Zhao Yu was not an emotional person, so when talking about serious matters, he put Jiang Yi out of his mind for the time being.
The man with a black mole on his chin whom he had captured and asked Jiang Yi to identify was locked up in the Ministry of Justice. However, the man was very tight-lipped and he had never been able to pry anything useful out of his mouth.
He also checked the man's background and found that he was indeed a native of Duan County and had studied in the same academy as Xu Youqi.
If it weren’t for Jiang Yi’s previous words, Zhao Yu would almost suspect that he had made a mistake.
But the biggest problem is that there is no problem.
Zhao Yu decided to torture the man himself and threaten him with his parents. If the man still didn't give in, there would be no need for a trial.
When it comes to spies, Zhao Yu would rather kill the wrong one than let him go.
At that time, he would have someone disguise himself as the man with the black mole, and then directly identify Xu Youqi.
The Queen Mother was a daughter of the Zhao family, but there was no disagreement between the Queen Mother and the Zhao family.
The emperor was poisoned in his childhood and would never have children in his lifetime. The empress dowager wanted to adopt the child of Princess Fengyang and Xu Youqi to the emperor, but the Zhao family did not think so.
The Zhao family even wanted the queen to fake pregnancy, and then adopt the child with Zhao family flesh and blood to be born to the emperor, replacing the prince with a cat, which would be most beneficial to the Zhao family.
The two sides were in a stalemate.
Zhao Yu naturally supported his own family, the Zhao family. There was only one throne, and the Zhao family now had the opportunity, so why should they give it to outsiders?
However, the children of Princess Fengyang and her husband have always been a huge obstacle for the Zhao family.
If it can be proved that Xu Youqi is a spy from the enemy country, then even if the Queen Mother insists, can the son of a spy be adopted as the crown prince?
The court officials would not agree either.
Not to mention that Xu Youqi is Jiang Yi's ex-husband.
Zhao Yu felt uncomfortable when he thought about the relationship between this person and Jiang Yi.
It’s like something that originally belonged to you has been defiled by others.
Zhao Yu went to the prison of the Ministry of Justice with a gloomy face. He was going to interrogate people overnight.
Little did he know that the Queen Mother had already received the news as soon as he left the palace.
The emperor has the empress dowager's spies around him, but over the years, these spies have been taken in by the emperor. The empress dowager will only know the news that the emperor wants her to know.
It just so happened that this matter today was what the emperor wanted the empress dowager to know.
The Queen Mother was shocked that Zhao Yu would actually want to take a country woman as his concubine. As for the relationship between Jiang Yi and Xu Youqi, the Queen Mother didn't know much about it.
But even so, it was enough to make the Queen Mother furious.
The Queen Mother immediately informed the wife of Duke Rong, and the two of them decided that Zhao Yu must not be allowed to continue his mischief and that his marriage must be settled as soon as possible.
Of course, this is a later story.
That night, the emperor drafted the imperial edict granting the marriage, but he just left it there, in a very conspicuous place.
The next day, after the morning court session, the emperor summoned Prince Su.
In everyone's eyes, the emperor was raised by the empress dowager, and Prince Su was the son of the imperial concubine. The two must be incompatible.
In fact, the relationship between the emperor and Prince Su is quite good.
At least on the surface it looks okay.
Prince Su was two years older than the emperor, but the emperor was more like his elder brother. "After my father passed away, I only have my third brother. No matter what the empress dowager and the imperial concubine did in the past, I just want my third brother to be well."
Prince Su was silent.
The Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine were constantly fighting openly and secretly back then, but as Prince Su, he actually didn't have much desire for that position.
He thought it would be nice to be a leisurely prince.
Therefore, he could see the difficulties faced by the emperor, and the emperor could also see his uncompetitive heart.
In private, the two of them would also drink and chat happily, complaining about the actions of the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine.
At that time, the two of them also said that if they married in the future, they would marry someone with a gentle nature, not someone so strong.
Later, when the emperor ascended the throne, the empress dowager attacked the imperial concubine. The emperor also secretly brought Prince Su in and let Prince Su take a look at the imperial concubine.
But after that, Prince Su changed.
The price of not fighting is his mother's life. Even if it is to avenge his mother, he has to fight.
On the surface, he remained indifferent to fame and fortune, but he began to make plans in private.
It's just in private.
It was not until he married Princess Su, who came from the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, two months ago that his ambition began to be exposed.
Prince Su thought that after this incident, he and the emperor would never be able to go back to the way they were before.
The royal brothers were destined to be enemies from the very beginning. He was naive before.
But he didn't expect that the emperor would remain the same as before when facing him.
The emperor continued, "I have heard about what happened between you and Princess Su. Just two days ago, the wife of the Duke of Huguo came to me and complained about her grievances."
"Why should she feel wronged?" Prince Su said impatiently.
Speaking of this, Prince Su was filled with anger.
The marriage between the aristocratic families originally did not contain any emotion. This was agreed upon at the beginning of their marriage. He was also willing to give her the honor of being the Princess of Su forever, but she went back on her word.
Thinking of Jiang Yi who is still in Zhao Yu's hands, a gloomy look flashed across his eyes.
Jiang Yi belongs to him, and he must take Jiang Yi back no matter what.
The emperor said, "You keep a mistress outside, so Princess Su is naturally aggrieved."
"But I had already raised her before I married her. She knew all this, yet she sold her out without telling me. She has never taken me, her husband, seriously." Prince Su said, "People say it's best to marry a virtuous woman, but I feel like I made a mistake. She's arrogant, jealous, and vicious. She clearly did something wrong, but she returned to her parents' home feeling wronged, and now she's even complaining to the Emperor."
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