Qin Mohan nodded helplessly. For now, all he could do was quietly wait for the Empress Dowager to wake up.
Meanwhile, on this side...
Ye Qingcheng followed Eunuch Yin to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
At that moment, the emperor was at a table, drawing something on it.
After Ye Qingcheng followed Eunuch Yin into the hall, she knelt down on the ground.
"Daughter-in-law greets Father Emperor."
"kindness!"
Upon hearing this, the Emperor did not raise his head, but responded with a faint utterance and a slight nod.
Wait a moment.
He raised his head, but not to look at Ye Qingcheng; instead, he looked at Eunuch Yin.
"Eunuch Yin."
"Old servant, here."
"Prime Minister Ye, how is it over there?"
"Your Majesty, this old servant has been keeping an eye on them. As soon as they come out, we will have them come to see you."
"Hmm! Where's the seventh brother?"
"Seventh Prince..."
"Never mind, I already knew his temper."
After saying that.
The Emperor finally turned his attention to Ye Qingcheng.
"I'm giving you a chance to confess and receive leniency. Tell me! Who are you?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingcheng thought to herself: Just as I thought.
However, it's no wonder the emperor had doubts. After all, she was now the royal daughter-in-law, the most favored wife of the seventh prince, and someone who could get close to the Empress Dowager and be loved by her.
It would be strange if the emperor didn't suspect anything and investigate his identity.
Ye Qingcheng sighed: "Is Father Emperor also suspicious of his daughter-in-law?"
"Hmm? Are you questioning me?" the Emperor said, his eyes cold.
"Your Majesty, I dare not. But has Your Majesty forgotten what I once told you?"
What is it?
"Have you forgotten that your daughter-in-law explained to you that day that if she hadn't pretended, she would probably be dead by now?"
Upon hearing this, the Emperor frowned slightly, seemingly lost in thought. After a moment, he nodded.
"Yes! That's right. You said it that day, but today is different from that day. I believed you that day because I had never seen you before."
But today, it is your own Ye family who have identified you as not being Ye Qingcheng.
What explanation do you have for this?
"Prime Minister Ye didn't want me, his daughter, at all. Ever since my mother passed away, he couldn't wait to bring his concubine and her two children into the house."
From then on, he ignored his daughter-in-law and even indulged his concubines and illegitimate daughters, while bullying and humiliating his daughter-in-law in every way.
They abandoned their daughter-in-law in an abandoned courtyard, leaving her to live a life worse than a beggar, unable to get enough to eat three times a day.
It was only thanks to the caring maid that my daughter-in-law was able to survive those more than ten years of living like pigs and dogs.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor frowned, and a hint of pity flashed across his previously indifferent face.
However, these one-sided statements could not convince an emperor who was the supreme ruler.
After a fleeting moment of pity, the Emperor's expression returned to its indifferent state.
"If, as you say, the Ye family has ignored you, then where did your medical skills and talent come from?"
"To be honest, Father, all of these were taught to me by my master."
"Your master?"
"That's right."
"How dare you! Even at this point, you still dare to lie to me. Do you think I wouldn't dare to cut off your head?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingcheng was completely bewildered by the Emperor's unpredictable temper.
Damn it.
Is this emperor sick?
One minute they're talking nicely, the next they suddenly want someone's head.
It really is true that serving a ruler is like serving a tiger.
"The daughter-in-law wouldn't dare."
"I wouldn't dare. Fine, then tell me. You've been abandoned in a dilapidated courtyard, barely getting enough to eat, and rarely stepping outside. What kind of master do you have?"
"To be honest, Father, my teacher only comes to teach me in the dead of night, when it is quiet and all is quiet."
"In the middle of the night?"
"Yes."
"Alright, then tell me, who is your master?"
"My daughter-in-law doesn't know either."
"kindness?"
"To be honest, Father, every time he came to teach his daughter-in-law, his face was covered, and his daughter-in-law has never seen his true face."
"Hmph, so you're saying your master isn't an ordinary person?"
“My daughter-in-law doesn’t know either. He disappears after each lesson, and he hasn’t shown up since.”
"How dare you! Do you think I'm so easily fooled? You actually dared to make up such an absurd reason to fob me off."
Do you think that just because you say you've never seen her face, I won't be able to investigate? Do you think you can cover everything up?
“Daughter-in-law, I didn’t mean that, but what I said is the truth. If Father doesn’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do. Father, you can do whatever you want with me.”
"Hmph, good, you have guts. A discarded legitimate daughter, who is rumored to be weak throughout the city, showed no fear or confusion when facing me. On the contrary, she remained calm and composed."
You say you are Ye Qingcheng, the legitimate daughter of the Duke's mansion? I truly find it hard to believe.
“If Father Emperor does not believe, he may summon Prime Minister Ye. I am willing to perform a blood test with him.”
"Huh? A blood test for kinship?"
“That’s right, of course there’s one point. Unless his daughter-in-law isn’t his daughter at all, blood is thicker than water and the blood ties cannot be severed. Whether his daughter-in-law is Ye Qingcheng or not, we’ll know with a test.”
"Alright, I'll give you one more chance to prove your identity."
"Eunuch Yin."
"Your servant is here."
"Take her away first and order her to be kept under strict guard."
"This old servant obeys the decree."
"Princess Consort Han, please come with me!"
"good."
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