With Gao Changhong's involvement, he gave Emperor Wenjian many benefits. In addition, Gao Yuanbin and Chu Yan clarified the matter, so Emperor Wenjian no longer cared about the rumors. Instead, he granted them a marriage on the spot.
When the news reached King Xiao's ears, he was so angry that he smashed everything he could in his study.
"That brat is actually the son of the Regent of the Northern Desert! Chu Yan is truly amazing!"
King Xiao stared menacingly at the smashed objects on the ground and couldn't help but curse aloud.
He never expected that Chu Yan, a divorced woman, could remarry so well!
Moreover, he had never truly touched Chu Yan. If the two of them got married and the man found out on their wedding night that Chu Yan was still a virgin, wouldn't their relationship be completely devoid of any obstacles?
Thinking about it this way, King Xiao felt a pang of regret, realizing he should have just slept with Chu Yan back then.
The thought of the woman who should have been his now being out of his control and about to marry someone else fills him with rage.
no!
He couldn't let them get married smoothly.
It seems the only way is to get my father to step down sooner, and once I ascend the throne, I can abolish their engagement, imprison Chu Yan by my side for life, and let her taste the consequences of betraying me!
With this in mind, King Xiao urged the search for evidence to be intensified once again.
Meanwhile, Xiao Ye was also searching for evidence. Almost at the same time, his men and the Earth-Escaped Rat found the midwife from back then.
However, Xiao Ye's men did not immediately appear to snatch the midwife from the burrowing rat. Instead, they secretly followed and saw the burrowing rat hand the person over to King Xiao.
Furthermore, they unexpectedly learned a secret.
"Your Highness, I have found the person for you. You must be careful this time and not be careless or hasty."
The burrowing rat tossed the midwife to Queen Xiao and gave her some kind instructions.
Actually, he's not usually a talkative person when helping others, but he made an extra effort to talk more because the person in front of him was his son.
But to his surprise, King Xiao gave him a look of disgust and disdain.
"You may leave. This is none of your business. You will receive your due reward in full. Take the money and go!"
King Xiao threw out a bag of gold and turned to leave.
"Your Highness, I...I am your biological father!"
The burrowing rat watched Xiao Wang's departing figure with regret and heartache, muttering to itself. Xiao Wang did not hear these words, but Xiao Ye's secret guards heard them clearly.
"It turns out that he painstakingly searched for evidence that I was not of royal blood, but he never expected that he himself was the bastard."
After hearing the report from the secret guard, Xiao Ye couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.
King Xiao, this is probably something you never even dreamed of!
"Gather the most skilled members of the Dark Guard and capture the Earth-Earing Rat. Remember, you absolutely cannot let anyone die!"
After a moment of contemplation, Xiao Ye gave the order in a low voice.
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On the other side, after Xiao Wang captured the midwife, he used both threats and inducements on her, and she honestly confessed the truth and agreed to tell the whole story.
Zi Xing was still not at ease, so she poisoned them all, just in case they turned against her. But Zi Xing never expected that not long after she poisoned them, Su Liluo and the others would sneak into the Xiao Prince's mansion without anyone noticing.
Once all the evidence was nearly ready, just in case, Prince Xiao finally decided to have his mother, Consort Zhang, reveal the truth to the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, Consort Zhang has begged for mercy, saying she has something to say to Your Majesty. This matter concerns the royal bloodline, so please do not ignore it."
In the Imperial Study, a young eunuch bribed by Prince Xiao knelt on the ground and relayed Consort Zhang's words.
"Say it again?"
Emperor Wenjian, who had been indifferent, immediately put down the memorial in his hand upon hearing the words "royal bloodline" and looked at the kneeling eunuch in surprise.
"Someone, summon Consort Zhang!"
After the eunuch repeated it, Emperor Wenjian immediately summoned Consort Zhang.
A moment later, Consort Zhang came in and knelt down, looking anxious.
"Your Majesty, you have finally agreed to see me!"
"Stop talking nonsense, what do you mean by the royal bloodline?"
Emperor Wenjian looked anxiously at Consort Zhang.
"Your Majesty, when Consort Liu died, I discovered that before she died, she wanted to say that the Crown Prince was not the Empress's son, but she died before she could finish speaking."
Your Majesty, I had always had suspicions, so I secretly investigated this matter. I didn't tell you at first because I was afraid that without evidence, Your Majesty would accuse me of slandering the Empress.
But in the past two days, my people have found all the evidence, proving that the Crown Prince is truly not the son of the Empress and the Emperor, but rather an illegitimate child the Empress had outside the marriage!
"What? Are you serious?!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wenjian's forehead veins bulged, and he glared angrily at Consort Zhang.
“Everything I have said is true, and I have evidence to back it up. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you may summon the Empress for a confrontation.”
Consort Zhang said with absolute certainty.
She now wants to watch the Empress fall from her high position into the mire.
"Guards, summon the Empress!"
Emperor Wenjian gave the order without hesitation.
At this time, the Empress of Fengluan Palace did not know what was going on. It was only when she arrived at the main hall and saw Consort Zhang that she guessed what had happened.
Since she hadn't received any news from Xiao Ye, and didn't know if he had killed those people, she was still a little uneasy.
"Your Majesty, Consort Zhang says that the Crown Prince is an adopted son of yours, not my biological child. Do you acknowledge this?"
Emperor Wenjian's gaze fell on the Empress like a knife.
The Empress, striving to maintain her dignity, immediately denied the allegations, saying, "Of course I will not admit it. Consort Zhang is talking nonsense. This audacious Consort Zhang has falsely accused and implicated me. I beg Your Majesty to uphold justice for me and severely punish Consort Zhang!"
"Your Majesty, I did not falsely accuse you. I have evidence. Why don't you take a look at the evidence first before deciding what to say?"
Consort Zhang was not intimidated by the Empress's aura at all; instead, she smiled faintly.
She knew that if today's events succeeded, Prince Xiao would soon inherit the throne, and she would be the most honored woman in the harem.
"Really? What evidence?"
The Empress was already feeling a little worried. Could it be that Consort Zhang and the others had found the midwife from back then before Xiao Ye?
Just as she was worrying, she saw several guards escorting an old nanny and two young women into the palace.
The Empress's pupils contracted sharply the moment she saw the old nanny.
Even after all these years, the old woman's appearance hasn't changed much, except for some more white hair and wrinkles.
When Consort Zhang saw the fleeting look of panic on the Empress's face, she knew she was going to win this time, and a sense of triumph rose in her heart.
"Your Majesty, this old nanny was the one who delivered the Empress back then. You can ask her to find out whether the Empress gave birth or not. The other two are former palace maids from Consort Liu's palace."
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