Song Zan bowed and said, "Back then, the Emperor and Empress fell out, and the late Empress quietly left the palace, intending to fake her own death and take her children away from the capital."
"But due to her anger, she lost her pregnancy and gave birth that night. After giving birth, the late queen suffered a hemorrhage and died. Before her death, she left a will, hoping that I would raise the child."
"It just so happened that my concubine had a difficult childbirth, resulting in two deaths, so I set up this scheme. I also found a good feng shui site and buried the late queen there."
"In fact, I am guilty of deceiving the emperor. I plead guilty."
As to why the emperor and empress became estranged, Song Zan did not say, and Emperor Xuande did not ask, as they both knew it tacitly.
But when Song Zan apologized, Emperor Xuande glared at him.
It is obvious that Song Zan is using the emperor to control the princes. He punishes Song Zan as soon as his son recognizes him. It would be strange if the father and son are inseparable.
"Your merits and demerits have been balanced. Since these are Zi Ning's last words, I will not pursue the matter further."
In his heart, he had already believed what Song Zan said, and the kinship test was just for the court officials to see.
At this moment, Song Hongshen also came back to his senses. Although he was surprised, he also believed what Song Zan said.
Like Shen Zhixiu, he had already begun to plan for the future. The current situation in the court was treacherous, and he had no time to be sad.
Wang Jinyao, who was sitting in the crowd, whispered to Madam Wang, "Mother, let's put the marriage with the Zhao family in Huizhou on hold for now."
Mrs. Wang was stunned, wondering why Wang Jinyao suddenly brought up the matter of marriage.
Seeing her mother's confusion, Wang Jinyao spoke again, whispering, "If my third cousin is truly the late queen's legitimate son, he could easily ascend to the throne. How can Su Zhilan be considered queen?"
This was her chance, and she was extremely grateful that the marriage had been delayed until now.
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