Chapter 158 Liu Jinshu: The King of Qi is the son of Duke Gao
"It really melted." Huo Xingzhi was a little surprised.
He just wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect that the two were really related by blood.
"My Lord, should we tell the princess about this?"
Huo Xingzhi was silent for a while, then said, "I will tell Heng'er after I have clarified the matter."
"Send someone to the Tianji Pavilion to find out Qi Lingzhou's identity and the details of Madam Shen's childbirth."
"Also...find out everything about Madam Shen's family."
Bai Ze nodded, "I'll make the arrangements right away."
After Bai Ze left, Huo Xingzhi looked at the two drops of blood mixed together in the basin and fell into deep thought.
Imperial Palace.
Everything was still peaceful and prosperous. When Emperor Showa returned to the throne room, the Empress, Prince Qi, and Duke Gao also returned to their seats.
The only two absent were Su Yuheng and Huo Xingzhi.
Emperor Showa glanced at the position where the two people were just now for a moment, and asked Wang Dequan beside him in a low voice.
"Prince Li and Princess Li, are they going back?"
The eunuch said, "Your Majesty, Princess Li is not feeling well and should have gone back."
"Are you feeling unwell?" Emperor Showa frowned.
"Forget it, just go back."
After Emperor Showa finished speaking, he saw the Empress sitting next to him.
The queen has now been demoted to a concubine, and this position should not be hers, but the Qin envoy is still here, so it is not good to humiliate her in public.
He had a blank expression on his face and did not give the queen a good look.
Now, the blood of Duke Gao and Prince Qi cannot save Concubine Gao, and they can't find any other way to save Concubine Gao.
I’m afraid that Concubine Gao will never wake up in this lifetime and eventually turn into a pool of blood.
Below, the second prince of Qin, Yun Tianhe, raised his glass and looked towards Emperor Showa.
"I wonder what important matter His Majesty the King of Yan has that has caused him to leave the banquet and return only now?"
Emperor Showa smiled and said, "It's just a small matter. Now that we've delayed the Second Prince and the Third Princess, I wonder if they're used to our big swallow dish?"
Yun Tianhe smiled and said, "The cuisine of Dayan has a unique flavor, just like the girls of Dayan are completely different from the girls of our Qin State."
"This time, our Qin State sincerely wishes to make peace with Dayan through marriage. Now that Huo Lian has been accepted, has His Majesty of Dayan decided which princess and prince to marry?"
Emperor Showa smiled and said, "I still need to discuss this matter with the ministers and the princes and princesses."
"Since the Second Prince and the Third Princess have arrived in Great Yan, they should stay in Yanjing for a while to experience the culture and customs of Yanjing."
Yun Tianhe: "That's natural."
"I toast to His Majesty the Great Yan." Yun Tianhe raised his glass.
Below, Liu Jinshu sat next to Su Mingzhe, holding a wine glass. When he raised his eyes, he met the gaze of King Qi.
She immediately lowered her head and stopped looking in the direction of King Qi.
Su Mingzhe, who was standing beside him, raised his lips slightly and asked in a low voice: "Cousin, are you afraid of the King of Qi?"
Liu Jinshu gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not afraid."
"Really?" Su Mingzhe's tone was quite meaningful.
It was almost midnight, and the envoys' banquet was about to end.
He had to find a way to expose Liu Jinshu.
"Of course it's true." Liu Jinshu sneered.
"That's good, cousin, please don't let your brother down. The King of Qi is your husband after all. There's nothing to be afraid of."
As Su Mingzhe spoke, he secretly took out a furry ferret from his sleeve.
The ferret was very agile. After coming out of Su Mingzhe's sleeve, it climbed up along the hem of Liu Jinshu's skirt.
Liu Jinshu was eating and preparing to inform Emperor Showa of his identity as King of Qi after the banquet.
But as she was eating, she felt something was wrong under her.
Something slipped into her skirt, scratching her legs with something furry, giving her goose bumps.
She lowered her eyes to look into the hem of her skirt and saw something wriggling there, like a mouse or a snake.
She was so frightened that she tried to reach out and grab the moving thing, but the ferret was very agile and circled around her legs and then hung on her white thigh.
The ferret opened its lips, licked it gently with its tongue, then opened its lips and bit it down suddenly.
"ah!"
Liu Jinshu screamed in fright.
As soon as she raised her eyes, she saw the people around her looking at her.
On the high seat, Emperor Showa frowned and glared at him fiercely.
The same is true for the Queen.
The queen had been demoted to a concubine and was still angry. Seeing the woman next to Su Mingzhe lose her composure like this, she became furious.
"I wonder which family this lady is from?"
"What happened to make you lose your composure like this?"
Liu Jinshu was so frightened that her face turned pale. Just as she was about to stand up, the ferret under her skirt jumped to the ground and sneaked into Su Mingzhe's sleeve.
Su Mingzhe curled his lips slightly and reached out to touch it gently.
Sure enough, after Liu Jinshu took the medicine given by Su Yuheng, this thing liked it.
Liu Jinshu stood up from his chair, walked to the center of the hall, and knelt down with a plop.
She was now wearing a veil, but as she approached, the Queen recognized her.
"It's you, Liu Jinshu."
Liu Jinshu knocked his head to the ground and looked at Emperor Showa and Empress, who were sitting high on the throne with ashen faces.
"Your Majesty and the Queen, please forgive me!"
"I don't know if it was a rat or a snake that got into my skirt just now, which is why I lost my composure!"
"This is the Golden Palace, how could there be rats and snakes? Stop talking nonsense!" The queen slapped the chair next to her.
Liu Jinshu is the concubine of Prince Qi. She was worried that she had no chance to deal with Prince Qi, but now the opportunity has come.
Liu Jinshu's eyes were red and he was kneeling on the ground, shaking.
"What this subject said is the truth. I beg your Majesty and your Majesty to forgive me!"
The Queen sneered, "I think you are a liar."
"Is the concubine of Prince Qi's mansion so shameless?"
"I remember I had already issued an order that you, Liu Jinshu, were not to attend any banquets from now on. Why did you sneak up on me today, wearing a veil, to attend this envoy's banquet? Were you afraid I would notice you?"
"Take off the veil!"
Liu Jinshu bit her lip and took off her veil.
“It’s you!”
"I'm asking you, why did you sneak into the envoy's banquet wearing a veil?"
"Now that you are the Princess of Qi, why are you staying with the Young Master of the Su family instead of the Prince of Qi?"
"Now that things have come to this, you've lost your composure at the banquet again and brought shame upon our Great Yan!"
Liu Jinshu gritted his teeth, knocked his forehead to the ground, and his whole body was shaking.
"Liu Jinshu, I'm asking you, what do you want to do?"
"Or is it that all this was ordered by the King of Qi?"
Liu Jinshu lay on the ground, not daring to look at the queen.
After a moment, she straightened up.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have come here today on an important matter!"
"Is there something important? Is it necessary to disrupt the entire envoy banquet?" the Queen said angrily.
Liu Jinshu clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and said, "I have no intention of disrupting the envoy's banquet. I have come here today for an important matter."
"Today, I, your humble servant, wish to reveal a shocking secret to the public."
The King of Qi's face changed and he was about to stand up, but it was too late.
Liu Jinshu's sonorous voice came over: "The secret is that the King of Qi is not of royal blood at all!"
"He is the illegitimate son of Duke Gao and Princess Yan Ning!"
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