"You know this person?" Xu Zichu was surprised. "You might know Li Da and Zhang Heng, the Left and Right Censors of the Inspectorate, but I didn't expect you to know Lin Xu as well."
“I’ve only heard of it.”
Chang'an thought that this person was definitely a good choice. Lin Xuming was promoted by Li Da and had passed many tests by the emperor. To put it bluntly, he was also the emperor's man.
It's just what the emperor thinks. In fact, Lin Xu was the person Bei Ming Ye had arranged to be by Li Da's side a long time ago.
In my previous life, I had seen this person in the Fourth Prince's residence. At that time, the Crown Prince had already been deposed.
"It's true that Li Da is the emperor's man, but this Lin Xu is Bei Ming Ye's man," Xu Zichu said. "Now that Li Da is seriously ill, he has already submitted his resignation to the emperor and recommended Lin Xu to take over his position. The emperor has agreed, but the imperial edict has not yet come down."
"Then, what will be the outcome for Gu Shirong?" Chang'an was a little worried. She didn't feel sorry for Gu Shirong, but for her father.
"Death." Xu Zichu said with certainty.
"Let's wait a little longer." Chang'an thought, if what Meng Sichan said was true, and his uncle Gu Qingyun was the Fourth Prince Bei Mingye's man, then if something really happened to Gu Shirong, when he investigated the matter in depth later, he must not let Bei Mingye find any clues and clear himself of all charges.
Bei Mingxuan and Xu Zichu looked at each other, and no one understood what Chang'an was waiting for.
The three people in the pavilion were silent. Bei Mingxuan and Xu Zichu were playing chess, while Chang'an was holding a book, but he couldn't concentrate on reading it and felt a little annoyed.
In just a cup of tea, Fu Cheng reported, "Master, Aunt Wanxin from the General's Mansion wants to see the Princess."
"Let my aunt come to see me." Chang'an spoke a little hurriedly.
Bei Mingxuan frowned subconsciously. This was the first time he saw Chang'an get anxious since they had been in contact.
Wan Xin walked in and said, "This servant greets the young lady and the uncle."
But when she saw Xu Zichu, Wan Xin was obviously stunned.
Xu Zichu also noticed something and smiled, "Auntie, are you fascinated by how handsome this young master is?"
"Mr. Xu, stop flattering yourself." Chang'an teased, "Aunt only came to see you because I saw the man hugging her left and right when I passed by Nanfeng Pavilion before. How could he be in Prince Xuan's palace?"
"Yes," Wan Xin said, "In fact, it's not just because of this. The figure of this Mr. Xu is extremely similar to that of the Pavilion Master Yin Chujiu of the Gambling Pavilion, so I just gave it some extra thought."
Chang'an's gaze swept from Xu Zichu's face to Bei Mingxuan's face. She smiled faintly and said nothing, her eyes gentle, as if she was certain of something.
"Miss, this is what you wanted." Wanxin took out a piece of white paper from her sleeve and gave it to Chang'an.
Chang'an said nothing, but just spread the white paper flat on the table, dripped a few drops of tea from a cup on the paper, and soon words appeared on the paper.
The three of them looked at the contents on the paper and were all extremely shocked.
"Bei Ming Ye is not the emperor's biological son?" Xu Zichu was shocked. "Where did you get this news from?"
Bei Mingxuan's eyes were also filled with doubt, "If it is really a case of child exchange, then the one the Queen gave birth to must have been a daughter."
"No!" Wan Xin said, "The child the queen gave birth to was a boy.
It was simply replaced, but we don't know where it was taken to. After so many years, it will probably take some time to find out."
"Where did the news come from?" Xu Zichu was suspicious. "Also, since he was replaced by someone, who replaced him? After so many years, who was involved at the time must have died. If he is not dead, how can we not find out where he was sent to?"
No one spoke at this moment. Wanxin looked at Chang'an hesitantly, wanting to say something.
"Aunt, if you have something to say, just say it directly." Chang'an said, looking at Bei Mingxuan, "Since the prince allowed Master Xu to be here, it means that he is one of us."
"Whoever finds out the news should tell me," Wan Xin said, "The one who exchanged the prince was the current General Gu Qingyun, your uncle."
Chang An took a deep breath, "Did he exchange the prince, or did he bring him in?"
"Is there any difference?" Xu Zichu didn't understand and thought that Chang'an was asking this question in vain.
"He brought the child here, but the one who took the Queen's son out of the palace wasn't the general, but a eunuch. However, everyone else is dead, so the only one who knew about it is probably the general."
"In other words, no one may know where the Queen's son was taken, but the general knows exactly where Bei Ming Ye came from." Bei Ming Xuan confirmed, "In that case, Gu Qingyun is very likely Bei Ming Ye's man."
"Yes." Chang'an looked at Bei Mingxuan, "So, you should consider changing someone to be the instigator of this matter.
After all, none of us knew the extent of the relationship between Gu Qingyun and Bei Mingye. If it was just to implicate the Crown Prince, that would be another matter.
But the important thing is that in the future, if we have to use the matter involving the Crown Prince to implicate Bei Ming Ye, what will happen if something goes wrong, or if it involves something we don't understand, and Bei Ming Ye takes it all away? Furthermore, what if Gu Qingyun doesn't pursue the matter for Gu Shirong's death? The Crown Prince is not a concern, but we need him to move Bei Ming Ye.
No one spoke easily at this time. Bei Mingxuan frowned. Gu Qingyun was Bei Ming Ye's man, and he had never thought about this before.
The secret guards around him had not given him any information on this aspect. "Why do you think that in Gu Qingyun's heart, Bei Mingye is more important than his own son's life?"
Now that he has found out that his uncle is Bei Ming Ye's man, then the poisoning of Concubine Tong was naturally to clear obstacles for Bei Ming Ye.
At that time, Concubine Tong was on par with the Queen in the palace.
The Queen relied on the glory of her mother's family, while Concubine Tong relied on the affection she had with the Emperor since childhood.
If Concubine Tong was poisoned, it would be fine if it was a daughter, but if it was a boy, he would definitely die young after being poisoned and would no longer pose a danger to the Fourth Prince.
“If the information we have received is accurate, then even if Gu Shirong is dead and the Crown Prince is implicated, you must not forget that Bei Mingye is in the dark. So no matter what, as long as Gu Qingyun does not pursue the matter, it will be difficult for Bei Mingye to surface.
But if it were someone else, and they found out in the future that the person behind the scenes was Bei Ming Ye, what would they do? They would definitely hold on to it, and then Lin Xu would be exposed.
Given the emperor's suspicious nature, how could he be willing to let him go?"
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