, time has changed, but it has never been harsh on him. Instead, it has made his temperament more sedated. If they didn't know what he had done, I'm afraid anyone would let down their guard in front of him.

Rong Zhen was not familiar with the King of Wei before, and now they are enemies to the death. It is not easy for the two to stand together calmly, let alone exchange greetings.

Rong Zhen was not in a hurry, but walked over slowly, lit incense, and worshipped his ancestors.

King Wei looked at his back, and complex emotions flashed in his eyes, but soon returned to normal. After Rong Zhen finished worshipping, he said, "Wait a little longer."

Rong Zhen knew that today was not a one-on-one confrontation between him and King Wei. He was probably waiting for the inner ghost who betrayed him.

Not long after, the sound of "bone rolling" rang out in the empty Taimiao. Rong Zhen and Lu Zheng both looked towards the sound, but saw an old man sitting in a wheelchair being pushed out in the darkness.

Lu Zheng showed a shocked expression, not because he recognized the old man's identity, but because the person standing behind the old man was clearly Zhao Xueqian.

The Imperial Temple had never allowed anyone other than the royal family to enter. Even those who cleaned the Imperial Temple were old servants who had followed the Rong family for many years. Now, there were only two real Rong family members in the Imperial Temple, but neither King Wei nor Rong Zhen said much about the scene before them.

The old man on the wheelchair was Yu Ke. He glanced at King Wei and Rong Zhen with a cold gaze, and then slowly said, "It's been so many years. I thought I would take this secret into the coffin."

King Wei did not speak, but showed a mocking smile.

Rong Zhen was not panicked by this, but in the face of the truth he had been pursuing for many years, his palms still couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Yu Ke fell silent after saying that.

Unexpectedly, the person who answered the phone was Zhao Xueqian. He looked at Rong Zhen and said with a smile, "Your Highness, you have been looking for a man named Qian Zhao for many years, right?"

Rong Zhen frowned.

"You have searched all over the Central Plains, but you still can't find him. I'm afraid you can't imagine where he is?" Although Zhao Xueqian said so, his eyes were cast to the place behind the shrine. It was a dark and narrow place, where a figure was sitting silently turning the rosary.

After being exposed by Zhao Xueqian, the man paused in his movements, and then slowly stood up. His hair had already turned white and was neatly tied on his head. He was wearing a set of washed white clothes and walked out of the darkness silently. It was Qian Facao, who Rong Zhen had been unable to find for all these years.

When Yu Ke saw him, a complex emotion flashed across his face, but he quickly restrained all his expressions and patted the armrest of the wheelchair vigorously: "Good, good! Now everyone is here!"

As soon as he said this, although the King of Wei's face remained expressionless, his hands slowly clenched. Qian Facao just silently turned the rosary beads, and there was no sign of anything on his face.

Yu Ke's eyes swept across the faces of the two people, and then looked at Rong Zhen: "Go, kneel down and kowtow three times to your mother!"

Rong Zhen's pupils shrank violently, and a guess he had never had before suddenly rushed into his mind, making him speechless and unable to move for a while.

Yu Ke did not urge him, but turned his gaze back to the King of Wei who had closed his eyes, and sneered: "You have made progress. I helped you, so that you can kill your own brother?! Or have you forgotten your mother's last words?!"

"Shut up!" King of Wei could no longer hold back, and shouted angrily, "You know how she died back then. If it weren't for this bastard, how could she be forced to death!"

Yu Ke did not speak.

Rong Zhen's mind flashed through all the evidence he had found over the years. The originally confusing evidence was completed by such a shocking truth, and those doubts that he had never been able to solve were finally answered.

He is not the son of Concubine Jin, he is the son of Madam Hongye and Emperor Wude! So the King of Wei wanted to kill him, because his existence was nothing but a stain, he was nothing but a product of incest, he was an evil offspring that should not exist in the world at all!

Rong Zhen's previous cognition was overturned by this truth. Although he was just a little pale, only Lu Zheng who was standing behind him could see that his fingers were shaking constantly. Lu Zheng looked at him with heartache, but he couldn't go up to hold him. He knew that at this time, Rong Zhen didn't want the people in front of him to see his weakness.

The most unbearable truth had been revealed by Yu Ke, and the King of Wei no longer hid it. The whole picture of what happened in the past gradually emerged from his mouth.

If Lu Zheng were to see it, Madam Hongye Yu Yinran's life would be a bold and capitalized Marie Sue.

