Chapter 234 Are you my son?
After Lu Hangzhi returned to Cuiwei Pavilion, he went into the study and did not come out for a long time.
Feng Yuaner, who was in the main room, did not go over immediately.
Instead, he asked the servant carefully, "How does the Second Young Master look like?"
Maid: "The second young master doesn't look very well and seems unhappy."
Feng Yuaner understood that Lu Hangzhi must have encountered something unhappy when he went to the full moon banquet.
She was also quite unhappy today.
The young master has moved away, so it will be even more difficult to see him in the future.
Feng Yuaner was in a bad mood and didn't want to pay attention to Lu Hangzhi.
But there was one person who was also in a bad mood, but he still had to take care of Lu Hangzhi.
Shen Ruoying brought the sweet soup and knocked on the door and entered Lu Hangzhi's study.
"Did you drink alcohol today? Have some hot sweet soup to improve your appetite."
Listening to Shen Ruoying's gentle words, Lu Hangzhi felt better.
Especially after Shen Ruoying picked up the paper and inkstone and helped him.
Lu Hangzhi's eyes fell on Shen Ruoying's thin but still beautiful profile.
He regretted it again.
At the beginning, I should have let Ruoying be a concubine and married Qingning instead.
Shen Ruoying saw that Lu Hangzhi's expression had eased a lot, and she tentatively said:
"By the way, Hangzhi, isn't Songtao Pavilion vacant now?"
"You also know that Feng Yuaner has always disliked me since she became my legal wife."
"Can I move to Songtao Pavilion?"
Lu Hangzhi: “…”
His good mood disappeared in an instant.
He suddenly threw the porcelain bowl in his hand onto the table!
"Are you still upset that you didn't marry into Song Tao Pavilion?"
Shen Ruoying was shocked.
She didn't know that the atmosphere was just right and Lu Hangzhi's face was full of tenderness.
How can you get angry just by saying it?
Is this man sick?
Indeed, she had some selfish motives in wanting to move into Songtao Pavilion.
After all, she was supposed to be the hostess there.
But now she has no chance to become Lu Jingyu's wife again, can't she even reminisce about Songtao Pavilion?
But the superficial reason is also legitimate.
Ever since Feng Yuan'er was promoted to the official wife, she had been bullying her in every way, even starting to deduct her food and clothing.
She really didn't want to live under the same roof with Feng Yuaner!
Shen Ruoying bit her lip, looking aggrieved and uncomfortable.
"Hangzhi, I would rather be your concubine, why do you still doubt me so much?"
"If I really regretted it, I would have regretted it long ago after the young master came back alive."
"Why wait until now, when he has already moved away?"
"I married you despite the insults I received, and later I didn't care about my status and became your concubine."
"Since you don't care about me and want to humiliate me, I might as well die!"
Seeing that Shen Ruoying was about to hit the pillar, Lu Hangzhi immediately rushed over and hugged her waist.
"Ruoying, I was wrong. That's not what I meant."
"I just got scolded by my father today, so I'm in a bad mood."
Shen Ruoying naturally didn't really want to die.
Being held by Lu Hangzhi, she cried for a while, then turned around and hugged Lu Hangzhi, with coldness in her eyes.
You are so useless.
When the Duke sees such an outstanding eldest son, he will naturally scold you.
You deserve it!
They are obviously brothers, why is there such a big gap between them!
Shen Ruoying hugged Lu Hangzhi for a while, then raised her head and smiled gently, "Then Hangzhi, you are not angry with me anymore, right?"
"No, no, it wasn't your fault."
"Then I made you this sweet soup myself, so drink it while it's hot, okay?"
"good."
Watching Lu Hangzhi finish the bowl of sweet soup in one gulp, she smiled happily.
**
Three days later.
In the imperial study, Lu Jingyu calmly said to Emperor Minghe:
"Your Majesty, I have some clues about the matter you asked me to investigate before."
Emperor Minghe held the memorial in his hand and paused slightly.
"explain."
"When Concubine Rou was about to give birth, she was not in the palace. At that time, another lady was also about to give birth."
Emperor Minghe's eyes suddenly narrowed and he looked at Lu Jingyu.
Lu Jingyu also raised his head and met his eyes.
Emperor Minghe felt his heart beating very fast.
"I also remembered this incident. The one who gave birth with Concubine Rou at that time was Duke Qin's late first wife, your biological mother, Su!"
"right."
In fact, Emperor Minghe has also thought about this matter in the past few days.
But because Su was already dead, there was no evidence.
He thought Lu Jingyu would avoid this matter, but unexpectedly, he was the first to bring it up!
Eunuch Shun, who was standing nearby, felt his legs go weak again.
What a shocking secret!
So is it very likely that the young master is your Majesty’s biological son?
Eunuch Shun still remembered that His Majesty had said more than once that Jing Yu was really outstanding, and it would be great if his son could be as outstanding as Jing Yu.
It turns out that after going around in circles, it is actually true!
Did God hear your majesty's wish?
Emperor Minghe was very excited, but he managed to stay calm. He ordered, "A Shun, ask the imperial physician to prepare a bowl of water and drip blood to test the relationship."
"Oh, yes!"
Lu Jingyu said: "Your Majesty, I don't have any evidence, this is just a guess."
