Chapter 76 Who is the biological father?
After returning to the study, Emperor Yongping saw that Chu Qinshu was still unconscious, so he put his hand under her nose to test her.
Only after making sure that her breathing was steady did he feel relieved and asked someone to call the imperial physician.
After the imperial physician came over and took Chu Qinshu's pulse, he said that Chu Qinshu was sleeping soundly and there was no need to worry. Only then did he feel at ease holding her and waiting for Wang Zhenyue.
He had never thought before that he would be cheated on by the Queen, so it was impossible for him to doubt the identities of the Queen's two sons.
As for the fact that Chu Chengzhao and Wang Zixuan looked similar, he thought, like everyone else, that it was because their mother gave birth to twins.
But today, I saw the two of them standing together in the hall again, and Wang Zhenyue's face was almost the same as that of his ancestors and grandchildren for several generations.
He finally realized what was happening. No wonder he had searched all the noble children in the capital but had not found any clues.
It turned out that the culprit was at the border thousands of miles away.
He had known Wang Zhenyue for decades. When they were young in the army, they had bathed naked in the river together. So he was certainly familiar with Wang Zhenyue's face.
Chu Chengzhao and Wang Zixuan look exactly like Wang Zhenyue.
Fortunately, Wang Zhenyue, who is older, has a full beard, so others cannot see his appearance clearly.
Moreover, his son and grandson were stationed at the border all year round and rarely returned to Beijing.
Otherwise, he, the emperor, would lose face today.
"Your Majesty, I am here. Is there anything urgent you want to tell me?"
Wang Zhenyue came to Yu's study after watching the imperial guards escorting his family away.
He did not think that Emperor Yongping would come to him for urgent matters. After all, he had returned home to retire for seven years and had long stopped caring about the border wars.
However, you can't say what you think in your heart.
"It's urgent. General Wang, do you recognize this portrait?"
Emperor Yongping still trusted Wang Zhenyue as always and did not beat around the bush when speaking to him.
Moreover, Wang Zhenyue was nearly ten years older than him, and the empress would not be willing to commit herself to an old man at that age.
But his son and grandson are both in their prime, and it is unknown which of them is Chu Chengzhao's biological father.
"Isn't this the old minister's well-behaved great-grandson?"
Wang Zhenyue picked up the painting, glanced at it a few times and came to a conclusion.
"General Wang, please take a closer look. Don't make the mistake of identifying the person."
Emperor Yongping knew this would be the result, but he was not in a hurry.
The original intention was to ask Wang Zhenyue to come and discuss the solution. It would be better to let him figure it out himself than to be exposed by others.
Anyway, he has already been cuckolded. Even if he doesn't use this hat to gain benefits, he must not bring disaster to his country and the people because of it.
"Could it be... that this isn't the great-grandson of this old minister?"
Wang Zhenyue was stunned. He only had one great-grandson, and he looked exactly like the portrait.
Could it be that he has another great-grandson who is living outside?
That grandson is too dishonest. He actually dared to go against the ancestral teachings and keep a concubine. I'll call him back and break his legs.
"I don't know whether this person is your great-grandson or your grandson. Please look at the portrait carefully again and see if you can remember when you saw him."
Emperor Yongping was determined not to point it out himself, so he waited calmly for Wang Zhenyue to react.
Given Wang Zhenyue's personality, if he could tell who the person in the painting was, he would definitely look into the details himself.
If the servant finds out the truth, he might even take the initiative to give an explanation to this aggrieved emperor.
"Your Majesty, this... this, this child is not the great-grandson of this minister. Isn't this the eighteenth prince? Oh, the former eighteenth prince. Now he is a commoner."
"Oh, I have never noticed this before, but these two cousins look so much alike that you can't tell who is who unless you look closely."
Wang Zhenyue was a very protective person. In the past, when he heard people say that Wang Zixuan and Chu Chengzhao looked alike, he simply refused to accept it.
Because in his heart, his great-grandson is the best, and that embroidered pillow-like Chu Chengzhao is not worthy of being compared with him.
So, he didn't even look at Chu Chengzhao.
"Well, he is indeed a commoner. Look at who he looks like."
Emperor Yongping spoke in a calm tone, but his emotions were still somewhat up and down.
He was blind before and doted on the queen for many years.
Eighteen and Nineteen were also raised with his love and care.
Unexpectedly, he has been raising someone else's son all these years. It would be strange if he didn't feel aggrieved.
"Like the great-grandson of an old minister."
Wang Zhenyue replied without thinking, unlike his great-grandson, he couldn't recognize who this was.
"Who does your great-grandson look like?"
Emperor Yongping asked again.
"My great-grandson naturally looks like my grandson. Well, that's not right. All the men in my family look like me. My colleagues even joked that I'm amazing and have a strong bloodline..."
Wang Zhenyue got stuck in the middle of his sentence.
The general's straightforward nature also made him at a loss as to how to react for a moment.
Who can tell him what is going on?
Was it his other great-grandson who was sneaked into the palace by the empress, or did the empress give birth to his other great-grandson?
As for the first possibility, his Wuwei General's Mansion would certainly be able to snatch the child back.
But if it is the latter possibility, his Wuwei General's Mansion will exterminate all nine clans and let the blood flow like a river.
"Your Majesty, this, this, this, is there a misunderstanding? Could it be that my grandson's wife gave birth to twins, and the queen secretly... oh, took one into the palace?"
Wang Zhenyue would never want to think about the second possibility.
His granddaughter-in-law and the empress were twins from the same birth, and twin sisters are also prone to giving birth to twins.
This is a saying passed down by the older generation, and it is not something he wants to do alone.
"No wonder Eighteen...he wanted to murder the old minister's grandson. It turned out that he was afraid that people would find out his background."
Seeing that Emperor Yongping just looked at him without saying anything, Wang Zhenyue tried hard to find a way out for himself and his family.
In his heart, he silently prayed to all the gods and Buddhas to protect his children and grandchildren from having an affair with the empress.
"Your Majesty... Please tell me the truth, this child is not born by the Empress, is that right?"
Wang Zhenyue is not good at beating around the bush, but that doesn't mean he has a bad brain.
Emperor Yongping's attitude forced him to think of the worst possible scenario.
But there is always a chance of something happening. How can you accept something without repeated confirmation?
"General Wang, I know what you are doubting, and there are some things I don't want to believe.
But the Empress did give birth to Eighteen after ten months of pregnancy, and the Imperial Hospital has medical records to prove it. Moreover, Eighteen is two months older than your great-grandson. Your suspicions do not make sense at all."
Emperor Yongping also had the same doubts as Wang Zhenyue.
Who is willing to believe that the child born to the woman in his backyard is not his own?
Even if you know it, you have to find all kinds of excuses to deny it. Otherwise, do you just admit that you are a fool?
However, he had someone check the medical records and examine the midwife who delivered the baby that year.
He even pondered for a while, recalling the scene when he personally waited outside the delivery room when the empress gave birth.
All of this proves that Chu Chengzhao is the Queen's biological son.
"Your Majesty is right. I feel so ashamed of myself. Please allow me to find out the truth before you take my head back. Even if I become a ghost, I want to be a clear-headed ghost."
Wang Zhenyue did not doubt what Emperor Yongping said.
Instead, he was eager to find out the truth.
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