Yu Yinran was originally a commoner's daughter, but she was chosen to enter the palace because of her beauty. She was beautiful and gentle, and had been favored by the emperor for many years. In addition, she gave birth to a good son, Rong You. Even after the emperor's death, she was still a high-ranking concubine in the harem. If it were just like this, perhaps her life would be spent smoothly, and she would spend her last days in the West Palace. But I'm afraid no one would have thought that Emperor Wude had a special feeling for this concubine mother.

Emperor Wude was the eldest son of the previous emperor. As the previous emperor had no legitimate son, he was much better than his younger brothers in every aspect, so it was natural for him to ascend the throne. After ascending the throne, Emperor Wude did not live up to his title. During his reign, the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty continued to expand and reached the peak of national strength. His achievements were no less than those of the founding emperor in history. However, such a famous emperor had unspeakable thoughts.

Yu Yinran was about the same age as Emperor Wude, but when Madam Hongye entered the palace, Emperor Wude had already left the palace to open his own house. It was not until Madam Hongye gave birth to Rongyou that Emperor Wude accidentally saw Madam Hongye's appearance at a banquet.

A life-long mistake at first sight of a beautiful woman.

What happened later probably no one knows. Madam Hongye was placed in the Mengxi Palace by Emperor Wude. There was a secret passage in the palace leading directly to the bedroom of Emperor Wude. The Mengxi Palace was full of Emperor Wude's people, so this forbidden love was never discovered, not even the Queen Mother, until Yu Yinran was pregnant.

At that time, Yu Yinran was almost forty years old. The arrival of this child was like a gift from God to them, which made her and Emperor Wude very happy. However, the identity of this child must not be exposed, otherwise, he would be wiped out for the sake of the royal family's reputation.

In this case, Emperor Wude found a substitute, that is, Concubine Jin, who looked 50% similar to Yu Yinran, so even if the child grew up, no one would find out.

Concubine Jin was a smart woman, but no matter how smart she was, she couldn't accept this without complaint. She knew very well that everything she had with the Song family depended on this child. If she wanted to live well and take the Song family to the next level, she had to raise this child well, so she could only swallow her anger.

Madam Hongye didn't expect that her newborn son would be given to someone else to raise. Her body, which was already weak due to giving birth at an advanced age, became worse. Emperor Wude was very worried and inevitably neglected some things.

Emperor Wu De had already appointed a crown prince, but at that time he did not know that he would have a child with his beloved, so from the day Rong Zhen was born, Emperor Wu De had made all preparations. He wanted to bring in Concubine Jin despite the danger of the secret being leaked, in order to give Rong Zhen a legal identity.

However, under such circumstances, some traces would still be seen by others. If it were in the past, Emperor Wu De had full control of the palace and would naturally not let the news leak out. However, because Madam Hongye's health suddenly deteriorated, he lost his sense of proportion, so he was taken advantage of.

Did Princess Shanyang really see that scene accidentally? Now it is impossible to explain clearly.

Once there is a truth, there will be another. The Queen Mother knew her son very well and slowly smelled something unusual. At this time, the matter was known by the person who should not know it, that person was Wei Wang Rong You.

Wei Wang and Madam Hongye had a deep relationship. Although Madam Hongye concealed Rong Zhen's affairs, her abnormality was still discovered by Wei Wang. After knowing all this, Rong You was furious and vowed to take revenge on Emperor Wu De.

What happened later was not much different from what Princess Shanyang said. The Queen Mother discovered the truth and secretly executed Lady Hongye. Before she died, Lady Hongye met her younger brother Yu Ke and her son Rong You. Perhaps in her heart, these two people were much more reliable than Emperor Wude. Lady Hongye asked them to take care of Rong Zhen. For her, this child who was taken away at birth was her eternal pain and her greatest concern.

Emperor Wude lost his beloved and his temperament changed drastically. He ignored the opposition of the court officials and wanted to make Rong Zhen the crown prince. At this time, he received a secret letter that King Wei Rong You rebelled.

After everything was settled, Emperor Wude's body finally couldn't hold on. In the last time, his mind was extremely clear, and he finally knew what the truth of all this was.

He always thought that the prince was low-key and steady, and he thought that the other party had no presence in the palace. Is it really so? He is cruel and patient. He can endure for so many years, but he can see the right opportunity and strike back. Such a character is born to be an emperor.

Emperor Wude accepted the reality, but forced Emperor Yongning to swear a poisonous oath in front of his sickbed and in front of several respected ministers that he would never deal with Rong Zhen.

This is the last thing he can do for Rong Zhen.

After listening to the King of Wei's story, Rong Zhen closed his eyes and slowly clenched his trembling hands.

It turned out that this was the truth.