Chapter 684 The truth is so hard to accept
"And this Northern Qi man was actually safe and sound in the same room with our emperor. Doesn't this prove my guess?"
Sima Hui took a few steps forward with his mouth half open, as if he had something to say but didn't know how to start.
He Fanxiong sat on the imperial couch. Facing the questions from the court officials, although his expression was very grim, he still kept his back straight.
Ran Qingxuan suddenly chuckled, which was particularly clear in the dead silence of the hall: "This General Han has a good eye, but unfortunately, your guess is only half right."
Everyone's eyes turned to her. Looking at the woman who was dressed in a maid's uniform but had a stunning appearance, Han Yi narrowed his one eye and questioned in a cold voice.
"Who are you? How dare you act so presumptuously in the Blue Rain Court!"
Ran Qingxuan took a few steps forward and looked directly at Han Yi without being humble or arrogant.
"My name is Ran Qingxuan, and I am the wife of Gu Yanchen from the Gu family of Northern Qi."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar.
"you..."
Even though they all knew who Gu Yanchen was, Blue Rain had not launched any war against surrounding countries since He Chengxuan's death.
They have lived in peace for decades, so it's normal not to know what they look like.
However, what the Blue Rain officials did not expect was that they were so bold as to enter the Blue Rain Palace directly...
Just when Han Yi was about to burst into anger and question, Ran Qingxuan glanced at him nonchalantly.
"Okay, put away your ignorance. What you are doing now will not do you any good!"
Han Yi's face flushed red, and he felt so angry that he couldn't vent it.
After Ran Qingxuan finished speaking, he looked at Lan Yu's Prime Minister Sima Hui and said slowly, "Prime Minister, have you ever doubted the identity of the emperor in front of you?"
Sima Hui hesitated for a moment and replied cautiously: "This old man...does have some doubts."
Ran Qingxuan cast an inquiring look at He Fanxiong, and seeing him nod slightly, he turned his head and looked at the court officials below who still knew nothing.
"Since you are all curious and confused, please follow me."
Ran Qingxuan led everyone out of the palace and said casually, "The truth is in the Queen's bedroom."
Gu Yanchen followed closely behind and asked in a low voice: "Will Sha Miaoyin cooperate?"
Ran Qingxuan squeezed his palm and signaled him to rest assured.
"I guessed that someone would question it, so I negotiated with her when you went to sort out He Chengxuan's body."
Although Sha Miaoyin's current identity is still the Queen of Blue Rain, her identity will only become awkward when He Qingtuo takes charge of Blue Rain.
Ran Qingxuan had already analyzed the situation for her. If Sha Miaoyin was not stupid, she would know what was best for her and for the already dead He Chengxuan.
The group passed through the winding corridors and came to a remote palace in the harem.
Liuzi, who had been waiting here for a long time, brought several guards and waited in full battle array. When he saw Gu Yanchen coming, he immediately saluted and said, "Master, two groups of assassins tried to approach just now, but they were repelled by our subordinates."
Hearing Liuzi's address, Han Yi's face changed: "Who allowed you to seal off the Queen's bedroom without permission?"
Ran Qingxuan ignored his questioning, reached out and pushed open the heavy palace door, and a stale smell hit him in the face.
The air in the hall was filled with the smell of burning knives. The hall was dim, with only a few eternal lamps burning dimly, illuminating the coffin in the center that was covered with bright yellow brocade.
"This is..." Sima Hui's voice trembled a little when he saw the coffin.
Ran Qingxuan walked straight to the coffin and lifted the brocade in the shocked eyes of everyone.
Inside the coffin lay a body that had long been in a state of decay. Under the luxurious dragon robe, He Chengxuan's body was in pieces, with only his face vaguely recognizable.
"This is your real emperor, He Chengxuan..." Ran Qingxuan said calmly.
"But he has been dead forty-five years..."
Han Yi stumbled back in disbelief, his one eye full of disbelief: "Impossible...Impossible, if the one inside the coffin is His Majesty, then the one outside is..."
He Fanxiong walked slowly forward and stood beside the coffin, reaching out and gently stroking the cold face that was extremely similar to his own.
"He Chengxuan is my biological brother. I was born a few minutes earlier than him, big brother!"
The whole hall was in deathly silence. Sima Hui's body trembled and he knelt on the ground, trembling: "So... So the rumors are all true... They are all true..."
He Fanxiong took a deep breath and spoke in an unusually clear voice: "When the late Emperor Lan Yu encountered a palace coup, he originally ordered that all the concubines in the harem be killed and buried with him.
The imperial concubine concealed the fact that she was pregnant with twins, which resulted in me being taken away by the compassionate late emperor as soon as I was born.
I think you should know better than me how Balanch became the Imperial Master of Blue Rain, and how the imperial concubine and the child in her belly were supported by her, but they were also held hostage! ”
All the court officials listened in silence and no one dared to speak, because they knew they had no reason to question.
Because if He Fanxiong was making up the story, none of them would be standing here alive. After all, the dungeon only needs someone of royal blood to open it.
After hearing this, Han Yi, who had the loudest doubts, collapsed to the ground.
Sima Hui, who was supported by others, burst into tears and felt extremely guilty and collapsed. He and He Chengxuan had known each other since childhood. Although they were monarch and subject, their relationship was unmatched.
Now hearing that the person had been dead for more than forty years, Sima Hui found it hard to accept it for a moment.
"Then why didn't you show up before? Why are you here now? Did you know all this long ago and are just waiting to reap the benefits?"
It has been more than forty years, and Han Yi doesn't believe that the person in front of him knows nothing.
The questioning tone made He Fanxiong frown slightly and responded coldly.
"I just want to live a peaceful life with my family. Even if I knew the truth, I never thought of coming to recognize them.
If I hadn't known that Balanch was manipulating his corpse to plot a bigger conspiracy, do you think I would want to show up? ”
He Fanxiong closed the coffin lid and said in a low voice: "Even if I don't want to come, he is my brother, and his ending should not be like this!"
When Sima Hui heard He Fanxiong mention his family, he immediately understood the situation.
He Chengxuan has no offspring, so Blue Rain will never be without a ruler in the future. One can tell He Fanxiong's character by the way he talks. If he doesn't want the country to be destroyed, then...
Kneeling solemnly on the ground, Sima Hui kowtowed heavily to He Fanxiong: "This old minister...this old minister deserves death, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
According to status, He Fanxiong, as the emperor's elder brother, is naturally a prince.
When the other important officials saw the Prime Minister like this, they understood everything and put away their sorrow, kneeling and kowtowed to He Fanxiong.
"Everyone get up." Knowing the result, He Fanxiong waved his hands tiredly.
Sima Hui stood up and asked bravely: "Since Your Majesty knows Lan Yu's current situation, then he should take the throne. After all, a country cannot be without a king for a day.
Besides, Balanch is dead. Under her control, the people of Lanyu were living in poverty. Apart from maintaining their own food and clothing, they had no way to survive..."
Looking at He Fanxiong, Sima Hui's eyes were filled with hope.
"Please inherit the throne, Your Majesty..."
"Please, Your Majesty..."
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