These words were like a wake-up call. Bai Shi suddenly realized, "You're right! She couldn't have given birth at noon. At noon, she should be on her way back to her palace. If she had given birth then, there would have been a reason why no one in the palace would have known. Besides, whether it was with Xuan Yuanpeng or another man, Su Huiyan definitely wanted to give birth before me. She would only announce the time early, not late."
She and Su Huiyan got pregnant around the same time. Su Huiyan always wanted to give birth before her. Every time she saw Su Huiyan, she would be very proud of herself because she was a few days pregnant earlier, which would have revealed her intentions. She had even secretly taken labor-inducing drugs because of this. If she wanted to give birth before her, how could she deliberately delay announcing Xuan Yuan Yu's birth time?
Moreover, at that time, she probably hadn't realized that her birth date and time (Gengshen year, Shen month, Shen day, Shen hour) were so special. It's impossible that she would have given Xuanyuan Yu two hours later just to deliberately make up that time.
Unfortunately, despite Su Huiyan's cunning schemes, she was still born before her!
Su Xuening looked at Bai Shi and said, "That's why I suspect she may never have been pregnant. I'd like to ask Mother Consort, was there anything suspicious when she was pregnant?"
Given Su Huiyan's intelligence and audacity, it's not impossible that she might fake a pregnancy and then bring a child from outside the palace to secure her position in the harem.
After thinking carefully for a while, Lady Bai frowned and said, "Although I didn't go to the palace much at that time, I still met Su Huiyan a few times at banquets, both big and small. At that time, Su Huiyan was probably really pregnant. Because pregnant women walk differently than normal people, and that can't be faked."
At that time, Su Renzhong was Xuanyuan Peng's most valued general, and he held a large army. In addition, Su Huiyan was pregnant with the emperor's child. At that time, Su Huiyan walked with her eyes on the sky and did not care about anyone.
She had only recently lost her husband and had gone from being the Crown Princess to a widow with no one to rely on. Every time Su Huiyan saw her, she would inevitably ridicule her.
Su Huiyan was just a country bumpkin. She had heard all sorts of nasty things from her mouth. If Xuan Yuanpeng hadn't truly doted on her, she would have been humiliated to death by Su Huiyan, even if she hadn't been schemed against by her!
She still remembers how Su Huiyan flaunted her big belly in front of her; that belly must not be fake.
Unexpectedly, Su Huiyan's pregnancy was real, which was different from what Su Xuening had thought: "If she is really pregnant, then something went wrong during her delivery, so she had no choice but to bring Xuanyuan Yu back from outside the palace."
If Xuanyuan Yu really is that person's birth date and time, then he is definitely not Xuanyuan Peng and Su Huiyan's biological son!
Madam Bai nodded: "That's possible. When we were giving birth, Su Huiyan faced much more danger than I did. Perhaps something really did happen in the meantime."
If Su Huiyan's situation hadn't been so dangerous, and if she and Su Huiyan hadn't given birth at the same time, Xuanyuan Peng would never have gone to Su Huiyan's palace to be with her during childbirth.
Because the imperial physicians and palace servants kept coming to say that Su Huiyan was having a difficult childbirth, Xuan Yuanpeng went to Su Huiyan's palace before she even gave birth.
Perhaps Su Huiyan had a difficult labor due to premature birth, resulting in a stillbirth, which is why someone brought Xuan Yuan Yu back from outside the palace.
However, Su Huiyan is really amazing. After giving birth to a stillborn child, she was able to find a child to replace her stillborn child so quickly and keep it a secret for so many years. She really has some skills!
Su Xuening said helplessly, "Although we have made a pretty good guess about the situation, we lack solid evidence. The note left by my father alone is not enough to prove anything."
The handwriting on this note is not the father's, so it cannot be proven that it was written by the father, nor can it be proven that the birth date and time on it belong to Xuanyuan Yu.
The key point is that, apart from this note and what Long Jiaojiao said, they have no other evidence to prove that Xuan Yuan Yu's birth date and time are incorrect.
The note and Long Jiaojiao's words obviously cannot be used as evidence!
After a moment of silence, Bai said, "Leave this matter to me. If there is anything suspicious about Xuan Yuan Yu's identity, we will definitely be able to find some clues!"
At the time, Su Huiyan certainly didn't know she would give birth to a stillborn child, and since she was premature, she came up with this plan in a moment of panic after the accident. She certainly wasn't very thorough in her actions. If someone wants to investigate what happened back then, there must be clues to follow.
Su Xuening was naturally at ease entrusting the investigation to the Bai family: "My father must have known this secret back then, which is why he was killed by Su Huiyan and Su Renyi!"
Mr. Bai was shocked.
When Ning'er told her that Su Huiyan had killed Su Renzhong, she found it unbelievable.
Su Renzhong has always been Su Huiyan's strongest backer. With Su Renzhong's merits and the Su family army, Su Huiyan can run rampant in the palace for the rest of her life!
She wondered if Su Huiyan had gone mad and would kill her most powerful backer.
It turns out that Su Renzhong knew this huge secret!
Judging from Su Renzhong's integrity and loyalty, perhaps he didn't want to keep this secret for Su Huiyan, or perhaps Su Huiyan felt that he couldn't keep this secret for her, so she plotted to kill him!
Su Xuening suddenly thought of something else: "Since Su Huiyan and Su Renyi killed my father together, Su Renyi may not be unaware of Xuan Yuan Yu's background."
Su Xuening then became annoyed again: "If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have asked Xuan Yuan Yu about his background that night!"
That night, she was so focused on asking about her father that she didn't even think about asking about Xuan Yuan Yu.
At the time, Su Renyi thought she was his mother. Perhaps if she had asked him those questions back then, Su Renyi might have told her the truth.
Upon hearing this, Madam Bai frowned and said, "According to what you're saying, could it be that Madam Zhong and Su Feiling also know this secret?"
"This..." Su Xuening really couldn't say for sure: "Such a major secret, Su Renyi might not tell them, and Su Huiyan wouldn't allow her secret to be known by so many people. However, Su Renyi probably knows that having Xuan Yuan Yu marry Su Feiling as his principal wife is probably a deal between Su Huiyan and Su Renyi!"
She couldn't understand why Su Huiyan insisted on making Zhao Zhenzhen her official wife, even though it would be more beneficial for Xuan Yuan Yu and Su Huiyan to marry Zhao Zhenzhen as his official wife.
Aside from the fact that it's related to the Su family army, there's also the secret behind it!
However, Su Feiling probably didn't know this secret. She didn't mention it before she died in her previous life, so she was probably unaware of it.
Madam Bai nodded silently: "That's true. With Su Huiyan's personality, how could she let so many people know her secret? If Madam Zhong and Su Feiling really knew anything, they would probably be dead by now."
"Alright, stop thinking about it. Don't investigate this matter any further, lest you alert the enemy. Leave everything to me." Bai Shi narrowed her eyes menacingly.
This should be considered her final showdown with Su Huiyan!
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