He had originally planned to proceed step by step, but who would have thought that Emperor Minghe would have to drop blood to certify his kinship?
Emperor Minghe said decisively: "Let's test it first. Why, you can't even shed a few drops of blood for me?"
Lu Jingyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
When he charged into battle for Your Majesty and fought bravely, he was not afraid of losing his head, let alone bleeding.
Eunuch Shun immediately prepared everything quickly.
Until the two drops of blood dripped into the porcelain bowl slowly merged together.
There was no sound in the entire imperial study for a long time.
Lu Jingyu slowly raised his head and was about to say a few words.
He actually saw Emperor Minghe shed a tear?
"His Majesty……"
Suddenly, Emperor Minghe, who was wearing a dragon robe, reached out and hugged him, stopping him from speaking!
Lu Jingyu: “…”
Although the relationship between the emperor and his minister has always been good, they are both teachers and friends in private.
But we've never hugged each other so closely.
At this moment, a tear fell on Lu Jingyu's neck, and Lu Jingyu suddenly remembered what he had just seen.
He whispered, "Your Majesty, are you crying?"
Emperor Minghe said in a deep voice: "No!"
Lu Jingyu: "I saw it all, and your tears flowed down my neck."
Emperor Minghe: "Shut up!"
Eunuch Shun was also smiling and wiping his tears beside him.
Over the years, Your Majesty has been concerned about the matter of his offspring.
Now, Your Majesty's eyes are filled with tears.
It’s what I wanted!
Lu Jingyu had no choice but to be held in his arms until the other party let go of his hands and immediately turned his back. Then he hurriedly checked his collar.
He frowned: "My collar is wet."
Emperor Minghe took the warm handkerchief handed to him by Eunuch Shun and wiped the corners of his eyes.
When she heard Lu Jingyu say this, she immediately threw the handkerchief at him in annoyance.
Lu Jingyu dodged it easily.
Emperor Minghe was so angry that he laughed, "You are also so disrespectful in front of Duke Qin?"
Lu Jingyu: "No, ever since a few things happened and my judgment was more accurate than his, he will listen to me on major matters in the future."
Emperor Minghe: "..."
He looked at Lu Jingyu with mixed feelings, "But your appearance doesn't resemble me or Concubine Rou."
Lu Jingyu: "Maybe I look like someone from Concubine Rou's family? Or maybe I look like someone from your family?"
Emperor Minghe said sharply, "You are not surprised at all about this matter. Could it be that you have known about it for a long time?"
Very good, the emperor in front of him, even though he has become my father, is still very suspicious.
Lu Jingyu: "I didn't know it very early, but I suspected it very early. Because I am the same age as Qin Mingyue, and my biological mother Su and Concubine Rou gave birth to their children in the same place."
"The main reason is that I have always suspected Concubine Su. Why does she always target me and my wife?"
"Then we can work backwards, all the way to when Qing Ning was about to give birth, Concubine Su hired someone to replace our child."
"She wants to do it again."
Lu Jingyu said something true and false, raised his head, and said solemnly:
"That's why I suspect that I am the child who was swapped with Qin Mingyue."
Emperor Minghe: "Qing Ning's child was almost replaced. It was Concubine Su who did it. Do you have evidence?"
Lu Jingyu: "I have evidence. Not only her, but the Ninth Prince is also involved. I also have evidence."
Emperor Minghe was in a particularly complicated mood for a while.
Lu Jingyu continued, "I was almost killed before. After I came back, I found out that it was Wei Kang. But then Wei Kang died inexplicably and the clues were cut off."
“But it’s not completely cut off.”
"This is also the work of Concubine Su and the Ninth Prince. I have evidence too."
Ming Hedi was shocked. "With so much evidence, why haven't you produced it yet?"
Lu Jingyu: "We still lack evidence that they killed me with one strike. Besides, I didn't know why they harmed me before."
"But today, I finally understood."
"Because I am your son. Because they all have their eyes on your throne."
"I became a thorn in the flesh."
Emperor Minghe smiled miserably.
"I have always treated Concubine Su very well. In fact, I even planned to make A Ye the crown prince at the beginning."
"It's just that every time I want to appoint a crown prince, Aye always makes some trouble, which makes me gradually disappointed in him."
"As for my ninth brother... I also know that he has always been unwilling to accept this."
He raised his head, looked at Lu Jingyu, and said seriously: "Jingyu, it's not easy to be the emperor, really."
Lu Jingyu nodded, "I think so too."
Emperor Minghe: "..."
The sadness in my heart was suppressed in an instant.
Lu Jingyu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, what should we do next? Also, should we tell this to... Mother?"
Emperor Minghe: "Empress Rou can't hide the truth, so don't tell her for now. I can comfort her."
"As for you, you can now go ahead and investigate Concubine Su and the Third Prince."
Lu Jingyu confirmed: "Will the Third Prince be investigated as well?"
Emperor Minghe: "He is Concubine Su's son and Concubine Su's hope, so he is definitely not innocent!"
There was a cold light in his eyes.
"Concubine Su replaced my child. Just based on this one thing, she is guilty of a heinous crime!"
"In fact, I also suspect that Concubine Su is collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country."
"What?!"
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